When I think ofย a weekend dinner we used to have as a family at my grandmother’s house, this is it. My mother used to take me and my younger brother there each weekend our whole childhood. I remember playing chess with my grandfather, him teasing me I should start my dinner with Rakija – it’s a type of strong homemade fruit brandy we have here in Croatia and other Balkan countries, my grandmother cooking the dinner and baking cakes. I was very close with my grandparents, so comfort foods like roasted beef or pork and potatoes always remind me of them. Hope everyone enjoys the recipe! ๐
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Enjoy & happy cooking!
Preparation: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 500 g beef, sliced
- 2 tsp red paprika
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp mustard
- 1 dl dark beer
- Splash of vegetable oil
- 500 g potatoes, sliced
- 2 red bell peppers, sliced
- ยฝ onion, sliced
- 1 tsp fresh parsley
- ยฝ nutmeg
- Salt & pepper to taste
How to
- Season beef with a mix of red paprika, garlic powder, mustard, salt, pepper, a splash of vegetable oil and dark beer. Set aside to marinade.
- Preheat the oven to 200แต Place the marinated beef in a large baking tray and cover with aluminium foil. Roast in a preheated oven for about 20 min.
- Take the beef out of the oven and place sliced potatoes, red bell pepper, onion and season with fresh parsley and nutmeg. Cover with aluminium foil again and cook in the preheated oven.
- After 50 min of roasting, remove aluminium foil and roast for another 30 min until the potatoes are crispy and the flavours combined. Enjoy with some fresh salad and a bottle of beer.
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That looks so good!!!!!!
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Thanks, I’m telling you – comfort food all the way! ๐
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Sometimes comfort food is the best food.
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This looks so very tasty. Can’t beat beef and potatoes combination! ๐
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You really can’t, comfort food all the way ๐
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The taste of family! I loved Rakija so brought back a bottle of Nespola Rakiya last year ๐
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You really loved it? – tourist here usually think it is pretty strong ๐
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That’s why I liked it very much ๐
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Great combo I guess, though I can’t taste this as I am a vegetarian
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Thanks! Trust me even if you prepare only roasted potatoes with peppers you can enjoy them with a fresh salad on the side ๐
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Yeah, that’s a great idea. That’s going to be my dinner tonight ๐
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Sounds great! ๐
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The seasoning for the meat sounds great!!
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Thank you, it’s my go-to seasoning ๐
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I think the potatoes add the best touch.
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They really do, especially when they’re roasted to that crispy texture ๐
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This looks fantastic!
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Thanks for the lovely comment! ๐
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My husband gave your mustard addition to the marinade 2 thumbs up! I’ll have to see what he thinks of this one!
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Thanks! So happy to hear it ๐ Can’t wait for the next feedback ๐
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This looks so tasty – my stomach starts growling! But I’m a bit surprised you had Rakija – my friends from Balkan always had slivovitz… ๐
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ล ljivovica is also rakija made from plumbs, so that’s one of the options you can have before dinner here ๐ Thanks for the lovely comment!
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Looks delicious!
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Thank you!
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Looks delicious!!
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Thanks ๐
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This looks like a yummy dish-grandmas’s recipes are always best! ๐
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I absolutely agree, thanks for checking it out ๐
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Love a mixed roast meddly. All those flavours together baking make a dish to die for.
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I absolutely agree, the flavour mix really well together.
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It’s nice to know that comfort is comfort no matter where you are! This looks like the kind of dinner that we’d be serving in farmhouses all over the midwest!
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Then I’d love to be invited to some of those dinners because I love these kinds of dishes ๐
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Looks so savory and delicious Kreso!! And love your dear memories of your grandparents.
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Thanks, love the recipes which bring back happy memories ๐
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So agree with you. My grandma’s apple pie or banana bread…
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Great post, Kreso. Food memories from our childhood can still be so vivid. Roast beef and potatoes – it does get much better than that!
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Nothing better than roast, potatoes and a veggie. I donโt like peppers so I put carrots in mine. Yours looks delicious!!!
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Thanks and that’s also a great option, carrots work really well with potatoes ๐
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I never thought about using beer with beef. Thanks for sharing.
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It’s a great option, gives it a really nice flavour ๐
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