Name: Paprika beef with potatoes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 800 gram chat (baby) potatoes; 2 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil; 1 1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika; 2 teaspoon thyme leaves; 500 gram budget beef rump, trimmed; 25 gram butter; 1 red onion, coarsely chopped; 1/3 cup mayonnaise; 1 tablespoon horseradish cream; steamed green beans, to serve

Paprika beef with potatoes

Tender paprika spiced beef is beautiful served with crunchy, golden thyme-roasted potatoes. Top your dinner with a bitey horseradish cream for a real flavour kick!

Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

20M

Total

30M

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Ingredients

800 gram chat (baby) potatoes

2 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil

1 1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika

2 teaspoon thyme leaves

500 gram budget beef rump, trimmed

25 gram butter

1 red onion, coarsely chopped

1/3 cup mayonnaise

1 tablespoon horseradish cream

steamed green beans, to serve

Method

1.Place potato in a saucepan. Cover with cold water. Bring to the boil. Boil 10 minutes, or until tender. Drain. Cool slightly. Slice thickly.

2.Meanwhile, heat a char-grill pan over high heat. Combine paprika, half the oil and half the thyme in a bowl. Season. Rub over beef to coat evenly. Char-grill beef 4 minutes each side for medium-rare, or until cooked to your liking. Transfer to a heatproof board. Rest 5 minutes. Slice thinly.

3.Heat remaining oil and butter in a frying pan over high heat. Add onion, sliced potato and remaining thyme. Cook, stirring, 10 minutes, or until golden. Season.

4.Combine mayonnaise and horseradish in a bowl. Divide beef and potato mixture among serving plates. Top with horseradish mayonnaise. Serve with beans.

You could use dried thyme leaves instead of fresh; reduce quantity to 1/2 teaspoon. Budget beef rump, also known as smart buy rump, is a cheap alternative to rump steak.
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