Lean, flavourful — and the secret to the best cold beef sandwiches of your life
Topside is lean, which means it wants gentle heat. Your topside arrives as thin-cut steaks, and a short spell in a low oven with moisture in the pan, followed by a fast sear, turns them into rosy, roast-beef-style slices. It appears in all four of your share packs, which means developing a relationship with this cut is one of the best investments you can make as a Your Farmer member.
Combine mustard, olive oil, garlic, herbs, salt and pepper. Coat the topside steaks all over and marinate for at least 1 hour — 4 hours or overnight if you're organised (optional, but the flavour deepens).
3 tbsp Dijon mustard2 tbsp olive oil3 cloves garlicthyme and rosemaryBring to room temperature before cooking.
Place the steaks on a rack in a roasting tin with the beef stock in the base.
1 cup beef stockSlide into a 150°C oven for 12–15 minutes, until the centre of a steak reaches about 48–50°C — the gentle heat and the moisture below keep these lean, thin-cut steaks tender.
Pat the steaks dry, then sear in a smoking-hot pan for about 1 minute per side, until deeply browned (aim for 57°C in the centre for medium-rare).
Rest for 10 minutes. Slice thinly against the grain. The stock and drippings in the tin make a quick jus — pour a little over each plate, and save the rest of the beef for sandwiches.
In every beef share — Topside steaks (~460g)
💡 Topside makes the best cold roast beef for sandwiches. Cook the steaks to medium-rare on Sunday, slice thinly the next day, serve with Dijon mustard, horseradish, and rocket on good bread. This is the lunch you've been waiting for.
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