A working test-kitchen ledger of ten thousand recipes.
Italian · Salad

Beef Grain Bowl in brown butter and sage

Our tested Roasted Beef Grain Bowl: Tuscan, generous, and balanced with brown butter and sage. Serves 4 people with plenty to go around.

4.9 from 1,219 cooks
Prep15 min
Cook15 min
Serves4
LevelEasy
Free to cook
Beef Grain Bowl in brown butter and sage
Method

How to cook it

Prep everything first: chop the aromatics, measure the brown butter and sage elements, and pat the beef dry so it colours well.

Warm the olive oil in a large pan over a medium heat and soften the onion and garlic until sweet and translucent, about 5 minutes.

Turn up the heat and add the beef. Roast in the hot oven, turning halfway, until golden at the edges and tender.

Stir in the san marzano tomatoes and the rest of the brown butter and sage flavours, letting them cook out for a minute until fragrant.

Add the fennel along with a splash of stock or water, then cook briskly until everything is tender and the sauce clings.

Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt, pepper and a little acid. It should taste bright, savoury and balanced.

Finish with the chopped rosemary and serve while hot.

Tested in the Stewart & Musell kitchen. Timings assume a standard home oven and hob.

More from Italian

You might also cook

Italian Sweet Potato Gratin Italian
Italian

Italian Sweet Potato Gratin

A sun-warmed take on Sweet Potato Gratin, built on garlic and basil and finished the way we...

32 min · Easy
Chilli and pecorino Tofu Traybake Italian
Italian

Chilli and pecorino Tofu Traybake

Our tested Braised Tofu Traybake: sun-warmed, generous, and balanced with chilli and pecorino....

1 hr 5 min · Advanced