English Beef Fillet with Onion Dumpling
Ingredients
4 x 8oz Beef Fillet, (21 days matured)
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
300ml Bisto’s chef gravy mix for red meat
2 cooking onions, finely diced
100ml Red wine
1 bay leaf
Sprig of thyme
For Dumpling:
1 small onion, peeled and finely chopped
8 oz (225g) self-raising flour
1 tsp mustard powder
4oz (110g) suet
1 tsp chives, finely chopped
2 tbsp cold water
Seasoning
1 tsp horseradish sauce
300ml Bisto Vegetable Bouillon Paste
Side dish:
Roasted new potatoes with sun-dried tomatoes and red onions
Method
- Fry the onion in the oil until brown and caramelised, then allow to cool.
- Sift the flour, mustard powder and a little salt together add the suet, chives, horseradish and onion, and season with freshly milled black pepper and a bit more salt..
- Now sprinkle the water over all the ingredients and mix, adding a little more water if you need to.
- Divide the mixture into 4 and roll each one into round balls using the palms of your hands, dust with flour and rest.
- Pan fry the beef fillets on all sides with Thyme then transfer on a oven tray and cook for a further 8 minutes in the oven 200c /400oF/Gas mark 6.
- Deglaze the frying pan with red wine and onions then reduce. Add bisto chef’s gravy mix, bay leaf & Worcestershire sauce and bring to the boil, simmer.
- Cook the dumplings in the Bisto Bouillon stock, placed in a casserole dish with the lid on, place in oven 15 minutes. Then remove the lid and cook a further 20 minutes.
- Place a spoonful of roasted new potatoes onto a plate, top with beef fillet, finish with onion dumpling, garnish with a sprig of thyme, and surround with Bisto gravy.
Serves
4