Beef Fillet Wrapped in Bacon
Compliments to the chef! Congratulations and well done Zelda van Staden for submitting AUGUST’s winning recipe, Beef Fillet wrapped in Bacon.
Ingredients
| 1 Packet | Streaky Bacon |
| 10ml | Olive oil |
| 3ml | Salt |
| 3ml | Pepper |
| Medium Beef fillet | |
| 5ml | Fresh or dry rosemary finely chopped |
| Greaseproof paper |
Method
| 1 | Mix the rosemary with the salt & pepper and rub into the fillet. |
| 2 | Rub a piece of greaseproof paper with the olive oil. |
| 3 | Place the bacon on the paper in such a way that it will cover the surface of the fillet when rolled. |
| 4 | Place the fillet on top of the bacon. |
| 5 | Use the greaseproof paper to help you roll the bacon around the filled. |
| 6 | Tie with string into a neat shape. |
| 7 | Place in oven tray and bake for two hours at 140C. |
| 8 | Remove from oven and let the roll rest for 15 minutes. |
| 9 | Cut into slices and serve with gravy. |
For gravy:
Make your gravy on the stove top using the pan juices. Stir in 10 ml butter and 150ml of red wine and bring to a boil on medium heat. Reduce for approximately 10 minutes. Serve hot.