International Recipes
Spiced Roast Beef in Mini Yorkshire
Puddings with Mustard Dressing (England)
In this, two British gastronomic classics are rolled into one: the traditional duo of roast beef and Yorkshire pudding and the Christmas dish of spiced beef, a joint of cured meat that is eaten in slivers. (Truly the BEST!)
Yield: about 48
Ingredients
Mini Yorkshire Puddings
- Olive oil
- 2 cups + 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 large eggs, beaten to blend
- 1 1/4 cups whole milk
- 1/4 cup water
Beef
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 (1 1/4 pound) piece beef tenderloin
Dressing
- 1/4 cup chopped drained oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes + 2 tablespoons oil reserved from jar
- 1/4 cup coarse-grained mustard
Instructions
- Heat oven to 450 degrees F.
Mini Yorkshire Puddings
- Brush 48 mini muffin cups (each about 1 3/4 inch diameter) with oil. Place muffin pans in hot oven.
- Meanwhile, sift flour and salt into large bowl. Make well in center of mixture.
- Add eggs and 1/2 cup milk to well; stir into flour.
- Gradually add 3/4 cup milk and 1/4 cup water, whisking until batter is smooth.
- Remove hot muffin pans from oven. Spoon 1 tablespoon batter into each muffin cup. Return pans to oven; bake until puddings are puffed and golden brown around edges, about 12 minutes.
- Cool in pans on racks. (Can be made 1 week ahead.
- Cover in pans; freeze.
- Before assembling, uncover and rewarm in 350 degree F oven until heated through, about 7 minutes.)
Beef
- Mix pepper, coriander and allspice in abowl.
- Rub 1 teaspoon oil, then spice mixture all over beef; sprinkle with salt.
- Place beef on a baking sheet.
- Let stand for 2 hours at room temperature.
- Heat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Roast beef until thermometer inserted into center registers 130 degrees F for medium-rare, about 25 minutes.
- Remove from oven. Let beef stand at least 30 minutes.
Dressing
- Mix sun-dried tomatoes, 2 tablespoons reserved oil and mustard in small bowl. (Beef and dressing can be prepared 1 day ahead.
- Cool beef, cover and refrigerate.
- Cover and refrigerate dressing. (Whisk dressing before using.)
- Thinly slice beef. Cut slices into 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 inch strips. Roll strips into cylinders. Using finger, push down center of each pudding, creating hole. Spoon about 1/4 teaspoon dressing into each. Push beef cylinder into hole. Spoon 1/4 teaspoon dressing into center of beef.
- Arrange puddings on platter and serve.
Attribution
From the kitchen of Martin James – Copenhagen, Denmark.