{"id":6959,"date":"2014-11-19T19:00:29","date_gmt":"2014-11-19T18:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/?p=6959"},"modified":"2018-09-18T15:41:44","modified_gmt":"2018-09-18T14:41:44","slug":"braised-featherblade-with-parsley-and-horseradish-dumplings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/6959\/braised-featherblade-with-parsley-and-horseradish-dumplings\/","title":{"rendered":"Braised Featherblade with Parsley and Horseradish Dumplings"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Once you discover the poor, neglected featherblade you\u2019ll be asking your butcher for it all the time. It braises beautifully, and the marbling of the meat makes for a satisfyingly rich sauce. This is one for a winter evening, or for a weekend lunch after a bracing walk on the beach or up a mountain. You can of course make it without the dumplings, but why on earth would you deprive yourself of that pleasure?<\/p>\n

Braised Featherblade with Parsley and Horseradish Dumplings – Printer Friendly Download<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/h2>\n
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  • 1.5 kg featherblade steak, cut into six portions<\/span><\/li>\n
  • sea salt<\/span><\/li>\n
  • black pepper<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil or Irish\u00a0<\/span>rapeseed oil<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 1 large onion, chopped<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 2 celery sticks, sliced<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 2 carrots, sliced<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 250 ml red wine<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 500 ml beef stock<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 2 tablespoons tomato pur\u00e9e<\/span><\/li>\n
  • leaves from 6 sprigs fresh thyme<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 1 bay leaf<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 1 teaspoon English mustard<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    For the dumplings:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • 15 g butter<\/span><\/li>\n
    • \u00bd onion, very finely chopped<\/span><\/li>\n
    • 4 tablespoons finely chopped parsley<\/span><\/li>\n
    • 80 g breadcrumbs<\/span><\/li>\n
    • 1 large egg, beaten<\/span><\/li>\n
    • 3 heaped tablespoons creamed horseradish<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
      Serves 6<\/div>\n
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      To Cook<\/h2>\n

      Preheat the oven to 160\u00b0 C\/fan 140\u00b0 C\/gas mark 3.
      \nSeason the steak with salt and plenty of freshly ground black pepper. Heat a tablespoon ofthe oil in a large, heavy-bottomed casserole dish and sear the meat in batches for 2\u20133 minutes on each side, until nicely browned. Place the meat to one side.
      \nAdd a little more oil to the casserole dish and fry the onion, celery, carrots and garlic until softened, about ten minutes.
      \nReturn the beef to the dish and add the wine, stock, tomato pur\u00e9e, thyme leaves, bay leaf and mustard. Stir and bring to a simmer, then cover with a disc of greaseproof paper and the lid and place in the preheated oven. Cook for 3 hours, or until the meat is very tender.<\/p>\n

      Now make the dumplings. Melt the butter in a small frying pan, add the onion and cook over a low heat until soft. Then transfer the onions to a bowl and combine with the parsley, breadcrumbs, egg and horseradish. Form dumplings with the mixture, allowing two per person. Don\u2019t worry if they seem quite liquid \u2014 they will firm up as they cook.<\/p>\n

      Remove the beef from the oven and dot the dumplings on top. Cover and return to the oven for 20 minutes. Then remove the lid and cook for a further 10 minutes.<\/p>\n

      Serve with green vegetables. Buttered kale would be delicious.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Once you discover the poor, neglected featherblade you\u2019ll be asking your butcher for it all the time. It braises beautifully, and the marbling of the meat makes for a satisfyingly rich sauce. This is one for a winter evening, or for a weekend lunch after a bracing walk on the beach or up a mountain. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[566,891,892,893,48,47,607],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n