Some viewers have roasted (ahem) Brooklyn Beckham’s ‘Michelin style’ Sunday beef supper demonstration for being too rare – and too buttery.
The aspiring 23-year-old chef, who has previously received criticism for several of his dishes, posted his latest culinary video with ex-Michelin chef Kevin Lee on Wednesday.
The two laboured in the kitchen to serve up a dry-aged rib roast, reverse seared, alongside ‘extra-crispy’ roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, caramelised carrots and a madeira and porcini mushroom gravy.
However, as we’ve all learned from the internet, not everyone is a fan, and Brooklyn’s attempts were not warmly received by some.
Followers on social media reacted to the meat being served rare, branding it ‘quite raw’ and lambasted the ‘reckless amount of butter’ being used, with several dubbing it ‘a heart attack on a plate’.
Brooklyn, who was asked what he did for a career by a TikToker who saw him driving a burgundy McLaren P1 last summer, and Kevin began by lightly salting the meat before slathering it with two full blocks of butter mixed with garlic, rosemary, and thyme and placing it in the oven.
The potatoes were then cooked in a pool of oil and beef fat, while the gravy began with a generous dollop of butter and the roasted carrots were cooked in – you guessed it – both oil and butter, along with a carrot juice glaze.
The Yorkshire puddings, which Brooklyn properly claimed were a must-have for any roast beef supper, also had a generous amount of oil in the bottom of each individual pudding pan.
After the beef was finished and sliced, Brooklyn proudly displayed the results of the meat to the camera, cooked safely but done as rare, before excitedly plating the dinner.
‘Just like how I have it in England. The best Sunday roast!’ he enthused, after trying a bite.
However, some fans were dissatisfied with the outcome, particularly with how well done the beef was.
‘Might as well bite the cow while it’s grazing,’ commented one person, while another claimed: ‘A good vet could bring that back to life.’
Others labelled it “barely cooked” or “very raw,” adding to the heated debate over how people prefer their beef prepared.
We all have our preferences, but the Michelin people want the uncommon.
Others were surprised by how much butter was used in the cooking process.
‘That’s just a reckless amount of butter for that much meat,’ wrote one.
Another joked: ‘Recipe ‘how to cook butter [sic]’’ and ‘In conclusion: butter.’
Brooklyn’s beef and trimming did attract praise as well though, with one follower saying it ‘looked beautiful’ and another posting: ‘Omg I’m salivating.’
‘This looks yummy 😋 and obvs u’re not consuming ALL of the butter so shut up geeez [sic],’ pointed out one person.
Brooklyn, a photographer-turned-chef who cooked fish and chips for Thanksgiving, has already hosted Cookin’ With Brooklyn, an eight-part Facebook series demonstrating his enthusiasm for home cooking.
His bagel episode drew a lot of attention as it was revealed that it took a reported 62 people to record him – and that it cost a whopping $100,000 (£74,000) to prepare, while he previously caused quite a stir by producing an English breakfast sandwich on the Today Show.
He’s currently filming a new docuseries in which he’ll be cooking on the line in well-known restaurants.