Beef Wellington
How to make beef wellington: (print recipe)
Begin by buying a nice cut of beef tenderloin, about 400 grams for 4 people. Then buy the following:
- 400g mushrooms
- 4 slices proscuitto
- Dijon mustard for brushing meat or if you can find English mustard, even better.
- 200g puff pastry
- 2 Egg yolks
- Salt and pepper
- Olive oil
1. Pre-heat the oven to 200c.
2. Heat some oil in a large pan and quickly fry the seasoned beef all over until it’s brown. Remove and allow to cool. The point of this is simply to sear the beef and seal all those juices in, you don’t want to cook the meat at this stage. Allow to cool and brush generously with the mustard.
3. Roughly chop the mushrooms and blend in a food processor to form a puree. Scrape the mixture into a hot, dry pan and allow the water to evaporate. When sufficiently dry (the mixture should be sticking together easily), set aside and cool.
4. Roll out a generous length of cling wrap, lay out the four slices of proscuitto, each one slightly overlapping the last. Spread the mushroom mixture evenly over the ham.
5. Place the beef fillet in the middle and keeping a tight hold of the cling film from the outside edge, neatly roll the parma ham and mushrooms over the beef into a tight barrel shape. Twist the ends to secure the clingfilm. Refrigerate for 10 -15 minutes, this allows the Wellington to set and helps keep the shape.
6. Roll out the pastry quite thinly to a size which will cover your beef. Unwrap the meat from the cling film. Egg wash the edge of the pastry and place the beef in the middle.
Roll up the pastry, cut any excess off the ends and fold neatly to the ‘underside’. Turnover and egg wash over the top. Chill again to let the pastry cool, approximately 5 minutes. Egg wash again before baking at 200c for 35 – 40 minutes. Rest 8 -10 minutes before slicing.
Eat and Enjoy. I would also recommend a sauce for drizzling on top. Stay posted for the sauce recipe.
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I love beef wellington! this looks tasty
It was so good. It was also my very first time making it…
Holy cow! Your Beef Wellington is stunning! Love it.
Thank you.
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I am a huge fan of beef wellington.. and the combination is PERFECT.. Happy Holidays.
oh god
this is art thanks for this and the photos are so tempting !! I wish you a very happy new year 2010 with many new cooking findings !! cheers from Pierre the french foodie in Paris
Wow – I always steered away from beef wellington, because I thought it was liver covered over the beef – never thought to use a mushroom paste!
Thanks!
Made this for my family last night – easy to make and everyone loved it!