Japanese Beef Fillet

Japanese Beef Fillet

one beef fillet

Marinade:
80ml soy sauce
80ml brown sugar
4 cloves of garlic, minced
15ml fresh ginger, minced
30ml sesame oil
30ml wasabi paste
5ml fish sauce

Place the fillet in the smallest container that it fits into comfortably.
Mix all the marinade ingredients together and pour over the fillet.
Cover the container with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes (or overnight).
Take the beef from the refrigerator at least 1 hour before cooking it.
* Turn the beef throughout its marinating time so that the entire fillet is covered with marinade.
Cook the fillet on a rotisserie over a medium-warm fire for 1 hour 15 minutes.
Wrap the meat in 2 layers of aluminium foil and rest it for 15 minutes.
Slice the fillet into very thin slices and spoon over the leftover marinade.

BBQ Thyme Fillet

BBQ Thyme Fillet

1 whole beef fillet
125ml thyme leaves
4 cloves of garlic
10ml onion salt or sea salt
60ml vegetable oil
30ml red wine vinegar

Blitz together the thyme, garlic, onion salt, vegetable oil and vinegar with a stick blender. You are looking for a very thick paste. Set aside.
Dry the beef fillet and tie it up.
Rub the herb paste over the fillet.
Cook on a rotisserie over medium-warm coals for 1 hour 15 minutes.
Cover the cooked fillet with aluminium foil and leave to rest for 15 minutes.
Slice into portions and serve.