This Nigella recipe is taken from the Christmas Special of her Channel 4 programme Nigella Bites. These recipes are simple and stress-free. As Nigella Says: "Christmas food is the best sort of food because it's about proper, unpretentious home cooking. Feasting isn't about formality: it's about providing friends and family with good things to eat."
1.Put the beef into a large freezer bag with the oil, garlic, onion, vinegar (just a splash) and a few bruised peppercorns.
2.Tie bag and leave in fridge for 12 hours or leave it out of fridge for 2-3 hours. If you are short of time do it for just half an hour as it will make a difference.
3.Let the steak get to room temperature before cooking it on a griddle for about 5 minutes a side (or cook in a hot oven for about 15 minutes).
4.Remove steak, let stand for 10 mins and then carve thinly crosswise.
5.Serve on a plate lined with rocket leaves with lemon quarters to squeeze over the meat as you eat.
6.For the potatoes: wash, but don't peel the potatoes and cut into about 1cm cubes, toss into a large freezer bag with the oil and then turn into an oven tray.
7.Tuck some torn up rosemary sprigs and roast for an hour or so at 200C/Gas 6/375F.
© Nigella Lawson, Nigella Bites - Chatto & Windus, 2001
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