Mustard roast beef
Roast beef for babies
Serves
16
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Once your baby is comfortable eating red meat, around 6 months, you can begin preparing meals for your baby from the main meal. Meals need to be bland and the right texture for your baby, but flavours can be 'revved' up at the end of cooking for the rest of the family, as indicated in this recipe
Once your baby is comfortable eating red meat, around 6 months, you can begin preparing meals for your baby from the main meal. Meals need to be bland and the right texture for your baby, but flavours can be 'revved' up at the end of cooking for the rest of the family, as indicated in this recipe
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600g-800g Quality Mark beef topsidei
1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
2 Tbsp olive oil
4 medium-sized potatoesi
peeled and quatered4 carrots
peeled and cut into chunks2 leeksi
sliced lengthwise and then chopped into 6cm lengths
Method
Place the beef on a rack in a roasting dish. Roast in a preheated oven at 180°C for 45 minutes.
Remove from the oven and spread the mustard over the top of the beef.
Toss the vegetables in the oil and scatter around the beef.
Return to the oven for a further 45 minutes or until the meat is tender and the vegetables cooked.
Remove from the oven and allow the meat to stand for 10 minutes before carving.
Place the vegetables in the oven at 100°C to keep warm.
Serve the roast beef thinly sliced with the vegetables.
Smooth Stage (Babies around 6 months) - Take a selection of the meat, potato and vegetables and purée to a smooth paste. If a little dry, moisten with baby’s milk or some meat juices from the pan.
Mashed Stage (Babies 7 to 8 months) - Take a selection of the meat, potato and vegetables and purée to a lumpy, mashed consistency.
Chopped Stage (Babies from 8 months) - Cut the meat and vegetables into small bite-sized pieces or give the vegetables as finger food.
Toddlers & Family Foods (From 12 months) - Cut up the meat and vegetables and encourage your toddler to eat with a fork.
Nutrition Information per Serving (169.4g)
Shepherd's pie is a family favourite and a perfect meal option for babies (pureed or chopped) providing iron-rich meat for brain development and nutritious vegetables, getting their palate used to new flavours and textures.
