Name: Piri piri beef mini roast - a perfect mid-week meal
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: 1 x 400-450g/14oz-1lb lean beef mini roasting joint (we used a mini topside roasting roast); Salt and freshly milled black pepper; 30 ml/2tbsp runny honey; 15 ml/1tbsp red wine or sherry vinegar; 15 ml/1tbsp rapeseed or olive oil; 15 ml/1tbsp chilli sauce; 10 ml/2tsp dried mixed herbs; 5 ml/1tsp ground paprika

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This Portuguese inspired beef mini roast recipe is brushed with a piri piri glaze made with honey, chillies, dried mixed herbs, oil and ground paprika. The mini roast is ready in under an hour and perfect for a mid-week meal.

I chose this flavourful dish from one of six Red Tractor mini roast recipes currently available on the Simply Beef and Lamb website, which all show how versatile a mini roast can be.

And there are so many benefits to cooking a smaller joint. Mini Roasts are quick and easy to prepare, they’re the perfect size for two to share and they can be used for a huge variety of recipes such as the one I’m showing you today, or perhaps a Teriyaki beef with noodles or even lamb with a delicious pistachio crust. A bit different from the usual, aren’t they?

One thing to look out for when choosing your meat – whether its beef or lamb – is look out for a quality mark like Red Tractor logo – It means the meat is traceable from farm to fork.

Ingredients

1 x 400-450g (14oz – 1lb) lean beef mini roasting joint (we used a mini topside roasting roast)
Salt and freshly milled black pepper

For the glaze:

30ml/2tbsp runny honey
15ml/1tbsp red wine or sherry vinegar
15ml/1tbsp rapeseed or olive oil
15ml/1tbsp chilli sauce
10ml/2tsp dried mixed herbs
5ml/1tsp ground paprika

Instructions

To prepare the glaze; in a small bowl mix all the ingredients together.

Preheat the oven to Gas mark 5, 190°C, 375°F. Place the joint on a chopping board.

Make several slashes over the surface of the joint.

Season and brush with the glaze

Transfer to a roasting rack in a medium non-stick roasting tin and roast for 40-50 minutes (for medium). Cover with foil if browning too quickly. Remove the joint from the oven, transfer to a warm plate, cover and leave to rest for 5-10 minutes, 20 if time allows.

Slice the roast and serve with any pan juices, vegetable rice and a green salad.

Looks delicious, right? And so easy! Are you tempted to try this at home?

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