12 medium Maris Piper or King Edward potatoes
6 garlic cloves
6 sprigs fresh thyme
250g/9oz plain flour
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 tbsp flour
1 tbsp English mustard powder
pinch salt
sea salt
2 tbsp duck fat or a drizzle of vegetable oil
vegetable oil or beef dripping, melted
4 tbsp duck fat
3 large or 4 medium free-range eggs
300ml/Β½ pint milk
2.5kg/5Β½lb rib eye of beef, on the bone
250ml/9fl oz red wine