As promised, here are some photos of my Christmas Spiced Beef! I thought I'd do "The Christmas Spiced Beef Diaries" to follow its journey! It will be worth it!
So, today is day one of the marinating process. Yesterday the beef was placed in a large bowl along with some dark brown sugar and left to sit in the fridge. This evening I made the spice mix.
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| The spice mix - juniper berries, allspice berries, seasalt, peppercorns, bay leaves, cloves |
The spices are blitzed together to make a course powder. I don't over-blitz mine as I like a bit of texture.
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| If only we had scratch n sniff computers! |
Next, pour the spice mix over the beef (which has been turned in its juices and sugar already).
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| Looking good! |
And now comes the fun part! Rub and massage the spice mix into the beef, making sure that you keep turning it in the bowl, covering it with the sugar / spice mix. When well covered with the mixture, cover the bowl with clingfilm and pop it back into the fridge... until tomorrow when you have to turn it and give it another good rub!
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| Mmmm, well covered! Ready for a rest in the fridge... |
Just keep turning and massaging for another 14 days! It really is that simple! The results are worth it!
Enjoy!
Nic xoxo
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