Slow Braised Feather Of Beef With Basil And Chorizo Mash

Ingredients

• 1.5 kilograms of whole beef feather blade
• 2 cups of olive oil
• 1 litre of beef stock
• freshly ground salt and black pepper
• 2 teaspoons of basil pesto or finely sliced basil leaves
• 4 cloves of garlic
• 1 bunch of fresh thyme (approximately 38.5 grams)
• 200 millilitres of red wine
• 1 ball of butcher’s twine
• 1.25 kilograms of mashed potatoes (made with your favourite recipe)
• 50 grams of butter
• 100 grams of chorizo (diced)
• 5 grams of smoked paprika
• 1 onion, finely sliced into rings
• 100 millilitres of batter or flour and beer mixed into a paste will also work