Pot-Roast Topside of Beef Recipe

Ingredients

• 1.25kg beef topside, with a thin layer of fat
• 2 tbsp of vegetable oil
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1 stick of celery, washed and peeled
• 4 carrots, peeled, cubed
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 250g of wild mushrooms, cleaned and roughly chopped
• 6 juniper berries
• 2 sprigs of fresh thyme
• 700ml of beef stock
• 2 tsp cornflour, to thicken
• 1 tsp butter, chilled
• sea salt
• freshly ground black pepper