Sirloin Roast Beef With An Aztec Flair

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 kg sirloin, cleaned of the top layer of fat
• coarse salt, to taste
• fresh coarse ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 small chili pepper, finely minced (deseeded or not, you decide on the hotness level)
• 4 tablespoons honey
• olive oil, to taste (just a bit)
• 2 tablespoons dijon mustard (the kind with the seeds in it)
• 1/4 cup red
• 1 cup red
• 1/2 cup beef broth
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 50 g bittersweet chocolate

Recipe

• 1 rub the salt and pepper all over the piece of meat. give it a good massage, it's had a hard day.
• 2 mix the rest of the ingredients into a marinade. place the meat in the marinade and let it soak for 2 hours.
• 3 preheat the oven to 250 degrees centigrade.
• 4 place a heavy pan over high heat for at least 7 minutes, until it begins to smoke. add the olive oil.
• 5 sear the meat on each side.
• 6 place the meat in the oven for 7-12 minutes depending on your preference of doneness.
• 7 prepare the sauce:.
• 8 using the same pan in which the meat was seared, add the leftover marinade, red , honey and broth. scrape the bottom and then let the sauce boil until it has been reduced to 1/3 of its original volume. this should take about 12 minutes or so.
• 9 turn off the heat and add the chocolate. mix well.
• 10 putting it all together:.
• 11 take the meat out of the oven and let it rest for about 7 minutes to allow the juices to redistribute. slice into serving pieces.
• 12 drizzle with the sauce and serve.