For the beef, mix together all the brine ingredients in a large non-reactive container. Add the leg meat and soak in the wet brine in the fridge for 10 days
1.5l red wine
20ml of glucose
25g of honey
2 star anise
10g of black peppercorns
30g of salt
15g of pink salt
30g of dark brown sugar
1 lemon
1 orange
5 juniper berries
2.5kg top round cut beef leg meat
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Remove the meat from the brine, pat dry and wrap in muslin cloth. Leave to hang for 6 weeks in a cool dark environment with good air circulation, ideally a fridge or loft
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For the pickled vegetables, bring all the ingredients, except for the carrots and artichoke, to the boil. Place the vegetables in a suitable container and cover with the hot pickling liquid
200g of baby carrots
2 shallots
1 globe artichoke
5 radishes
250ml of white wine vinegar
100g of sugar
4 star anise
2 bay leaves
1 pinch of pink peppercorns
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Serve the beef by slicing very thinly and serve with a selection of pickled vegetables dressed with lemon oil