Roast beef Horseradish Sauce

This is a great simple roast beef recipe with a delicious sauce. The use of fresh horseradish makes the sauce delicious. The flavors of fresh horseradish are totally different to a preserved one, which has too strong aromas.

Preparation Time: 20 minutes          Cooking Time: 25 minutes         Rest Time: 5 minutes         Serves: 4

Ingredients
For roasting:
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp butter
2 lb. boneless beef sirloin roast
2 large garlic cloves, peeled and germs removed
Salt and freshly ground pepper
Horseradish sauce:
2 cups Allemande sauce
 ¼ cup (60 ml) 35% cream
1 tsp (5g) dry mustard
1 oz (30 g) freshly grated horseradish
Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

Preparation Steps

Start the roast beef: Preheat the oven to 400ºF/200ºC.

Split the garlic in half, make incisions into the meat and insert the garlic into the meat, at about same distance apart. Rub the meat with salt and pepper all around. On the stove top, heat the oil in a roasting pan over high heat. Add the beef, fat side down and brown all over, turning with tongs. Transfer the beef to the oven. Roast for about 15 to 20 minutes or until the internal temperature of the beef reaches 130ºF for medium rare. (See temperature chart).

Make the horseradish sauce: In a saucepan, combine the Allemande sauce, cream and dry mustard. Bring to a boil and gently simmer on low heat. Add the horseradish to the sauce, taste and rectify the seasoning if necessary.

Finish: Transfer the beef to a plate, cover lightly with foil and allow a resting time of 5 minutes before carving. Degrease the pan, add the sauce and scrape the bottom of the pan to dissolve all the flavors, bring to a boil and strain through a fine sieve.