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Traditional Spiced Beef

Impress with the full and bold flavours of this homemade spiced beef.

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Recipe - Wexford St Aidans - Pettitts

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

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.
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.
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

Servings

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Makes 4 servings

2 tbsp Black Treacle

Tate & Lyle's Black Treacle (454 g)

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€1.89€4.16/kg

1 tsp Cloves ground

Schwartz Cloves Ground (35 g)

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€4.50€128.57/kg

2 tsp Ground Allspice

Schwartz All Spice Ground (37 g)

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€3.05€82.43/kg

1 tbsp Juniper Berries

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1 kg SuperValu Beef topside or silverside, trimmed

Pettitt's Sleeda Farm Beef Stir Fry (1 kg)

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€10.99/kg€10.99/kg

35 g SuperValu Brown Sugar

SuperValu Demerara Brown Sugar (500 g)

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€0.80€1.60/kg

1 tsp SuperValu Salt

SuperValu Table Salt (750 g)

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€0.50€0.67/kg

1 tbsp SuperValu Whole Black Peppercorns

Terry's Cooks Essentials Whole Black Peppercorn Grinder Refill (100 g)

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350 mls Water

SuperValu Still Water (2 L)

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Directions

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.
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.
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.