Provence recipe

A favourite on restaurant menus across the south of France, here’s how to achieve a great dish at home in your own kitchen. Just follow the simple steps in the video. It works a treat.

For those who don’t speak French here’s a translation of the salient points of the cooking method:

Remove the Cote from the fridge half an hour in advance.

Generously add salt and pepper to both sides.

Brown in the pan. Before cooking in a hot oven.

Cooking time depends on size of the Cote. Approx 8 to 15 mins. Remove from oven and rest for the same amount of time as the cooking time.

Fry the shallots in the same pan used for the beef – add beef stock, and a glass of red wine. Reduce.