Traditional Spiced BeefTraditional Spiced Beef
Traditional Spiced Beef
Traditional Spiced Beef
Impress with the full and bold flavours of this homemade spiced beef.
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Traditional Spiced Beef
Prep Time20 Minutes
Servings4
Cook Time300 Minutes
Ingredients
2 tbsp Black Treacle
1 tsp Cloves ground
2 tsp Ground Allspice
1 tbsp Juniper Berries
1 kg SuperValu Beef topside or silverside, trimmed
35 g SuperValu Brown Sugar
1 tsp SuperValu Salt
1 tbsp SuperValu Whole Black Peppercorns
350 mls Water
Directions
  1. First, marinate the beef. Rub the beef all over with the brown sugar and leave it for two days in a glass bowl covered in cling film in the fridge.
  2. In a mortar and pestle, crush the peppercorns, allspice, juniper berries, cloves and salt together, then stir in the treacle. Rub the beef thoroughly with this spice mix. Cover and store in the fridge for another 6 to 7 days. Turn the beef in the mixture once a day.
  3. After the 7 days, preheat the oven to 140°C/275°F/ gas mark 1. Place the beef in an ovenproof casserole dish, add the boiling water and cover tightly. Cook in the oven for 5 hours. Leave to cool in the liquid for 2 to 3 hours. Serve thinly sliced.
20 minutes
Prep Time
300 minutes
Cook Time
4
Servings

Shop Ingredients

Makes 4 servings
2 tbsp Black Treacle
Tate & Lyle's Black Treacle (454 g)
Tate & Lyle's Black Treacle (454 g)
€1.89€4.16/kg
1 tsp Cloves ground
Not Available
2 tsp Ground Allspice
Schwartz All Spice Ground (37 g)
Schwartz All Spice Ground (37 g)
€3.05€82.43/kg
1 tbsp Juniper Berries
Not Available
1 kg SuperValu Beef topside or silverside, trimmed
SuperValu Fresh Irish Beef Striploin Steak (1 kg)
SuperValu Fresh Irish Beef Striploin Steak (1 kg)
€25.99/kg€25.99/kg
35 g SuperValu Brown Sugar
SuperValu Demerara Brown Sugar (500 g)
SuperValu Demerara Brown Sugar (500 g)
€0.80€1.60/kg
1 tsp SuperValu Salt
Maldon  Sea Salt (250 g)
Maldon Sea Salt (250 g)
€4.45€17.80/kg
1 tbsp SuperValu Whole Black Peppercorns
Not Available
350 mls Water
SuperValu Still Water (5 L)
SuperValu Still Water (5 L)
€1.49€0.30/l

Directions

  1. First, marinate the beef. Rub the beef all over with the brown sugar and leave it for two days in a glass bowl covered in cling film in the fridge.
  2. In a mortar and pestle, crush the peppercorns, allspice, juniper berries, cloves and salt together, then stir in the treacle. Rub the beef thoroughly with this spice mix. Cover and store in the fridge for another 6 to 7 days. Turn the beef in the mixture once a day.
  3. After the 7 days, preheat the oven to 140°C/275°F/ gas mark 1. Place the beef in an ovenproof casserole dish, add the boiling water and cover tightly. Cook in the oven for 5 hours. Leave to cool in the liquid for 2 to 3 hours. Serve thinly sliced.