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Beef Wellington

Seared beef fillet wrapped around a mushroom and shallot paste and sealed in puff pastry, baked until golden. Impressive and well suited to entertaining, since most of it can be done the day before.

  • YieldServes 6
  • Hands-on1 h 10 min
  • Total2 h 15 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 1 kgbeef fillet, from the thick end, trimmed
  • 2 tbspsunflower oil
  • 45 gunsalted butter
  • 2shallots, finely chopped
  • 1 clovegarlic, crushed
  • 250 gmixed wild mushrooms, finely chopped
  • 1 tbspbrandy
  • 500 gpuff pastry, all-butter
  • to tasteall-purpose flour, for dusting
  • 1egg, beaten, to glaze
  • to tastesalt and freshly ground black pepper

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Soy
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Legumes (any)
  • Sunflower seeds
  • Wheat
  • Onion family (any)
  • Garlic
  • Shallot
  • Black and white pepper
  • Mushrooms (any)
  • Button, cremini and portobello
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Beef and veal
  • Alcohol

Taste

  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh

Equipment

  • Oven

Season

  • Winter

Occasion

  • Entertaining
  • Holiday

Effort

  • 45–90 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 4
  • Needs advance prep
  • Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: high
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: high

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