Slow-Roasted Beef And Garlic With Mustard Cream - cooking recipe

Ingredients

18 None baby onions
5 1/2 lbs beef rib roast
2 tbsp olive oil
1/2 cup red wine
2 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves picked
2 bulbs garlic, tops removed
1 cup beef stock
1/2 cup sour cream
2 tbsp wholegrain mustard
None None Steamed green beans, to serve

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 250\u00b0F.
Place onions in heatproof bowl; cover with boiling water. Let stand for 5 mins. Drain; peel away the skins.
Brush beef all over with oil. Cook in heated flameproof roasting pan until browned all over. Add wine; simmer, uncovered, until reduced by half. Remove from heat. Sprinkle beef with thyme.
Add garlic, peeled onions and stock to pan; cover tightly. Roast for 2 hours 30 mins. Uncover; baste meat with pan juices. Roast, uncovered, for 2 hours. Cover; let stand for 30 mins before slicing.
Combine sour cream and mustard in a small bowl.
Serve beef with onions, garlic, strained pan juices, mustard cream and steamed green beans.