Food 4 Life - Black Bean Roast Beef

INGREDIENTS:
1.25kg (2¾ lb) lean rib of beef topside or sirloin joint
2 red onions, cut into wedges
2 carrots, chopped into sticks
25ml sp (1tbsp) oil
100g (4oz) sugar snap peas
100g (4oz) pak choi, cut into wedges
60ml sp (4tbsp) black bean sauce

METHOD:
Temperature:  gas mark 4-5, 180°C, 350°F
· Place beef on a rack in a roasting tin and open roast in a preheated oven for the calculated cooking time.
· 40-45 minutes before the end of cooking time, place red onions and carrots, in a large roasting tin, drizzle with oil and roast.
· 10-15 minutes before the end of cooking time, add sugar snap peas, pak choi and 30ml of black bean sauce to the vegetables and mix together.
· Spread 30ml of black bean sauce over the beef joint and cook for the remaining time.
· Serve the black bean roast beef with the roasted chinese vegetables and mashed potato or serve tossed through a beansprout and noodle salad.