Beef Fillet in Herb Crust

Ingredients

• 800 g beef fillet trimmed (center cut)
• Salt
• black pepper (ground)
• 2 tbsp Vegetable oil
• 40 g chopped almonds
• 80 g mixed herbs (e.g., chives, parsley and coriander leaves)

Instructions

1. 1.

   Preheat the oven to 120°C with fan and top heat.

2. 2.

   Pat the fillet dry and season with salt and pepper. Brown all sides in hot oil, then remove from pan. Place on a rack over a fat pan in the oven; cook about 40-50 minutes depending on thickness (internal temperature pink: 55-60°C).

3. 3.

   Roast the almonds in a dry pan until golden brown. Remove and let cool. Wash the herbs, pat dry, pluck stems, finely chop or cut chives into rings. Mix with almonds and spread on a plate.

4. 4.

   Take the meat from the oven and roll it in the herb mixture.

5. 5.

   Slice and serve.