ItalianUmbrian
Roast Beef with Sagrantino Sauce
by Gambero Rosso · 452K subscribers on YouTube
A perfect roast beef served with a rich Sagrantino wine sauce, prepared by chef Giorgione. The meat is simply seasoned with salt and paprika, slow-roasted, and paired with a buttery, sweet-savory sauce made with caramelized onion, lemon zest, brown sugar, and Sagrantino wine.
- Difficulty
- medium
Ingredients
10 items- Roast Beefa whole piece of beef suitable for roasting
- Coarse Saltcoarse salt, for seasoning the meat
- Paprikamix of sweet and spicy paprika
- Buttera generous knob
- Spring Onionfinely chopped onion
- Peppercoarsely ground pepper
- Lemon Zestlemon zest
- 2 tbspRaw Cane Sugarraw brown sugar
- SagrantinoSagrantino wine, a full-bodied red from Umbria
- Cipolline(optional) — small onions, for serving (optional)
Method
- Tie the roast tightly with kitchen twine to keep its shape.
- Season the roast generously on all sides with coarse salt and a mix of sweet and spicy paprika.
- Place the roast in a baking dish without any oil or fat, centered. Roast in a preheated oven at 150°C (300°F) for 60-70 minutes, until the internal temperature reaches desired doneness.
- While the roast rests, prepare the sauce. In a pan over medium heat, melt a generous amount of butter. Add finely chopped onion, a pinch of salt, some coarsely ground pepper, and a little lemon zest. Cook gently.
- Add about two tablespoons of raw brown sugar and let it melt and combine with the butter and onion without caramelizing too much.
- Pour in the Sagrantino wine, lower the heat, and simmer the sauce for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened and fragrant.
- Slice the roast beef thinly against the grain. Serve slices drizzled with the Sagrantino sauce and accompanied by small onions (cipolline), if desired.
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