Summer Sunday Diva Platter of Beef Fillet – Roasted Beetroot – Baby Potatoes and Garlic Mushrooms on a bed of Rocket!!!!
November 4, 2009 in Uncategorized
Last Sunday – we were not sure who was going to be home for lunch – or even when!! This platter can be eaten hot or cold. The beetroot, mushrooms and chevin cheese were purchased from The Food Marke on Saturday so were farm fresh and bursting with flavour. I saw this idea on Boys Weekend on the food channel. I added one or two twists of my own – to keep everyone in my family happy!! Personally I like my fillet rare !! Pull out the horns, cut off the tail and slap it on a plate for me !!! All of the veg could be substituted to suite your needs – roasted butternut – pepperoni – roasted onions could be added. Its fun constructing this platter adding layer and taste by taste. You have only got ONE platter
to wash up at the end of the meal – BONUS!!!!
Layer 1 – Wash and arrange on a suitable platter leaving space for
the next lot – a good handful of rocket (or basil / watercress)
Layer 2 – boil baby potatoes and toss in some garlic and parsley butter salt and pepper
cut in half and arrange on platter
Layer 3 – Roast some baby beetroot in the oven at 180degrees for approx 1 hour – in a tin foil bag – with salt pepper balsamic vinegar thyme and olive oil quarter them and arrange
(keep the roasting juices to pour over the finished platter)
Layer 4 – Roast mushrooms with garlic – parsley butter salt & pepper
(keep the pan juices to pour over finished platter.)
Layer 5 – Roll a fillet in 5 table spoons of crushed black pepper and 5 tbl spoons of flaked sea salt
Make sure that the fillet is at room temperature when you cook it – we ate this
platter hot so we didnt want fridge cold meat in the middle.
In a very very hot frying pan – add some olive oil
and seal the fillet really well on all sides – Your oven is still nice and hot
from roasting the beetroot – put it up to 220 degrees and roast the fillet for 8 minutes for medium rare – I left it
in for 10 minutes to keep the rest of the clan happy
Let the fillet rest for at least 10 minutes. While you do this -
Make a small bowl of half marscarpone half horseradish – with a squeeze of lemon – chopped chives and
some salt and pepper. Place this on the platter.
Finally carve the fillet into thin-ish slices and lay over the top of all of the other goodies
on the platter – pour over the roasting juices from the meat – beetroot and mushrooms.
Dot around slices of Chevin Cheese (my lot don’t like horseradish – so this AGAIN
was to keep them happy!) add a drizzle of olive oil over the whole lot – and some chopped chives over the whole
platter and serve with ciabbata bread.
Uber Lekker!!!!
Buon Appetito!
Jan
Sorry – Could not resist posting this shot of
sunrise today!!!
Maimai said on November 4, 2009
Wowee looks awesome!!!!!!!
tandy.sinclair said on November 4, 2009
oh, I agree, meat must be RARE
Moonz said on November 4, 2009
Yummy yum!!! Just been catching up on your blog. LOVE it. The recipes, the pics and your ‘stories’
Have a marvellous day *hugs*
sharonsmit said on November 4, 2009
ag, you know i love your sunrise pics…beautiful – and your platter…must have NOW!!
kimbauer said on November 4, 2009
Holy smokes…one word…WOW!!!!
ninatimm said on November 4, 2009
Sorry. I missed the sunset, couldn’t get my eyes off the fillet platter!!!! Goodness, it looks good!!!
kattiemajinks said on November 4, 2009
Oh my goodness but this looks absolutely delicious Jan!
janicetripepi said on November 4, 2009
Thanks hey!
janicetripepi said on November 4, 2009
It was a real winner I will say – and the bonus of it is that the left overs were awesome for lunch on Monday!
janicetripepi said on November 4, 2009
Thanks Dinx, I suppose you have all cottoned on to my secret by now …. my name is Janice Elizabeth Tripepi and I am a food-a-holic!!!
janicetripepi said on November 4, 2009
100% and I like my cheese to be ripe too …. preferably walking accross the plate!
janicetripepi said on November 4, 2009
Thanks have an awesome day!!!
tandy.sinclair said on November 4, 2009
oh, me too!!!!!!!
Moonz said on November 4, 2009
Don’t know about ALL the peeps.. but I knew it was Janice.. not sure where I saw it though.. LOL
I ADORE fillet – I can’t make fillet at home ‘cos I keep kosher, but Jenny Morris made a plate for me last week – it was DELICIOUS!!!! Can’t wait to go to CT so Jen can cook for me again LOL
Nice meeting you.. and welcome to the blogs!
janicetripepi said on November 10, 2009
Thanks Cath – I just looove food that LOOKS good on a plate!
janicetripepi said on November 10, 2009
We have been having kak weather at the moment Sharon – as soon as we have another good one I will post it!!! But thanks!
janicetripepi said on November 10, 2009
Thanks!! It was awesome and it was one of those dishes that lasts – doesn’t wilt.