Cook the Book: Braided Beef with Anchovies and Olives

Name: Cook the Book: Braided Beef with Anchovies and Olives
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 15 fillets anchovy fillets, rinsed and patted dry; 6 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 2 Tbsps extra virgin olive oil; 237 milliliters pitted Kalamata olives; 1 center-cut beef tender loin roast, at least 12 inches long, partially butterfied

Cook the Book: Braided Beef with Anchovies and Olives is a gluten free, dairy free, and primal side dish. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains approximately 2g of protein, 9g of fat, and a total of 87 calories. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. If you have center-cut beef tender loin roast, pepper, kalamatan olives, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Crush the anchovies to a paste in a mortar (or pulse in a food processor). Chop half of the olives, and crush them together with the anchovies.

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Anchovies

Olives

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Food Processor

Mortar And Pestle

Cut the fillet lengthwise into 3 long strips, stopping 1 inch from the end.

Spread the anchovy mixture evenly along one side of each strip. Braid the meat tightly, tying it firmly together at the end with kitchen string. Use your palms to flatten the braid to an even thickness, then push any anchovy stuffing back into the braids.

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Stuffing

Anchovies

Spread

Meat

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Kitchen Twine

Brush the meat all over with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil.

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Olive Oil

Meat

Brush a chapa (a flat piece of cast iron set over a fire) or large cast-iron griddle with the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and heat over medium heat until a drop of water sizzles on the surface.

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Olive Oil

Water

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Frying Pan

Add the beef and cook without moving for 10 minutes, or until it is nicely browned on the first side. Turn the meat over and sear on the other side for about 6 minutes—the meat should be quite rare. Continue turning and cooking the meat until all the sides are seared and it is done to taste.

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Beef