Roast Fillet of Beef with Sesame Seeds

Name: Roast Fillet of Beef with Sesame Seeds
Ingredients: 1 kg fillet of beef; 2 large garlic cloves, peeled and chopped finely; 5 ml (1 t) brown sugar; 15 ml (1 T) sesame oil; 30 ml (2 T) soy sauce; 45 ml (3 T) sesame seeds

Fillet of beef, the most tender of all beef cuts, is at its best when served crusty brown outside and pink to rare inside. It cooks in a short time and should be roasted in a very hot oven.

Published 20 October 2019

Method

Preheat oven to 220 ºC.
Take the whole fillet; rub in with garlic, brown sugar, soy sauce and sesame oil. Leave in the fridge overnight
Press the sesame seeds well into the meat. Roast the fillet in a roasting tin 20 to 25 minutes, cover with aluminium foil and allow to rest for 10 minutes.
Slice the fillet and serve with wilted spinach salad and herb roasted potatoes.