Gently braised steak roast with green beans and sour-cream mashed

AUTHOR
Sheila Zhang
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
3 4
Cooked in the oven at a low temperature - first covered with paprika oil, then open with sweet glaze - the meat becomes super tender. The highlight of the coarse mashed potatoes: Sour Cream provides a freshness kick
COOK TIME
285 mins
TOTAL TIME
285 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 3 TABLESPOONS Sweet peppers
  • 2 TEASPOONS Cayenne pepper
  • 7-10 Tbsp salt, pepper
  • 4 TABLESPOONS Oil
  • 1 kg Rump steak (piece)
  • 4 TABLESPOONS Cane sugar
  • 3 TABLESPOONS liquid honey
  • 4 TABLESPOONS Butter
  • 1 TEASPOON Vegetable broth (instant)
  • 2 fresh corncobs
  • 7-10 Tbsp Sugar
  • 500 g green beans
  • 1 kg Potatoes
  • 250 g sour cream
  • 7-10 Tbsp Nutmeg
  • 3 TABLESPOONS Walnut kernels
  • 3 TABLESPOONS dried cranberries
  • 1 TABLESPOON Cornstarch
  • 7-10 Tbsp Aluminium foil

Directions

  1. 1

    For the roast, mix sweet paprika, cayenne pepper, 1 teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoons pepper and 2 tablespoons oil. Dab meat dry and rub with the seasoning oil.

  2. 2

    Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large frying pan. Brown the meat in it all around. Cover and braise in a preheated oven (electric cooker: 120 °C/circulating air: 100 °C/gas: see manufacturer) for approx. 3 hours.

  3. 3

    Heat the cane sugar and honey with 1 tablespoon butter, vegetable stock and 2 tablespoons of water, stirring continuously. Pour over the meat and continue to braise covered for about 1 hour.

  4. 4

    For the vegetables, clean and wash the corn cobs and cook in boiling water with a little sugar for about 20 minutes. In the meantime clean and wash the green beans and cook them in boiling salted water for about 8 minutes. Quench both and let them drip off.

  5. 5

    Top the roast with the resulting stock and cook open for about 30 minutes until done.

  6. 6

    For the mashed potatoes, peel and wash the potatoes and boil them in salted water for about 20 minutes. Drain the potatoes. Add 1 tablespoon butter and sour cream and mash everything coarsely with a potato masher. Season to taste with salt and nutmeg.

  7. 7

    For the vegetables cut the corn into thin wheels. Heat 2 tablespoons of butter in a wide saucepan or a frying pan. Heat beans and corn in it at medium heat for about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Coarsely chop nuts and cranberries and add.

  8. 8

    For the sauce, wrap the roast in foil and let it rest. Stir cornflour and 3 tablespoons of water until smooth. Bring the stock to the boil, stir in the starch and simmer for about 2 minutes. Season sauce with salt and pepper. Cut roast into thin slices and arrange everything.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
650 kcal
CARBS
53 g
FATS
28 g
PROTEINS
43 g