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Beef Wellington
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Beef Wellington

Filet Mignon wrapped in Puff Pastry
Prep Time45 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Chill1 hour
Total Time2 hours 25 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: French, English
Keyword: meat, Steak, Filet Mignon
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 342kcal

Ingredients

  • lb Center Cut Beef Tenderloin tied with string
  • 1 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 2 tbsp Dijon Mustard
  • 6 slices Prosciutto
  • 1 sheet Puff Pastry
  • 1 egg beaten with 1 tbsp water

Duxelles

  • 16 oz Mushrooms (Shiitake, Portobello, Button)
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • ¼ cup fresh breadcrumbs (not packaged)
  • ½ cup shallot chopped
  • 1 tsp fresh thyme (leaves only)
  • tsp salt
  • tsp pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400

Duxelles

  • Add Mushrooms, Shallots and Thyme to a food processor and finely chop. Can also be done by hand but it needs to be finely chopped
  • Heat Butter in a pan and saute mushrooms until liquid has been rendered. About 8 min
  • Add salt and pepper and fresh breadcrumbs
  • Let cool

Meat

  • Season beef with salt and pepper
  • Heat Olive Oil in pan and sear meat on all sides
  • Let cool slightly and remove string
  • Brush with Dijon Mustard

Assemble

  • Lay slices of prosciutto slightly overlapping on a piece of plastic wrap
  • Spread duxelles over prosciutto
  • place cooled meat on top and use plastic to wrap prosciutto and mushrooms around the meat.
  • Chill in refrigerator for at least a half hour
  • Roll puff pastry on a lighly floured surface ¼ inch thick
  • Roll puff pastry in a rectangle just large enough to wrap around tenderloin. You do not want too much excess on sides. Trim pastry as necessary and keep scraps to decorate top with.
  • Remove Tenderloin from plastic and wrap tightly in puff pastry use egg wash to seal
  • Put seam side down and cut out decorative cut outs out of excess puff pastry to place on top.
  • Brush with egg wash
  • Roast in oven for 45 minutes until temp reaches 130-135 for medium rare
  • Let rest for 10 minutes before slicing with a sharp serated knife

Notes

Serve with Jenn's View Brandy Cream Sauce recipe

Nutrition

Serving: 1person | Calories: 342kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 316mg | Potassium: 317mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 40IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 2mg