Fillet Of Beef Wellington Recipes

BEEF WELLINGTON

Steps:

• Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7.
• Sit the 1kg beef fillet on a roasting tray, brush with 1 tbsp olive oil and season with pepper, then roast for 15 mins for medium-rare or 20 mins for medium. When the beef is cooked to your liking, remove from the oven to cool, then chill in the fridge for about 20 mins.
• While the beef is cooling, chop 250g chestnut (and wild, if you like) mushrooms as finely as possible so they have the texture of coarse breadcrumbs. You can use a food processor to do this, but make sure you pulse-chop the mushrooms so they don't become a slurry.
• Heat 2 tbsp of the olive oil and 50g butter in a large pan and fry the mushrooms on a medium heat, with 1 large sprig fresh thyme, for about 10 mins stirring often, until you have a softened mixture.
• Season the mushroom mixture, pour over 100ml dry white wine and cook for about 10 mins until all the wine has been absorbed. The mixture should hold its shape when stirred.
• Remove the mushroom duxelle from the pan to cool and discard the thyme.
• Overlap two pieces of cling film over a large chopping board. Lay 12 slices prosciutto on the cling film, slightly overlapping, in a double row.
• Spread half the duxelles over the prosciutto, then sit the fillet on it and spread the remaining duxelles over.
• Use the cling film's edges to draw the prosciutto around the fillet, then roll it into a sausage shape, twisting the ends of cling film to tighten it as you go.
• Chill the fillet while you roll out the pastry.
• Dust your work surface with a little flour. Roll out a third of the 500g pack of puff pastry to a 18 x 30cm strip and place on a non-stick baking sheet.
• Roll out the remainder of the 500g pack of puff pastry to about 28 x 36cm.
• Unravel the fillet from the cling film and sit it in the centre of the smaller strip of pastry.
• Beat the 2 egg yolks with 1 tsp water and brush the pastry's edges, and the top and sides of the wrapped fillet.
• Using a rolling pin, carefully lift and drape the larger piece of pastry over the fillet, pressing well into the sides.
• Trim the joins to about a 4cm rim. Seal the rim with the edge of a fork or spoon handle.
• Glaze all over with more egg yolk and, using the back of a knife, mark the beef Wellington with long diagonal lines taking care not to cut into the pastry.
• Chill for at least 30 mins and up to 24 hrs. Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6.
• Brush the Wellington with a little more egg yolk and cook until golden and crisp - 20-25 mins for medium-rare beef, 30 mins for medium. Allow to stand for 10 mins before serving in thick slices.

BEEF WELLINGTON

Steps:

• Preheat a large frying pan on a high heat. Rub the beef all over with sea salt and black pepper. Pour a good lug of oil into the pan, then add the beef, 1 knob of butter and 1 sprig of rosemary.
• Sear the beef for 4 minutes in total, turning regularly with tongs, then remove to a plate.
• Wipe out the pan and return to a medium heat. Peel the onion and garlic, then very finely chop with the mushrooms and put into the pan with the remaining knob of butter and another lug of oil.
• Strip in the rest of the rosemary leaves and cook for 15 minutes, or until soft and starting to caramelise, stirring regularly.
• Toss the livers and Worcestershire sauce into the pan and cook for another few minutes, then tip the contents onto a large board and drizzle with the truffle oil (if using).
• Finely chop it all by hand with a big knife, to a rustic, spreadable consistency. Taste and season to perfection, then stir in the breadcrumbs (you can use pancakes to line the pastry and absorb the juices, but I prefer using breadcrumbs like this).
• Preheat the oven to 210°C/425°F/gas 7.
• On a flour-dusted surface, roll out the pastry to 30cm x 40cm. With one of the longer edges in front of you, spread the mushroom pâté over the pastry, leaving a 5cm gap at either end and at the edge furthest away from you - eggwash these edges.
• Sit the beef on the pâté then, starting with the edge nearest to you, snugly wrap the pastry around the beef, pinching the ends to seal.
• Transfer the Wellington to a large baking tray lined with greaseproof paper, with the pastry seal at the base, and brush all over with eggwash (you can prep to this stage, then refrigerate until needed - just get it out 1½ hours before cooking so it's not fridge-cold).
• When you're ready to cook, heat the tray on the hob for a couple of minutes to start crisping up the base, then transfer to the oven and cook for 40 minutes for blushing, juicy beef - the two end portions will be more cooked, but usually some people prefer that.
• For the gravy, peel and roughly chop the onions and put into a large pan on a medium heat with a lug of oil and the thyme leaves. Cook for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, then stir in the jam and simmer until shiny and quite dark.
• Add the Madeira, flame with a match, cook away, then stir in the mustard and flour, gradually followed by the stock. Simmer to the consistency you like, then blend with a stick blender and pass through a sieve, or leave chunky.
• Once cooked, rest the Wellington for 5 minutes, then serve in 2cm-thick slices with the gravy and steamed greens.

