Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding

The Roast Beef is an English dish. Often accompanied by Yorkshire pudding. Click here to see how to cook this dish.

Ingredients

• 1.5 kg joint of sirloin


• Salt and pepper
  

For the Yorkshire pudding batter

• 225g plain flour


• ¼ tbsp salt


• 4 eggs


• 300ml milk


• 4 tbsp oil for cooking
  

Directions

1.To make the Yorkshire puddings, sift flour and salt into a bowl. Add the eggs and half the milk and beat until smooth. Add the remaining milk and leave the batter to rest for 30 minutes to 1 hour.

2.Season the beef on all sides.

3.Seal the beef on all sides in a roasting pan with a little oil then transfer to the oven. Cook at 200ºC for 15 minutes per 450g for rare or 20 minutes per 450g for medium.

4.When the beef is cooked, take it out of the oven and leave to rest for 10-15 minutes.

5.Heat the Yorkshire pudding tin on the top shelf of the oven with a little oil in each well, until very hot.

6.Take the hot tray out of the oven and pour the batter mix so each well is three quarters full.

7.Return to the oven at 230ºC for 15-20 minutes until the puddings are golden brown and crisp.

8.Slice the beef thinly and serve with Yorkshire puddings and gravy.