Recipe - Standing Rib Roast With Madeira And Stilton Sauce

1 Beef rib roast; (5 to 7
pound)
One half cup Vodka
3 tablespoon Salt
1 tablespoon Freshly ground black pepper
12 Bay leaves
Madeira and Stilton
Sauce
8 Shallots; finely minced
1 tablespoon Butter
1 cup Madeira
2 cup Beef stock
7 tablespoon Unsalted butter; cold
4 ounce Stilton; crumbled
Fresh horseradish; for
garnish
Fresh watercress; for
garnish

Rub the roast all over with vodka. Rub in the salt and pepper. Cut small
pockets in the fat and insert the bay leaves. Let roast sit at room
temperature for 2 hours.

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

Place the beef in a roasting pan and roast 30 minutes. Reduce the heat to
325 degrees F and roast 12 to 15 more minutes per pound for rare to medium
rare. When beef is cooked, let it sit in a warm place for 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, caramelize shallots in 1 tablespoon of the butter and deglaze
with Madeira in a saucepan over high heat until wine is reduced by half.
Add stock and reduce again by half. Break butter into small pieces and
whisk into sauce until completely smooth. Reduce heat to low, add Stilton
and whisk until melted. Keep warm, but be careful not to overheat as sauce
will separate.

Carve the beef, serve the warm sauce with the beef, along with fresh
horseradish and watercress.

Yield: 4 to 6 servings

Recipe by: Two Hot Tamales

Posted to recipeludigest Volume 01 Number 288 by "Diane Geary"
diane@keyway.net on Nov 22, 1997