BEEF WELLINGTON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Place beef in a small baking dish, and spread with 2 tablespoons softened butter. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, or until browned. Remove from pan, and allow to cool completely. Reserve pan juices.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium heat. Saute onion and mushrooms in butter for 5 minutes. Remove from heat, and let cool.
• Mix together pate and 2 tablespoons softened butter, and season with salt and pepper. Spread pate over beef. Top with onion and mushroom mixture.
• Roll out the puff pastry dough, and place beef in the center. Fold up, and seal all the edges, making sure the seams are not too thick. Place beef in a 9x13 inch baking dish, cut a few slits in the top of the dough, and brush with egg yolk.
• Bake at 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 10 to 15 more minutes, or until pastry is a rich, golden brown. Set aside, and keep warm.
• Place all reserved juices in a small saucepan over high heat. Stir in beef stock and red wine; boil for 10 to 15 minutes, or until slightly reduced. Strain, and serve with beef.

BEEF WELLINGTON

Steps:

• In medium skillet, melt butter; add shallot and mushrooms. Sweat mixture over medium heat. As moisture begins to cook out, turn heat to low, stirring occasionally, until mixture is dry looking (about 10 to 15 minutes). Add red wine and cook until dry again. Stir in 1-teaspoon salt and 1-teaspoon pepper5 g salt and 2 g pepper pepper; refrigerate.
• Brush tenderloin roast with olive oil and season with remaining salt and pepper. In large skillet, sear beef until it turns brown on all sides. Cover tenderloin and refrigerate until ready to assemble.
• To assemble, roll puff pastry to length that extends 2-inches5 cm past each end of the tenderloin, and twice as wide as the diameter; lightly flour as needed to prevent sticking. Spread thin layer of mushroom mixture down center of puff pastry, keeping 2-inch5 cm border all around. Lay tenderloin on top of mushroom mixture; fold puff pastry around, creating seam on bottom and tucking sides under. Place on baking sheet lined with parchment paper, seam side down, and refrigerate 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 425°F218°C.
• Combine egg yolk and water to form an egg wash. Brush over puff pastry and roast 20 minutes. Turn temperature down to 400°F204°C and bake an additional 15 minutes. If the crust begins to get dark, tent with foil. For medium-rare, remove beef from oven when meat thermometer registers 125°F52°C. Rest 15 minutes before slicing in 1/2-inch13 mm slices.

FILLET OF BEEF WELLINGTON

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375'F
• 2. Salt and Pepper tenderloin and set aside.
• 3. In a food processor, grind up mushrooms and shallot into a paste. Add salt and pepper to the mushroom mixture to taste. Set aside.
• 4. In a heavy skillet, add olive oil and raise temperature to high. Sear in all sides of the tenderloin. Remove from pan and set aside.
• 5. In same heavy skillet add mushroom shallot paste. DO NOT add more oil or butter to the pan. (There is plenty of moisture in mushrooms to begin with.) Brown paste on medium high for 2 minutes. Add tablespoon of red wine and continue to brown for one more minute until alcohol dissolves. This paste is called a duxelles.
• 6. Cover tenderloin with mustard
• 7. Lay parma ham out on plastic wrap, spread mushroom duxelles over ham evenly. Place tenderloin on top of duxelles layer, and wrap the tenderloin up tightly with the parma and duxelles. Set aside for about 20 minutes.
• 8. On a floured counter or board lay out puff pastry.
• 9. Remove plastic wrap from around parm ham/tenderloin roll.
• 10. Place parm ham/tenderloin roll in middle of puff pastry.
• 11. Put the beaten egg yolks in a bowl. With a pastry brush, brush the egg wash on to the edges of the puff pastry. Trim off any unneeded excess pastry. Continue to use the egg wash to seal any seams as you cover the tenderloin.
• 12. Place Wellington seam side down on a metal cookie sheet.
• 13. Brush egg wash across top of wellington. Sprinkle sea salt over top of wellington.
• 14. With a sharp knife, slice slits into top of wellingtons for vent holes. Do NOT slice too deeply, or it will ruin the pastry as it bakes.
• 15. Bake for 25 minutes. You want the meat to read between 125'F-130'F on an instant read thermometer for medium-rare. I do not suggest that you cook it longer. If you like your meat well-done a tenderloin fillet is not for you, and this recipe will not work.
• 16. Let meat rest for 10 minutes before serving. Slice into 1 inch slices, do NOT slice thinly.