Beef Wellington

Name: Beef Wellington
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: English, Scottish, British, European
Ingredients: 1 kilograms beef tenderloin; 2 Tbsps butter, softened; 298 grams beef broth; 1 egg yolk, beaten; 118 milliliters sliced fresh mushrooms; 57 grams liver pate; 1 onion, chopped; 496 grams package frozen puff pastry, thawed; 2 Tbsps red wine; 8 servings salt and pepper to taste

Beef Wellington might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. One portion of this dish contains about 33g of protein, 58g of fat, and a total of 785 calories. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 26% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a pretty expensive recipe for fans of Scottish food. Head to the store and pick up egg yolk, butter, puff pastry, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the puff pas

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

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Oven

Place beef in a small baking dish, and spread with 2 tablespoons softened butter.

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Butter

Spread

Beef

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Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, or until browned.

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Remove from pan, and allow to cool completely. Reserve pan juices.

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Frying Pan

Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium heat.

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Butter

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Saute onion and mushrooms in butter for 5 minutes.

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Mushrooms

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Onion

Remove from heat, and let cool.

Mix together pate and 2 tablespoons softened butter, and season with salt and pepper.

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Butter

Pate

Spread pate over beef. Top with onion and mushroom mixture.

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Onion

Beef

Pate

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.

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Beef

Roll

Place beef in a 9x13 inch baking dish, cut a few slits in the top of the dough, and brush with egg yolk.

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Dough

Beef

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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.

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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.

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Beef Stock