Roast Beef with potatoes in the oven




 Classic Sunday cooking: some good piece of meat and potatoes in the oven. Easy, classy and pleases the majority of people. Here's the french way of cooking it.

Ingredients

800-1000gr of beef (I am using "rumsteak" in France but better ask your butcher for the best at your place)

4 toes of garlic (smashed with a big knife like in photos)

salt, pepper (of excellent quality)

thyme

olive oil

butter

4 big potatoes (peeled, washed and cut in halves)

Procedure

  1. Add salt all around the meat. 
  2. Using a frying pan with some olive oil, fry all sides of the meat.
  3. Move the meat in a deep oven dish, add the potatoes and sprinkle all over olive oil, salt and pepper and thyme.
  4. Add slices of the butter on top of the meat, the garlic around it and some water.
  5. Bake in the oven with air and grill at 220 degrees of Celsius for about 20min.
  6. Watch out for the meat not to get dry and take it out and leave the potatoes for 10 minutes more at least or until get a nice color.
Serve the meat in this slices with a nice greek salad full of feta cheese, olive oil and oregano and you have the ultimate menu for your family or friends!
     

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