Sharing recipe for 8 people, takes only 25 mins; recipe has beef fillet, olive oil, english mustard, creme fraiche, chive, horseradish, stilton, rocket leaf and baguette.
DIY British beef crostini
Course: Sharing
Servings
8
servings
Prep time
20 mins
Ingredients
- Olive Oil: 1 tbsp olive oil
- Chive: 2 tbsp snipped chives
- Baguette: 1 baguette, sliced diagonally
- Creme Fraiche: 300ml tub creme fraiche
- Horseradish: 1 heaped tsp creamed horseradish
- English Mustard: 1 tsp English mustard powder
- Rocket Leaf: 70g bag rocket leaf
- Beef Fillet: 750g piece of beef fillet, from the thin end
- Stilton: 250g stilton
Directions
- Heat oven to 20)C/180C fan/gas 6. Rub the beef with the oil and mustard, then season. Heat a non-stick frying pan over a medium-high heat. Sear the beef for 2 mins each side and place in the oven for 10 mins for rare and 12-15 mins for medium rare (you may have to adjust timings if your piece of beef is especially thin or thick). Remove from the oven, cover with foil and leave to cool.
- Mix together the creme fraiche, chives and horseradish in a small bowl and season to taste. Keep in the fridge until ready to serve.
- Just before serving, arrange the beef on a chopping board with the Stilton, rocket and creme fraiche. Toast the bread and serve while still warm. Toast the bread and serve while still warm. Top the crostini with rocket, slices of beef, chunks of cheese and dollops of creme fraiche.
