It only seemed liked yesterday that I brought the hunk of silverside, tenderly massaging day after day throughout December. Today was a momentous day, the spiced beef got cooked! Oh yes, the house smelt divine, totally Christmassy! And it tastes 'ansome! There is also an advantage with living with a vegetarian, I don't have to share the "nubby" ends of the beef with anyone! All mine, mine I tell you! (well, unless you pop on over to try some, I might share!).
And here is the beauty!
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| Ready to pop into the oven for 6 hours... slowly cooked... |
After it has been cooked, you have to let it rest and go cold... which is really hard to do! But once it has gone cold, you thinly slice the beef, enjoying the spices and you will be in food heaven!
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| Tender, juicy, spicy... heaven! |
The beef will last upto three months... but in our house, it won't be around for that long!
Oh well, that's the spiced beef for this year! Roll on December 2011!
You really must give it a go!
Cheerio,
Nic xoxo
Looks a lot like mine, except I used saltpetre so have the pink look. It is the most delicious thing in the world to eat, either on its own or as a sandwich on thin bread with horseradish or mustard.
ReplyDeleteThe family sampled some of the spiced beef with to-days "cold cuts" dinner. It was wonderful. Nice and moist a real old England taste.
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