Recipes · Irish · Meat Dishes
Spiced Beef
One serving has 253 kcal and 36 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (103%), pyridoxine (80%), niacin (74%), zinc (73%), selenium (60%) and phosphorus (50%). Ready in 10760 minutes.
- Preparation: 10580 min
- Cooking: 180 min
- Makes: 1 serving (821 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Dairy-free, Gluten-free, High protein, Low carb
- Contains: beef
Ingredients
- 150 g Beef topside or silverside, raw
- 8 g Brown sugar
- 1 g Salt
- 1 g Black peppercorns
- 1 g Allspice berries
- 0.3 g Cloves
- 600 g Water
- 30 g Onion
- 30 g Carrot
Method
- Crush the peppercorns, allspice and cloves coarsely in a mortar and mix them with the brown sugar and salt.
- Trim the beef, pat it dry and rub the spice mixture all over it. Put it in a snug dish or a food bag, cover and refrigerate.
- Every day for 7 days, turn the beef and rub the spices and the juices that collect back into it.
- Brush off the loose spices, tie the beef into a neat shape with string and put it in a pot with the onion and carrot, cut in pieces. Cover with the cold water.
- Bring slowly to the boil, skim, then cover and simmer very gently for 2-3 hours (about 1 hour per kg, and at least 2 hours), until a skewer slides in easily.
- Leave the beef to cool in its liquid, then lift it out, wrap it, set a weight on top and refrigerate overnight to press it.
- Slice very thinly and serve cold, as Cork does at Christmas, with brown bread or in sandwiches.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 253 kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 15.1 g | |
| Water | 761 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.9 g | 6% |
| Protein | 36 g | 75% |
| Tryptophan | 0.4 g | |
| Threonine | 1.7 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.7 g | |
| Leucine | 3 g | |
| Lysine | 3.4 g | |
| Methionine | 0.96 g | |
| Cystine | 0.38 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.4 g | |
| Tyrosine | 1.3 g | |
| Valine | 1.8 g | |
| Histidine | 1.3 g | |
| Fat | 6 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 2.6 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.46 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.35 g | |
| Saturated | 2.3 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.27 g | |
| Cholesterol | 93 mg | |
| Calcium | 74.1 mg | 7% |
| Copper | 0.18 mg | 20% |
| Iron | 3.9 mg | 22% |
| Magnesium | 35.2 mg | 11% |
| Manganese | 0.43 mg | 24% |
| Phosphorus | 351 mg | 50% |
| Potassium | 636 mg | 14% |
| Selenium | 33.1 µg | 60% |
| Sodium | 522 mg | |
| Zinc | 5.8 mg | 73% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.13 mg | 12% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.37 mg | 34% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 10.3 mg | 74% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.67 mg | 13% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 1 mg | 80% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 18.1 µg | 5% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 2.5 µg | 103% |
| Choline | 102 mg | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 256 µg | 37% |
| Vitamin C | 4.4 mg | 6% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 1.5 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.6 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin K | 8.4 µg | 9% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
4.4 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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