Publication-approved historical recipe

Fillet of beef with mashed potato and vegetables

Celebrity Come Dine with Me — 2006 Special · Night 4 · Toby Young

Ingredients

  • Fillet of beef
  • Potatoes, for mash
  • French beans
  • Sweetcorn on the cob
  • Salt and pepper
  • Olive oil
  • Butter

Method

  1. Bring the beef toward room temperature before cooking. Heat the oven to 220°C.
  2. Coat and season the beef, then sear it on every side in a hot roasting tray.
  3. Transfer to the oven, reduce the temperature to 180°C, and cook to the preferred doneness. Rest for 10 minutes before serving.
  4. Prepare a smooth mashed potato and keep it warm.
  5. Cook the beans briefly, cool them to stop further cooking, then reheat with butter and seasoning before serving.
  6. Boil the sweetcorn for about 5 minutes, cut the kernels from the cob, and reheat with butter and seasoning.