Gorgonzola Beef Wellingtons

Name: Gorgonzola Beef Wellingtons
Prep time: 1 h 5 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters Madeira wine or additional reduced-sodium beef broth; 1 kgs beef tenderloin steaks each); 4 Tbsps butter, divided; 1 teaspoon dried thyme; 2 eggs, beaten; 454 grams fresh mushrooms, thinly sliced; 6 garlic cloves, minced; 113 grams cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese; 946 milliliters reduced-sodium beef broth; 1 teaspoons pepper, divided; 490 grams package frozen puff pastry, thawed; 1 teaspoons salt, divided; 2 shallots, finely chopped; 2 Tbsps tomato paste

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Gorgonzola Beef Wellingtons a try. This recipe makes 8 servings with 738 calories, 51g of protein, and 45g of fat each. This recipe covers 31% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of garlic cloves, puff pastry, tomato paste, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the butter you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Butter Cake as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 5 minutes.

Instructions

Sprinkle steaks with 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper. In a large skillet, brown steaks in 2 tablespoons butter in batches.

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Salt And Pepper

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Steak

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Remove from the skillet; cool slightly and refrigerate until chilled.

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In the same skillet, saute mushrooms and shallots in remaining butter until tender.

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Mushrooms

Shallot

Butter

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Add the garlic and remaining salt and pepper; cook 1 minute longer.

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Salt And Pepper

Garlic

On a lightly floured surface, roll each puff pastry sheet into a 14-in square.

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Roll

Cut into four 6-1/2-in. squares (use scraps to make decorative cutouts if desired).

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Place 2 tablespoons cheese in the center of each square; top with 3 tablespoons mushroom mixture and a steak. Lightly brush pastry edges with egg. Bring opposite corners of pastry over steak; pinch seams to seal tightly.

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Mushrooms

Cheese

Steak

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Place seam side down in a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan.

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Cut four small slits in top of pastry. Arrange cutouts over tops if desired.

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Brush with egg.

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Bake at 425° for 25-30 minutes or until pastry is golden brown and meat reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, a thermometer should read 145°; medium, 160°; well-done, 170°).

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Meat

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Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, combine broth and wine. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced by half, about 30 minutes. Stir in tomato paste and thyme.

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Tomato Paste