Roast beef & yorkshire pudding recipe

For Yorkshire Pudding

For Roast Beef

To prepare the Yorkshire pudding batter, sift flour into a large mixing bowl with salt.
In a separate large bowl, whisk milk, water and beaten eggs
Add milk mixture to flour.
Whisk to form a smooth batter.
Set aside at room temperature for 1 hour.
Preheat t oven to 475 degree F.
Season beef joint by rubbing with lots of salt and pepper.
Place joint on a rack in a roasting tin.
Roast in oven for 25-30 minutes.
Reduce temperature to 400 degree F.
Continue to roast for a further 25 minutes.
Remove joint from oven and allow to rest on its rack for about 40 minutes, covered with foil.
In the meantime, cook the Yorkshire pudding.
Increase oven temperature to 450 degree F.
Place beef dripping into a metal pan about 3 inches deep.
Place the pan in oven.
Pour batter into the fat.
Bake for 30 minutes until the pudding raise with golden crust.
To make beef gravy, pour off the fat from the roasting tin in a saucepan
Place saucepan over high heat and add with a splash of red wine.
Pour stock and allow to boil.
Season with salt and pepper if required.
Cut roasted beef into slices and serve with beef gravy, Yorkshire pudding and roasted vegetables such as carrots, potatoes and asparagus.