3 easy beef fillet recipes for everyday meals
Think beef fillet is only for fancy dinners? Think again! Beef fillet is perfect for quick, flavourful meals. Here are 3 recipes that make the most of this quick-cooking cut for easy lunches or dinners.
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You may think beef fillet is for special occasions, like a dinner date, and you wouldn't be wrong! But did you know it's also perfect for quick weekday meals? Tender beef fillet cooks in just 15 minutes and can be used in myriad different ways – think stir-fry, salad or tataki. Any dish, really, where this flavourful cut is allowed to shine. Start by trying the recipes below.
1. Mediterranean-inspired beef bowl
For a quick lunch, you can't go wrong with a beef-and-rice bowl. This one feature smoky chickpeas and exotic tomatoes for some Mediterranean inspiration.
Mediterranean-inspired beef bowl recipe
2. Marinated braaied beef fillet
For an easy weeknight braai, you can't go wrong with beef fillet. Baste your fillet in your a sweet, spicy marinade while braaiing over a low, steady heat. Serve it with your favourite Woolies salad for a quick midweek meal.
3. Mexican-inspired beef bowl
Here, beef fillet gets a Mexican upgrade with the addition of a few spicy flavour bombs: chilli-and-lime salt, ghost chilli seasoning and jalapeños. Serve with avocado, crème fraîche and lime over rice for some freshness to temper the heat.
Mexican-inspired beef bowl recipe
Photography: Shavan Rahim
Recipes and production: Marcelle van Rooyen
Food assistant: Bianca Jones
Woolworths' free-range beef fillet is a tender, flavourful cut that's just as suitable for a quick midweek meal as it is for an impressive dinner. Serve it as a centrepiece with a rich sauce that complements its subtle flavour and melt-in-the-mouth texture, or slice it into strips for a stir-fry or rice bowl that makes an easy dinner or on-the-go lunch.
