Name: My Roast Topside Of Beef
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 4 h
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1.5kg/3¼lb topside of beef; 1 tbsp sea salt; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; For the gravy; 2 shallots, peeled and finely chopped; 2 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped; 1 sprig of fresh thyme; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 tsp salt; 375ml/13fl oz red wine; 1 ltr/1¾pt beef stock; 1 tsp Marmite; 2 tsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar; 50g/2oz unsalted butter, cold; For the roast potatoes; 880g/1¾lb Maris Piper potatoes, peeled (reserve the peelings) and cut into chunks; 50ml/2fl oz sunflower oil; 25ml /1fl oz goose fat (optional); For the greens and confit shallots; 1 shallot, peeled and sliced; Vegetable oil; 200g/7oz greens, or kale if preferred, roughly chopped; Salt and freshly ground black pepper

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