Individual beef Wellingtons are an elegant way to serve this popular entrée. Plus, it saves you from having to carve at the table! For best results, the beef should be served medium-rare. Delicious with a classic French béarnaise sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced
- ½ cup dry sherry
- ½ cup chopped onion
- ¼ cup butter
- ¼ cup chopped parsley
- 6 (8 ounce) fillets beef tenderloin
- 1 (17.5 ounce) package frozen puff pastry, partially thawed
Directions
Step 1
Combine mushrooms, sherry, onion, butter, and parsley in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir until all the liquid is absorbed and mushrooms are well browned, about 15 to 20 minutes. Allow to cool, then cover the top of each piece of tenderloin with mushroom mixture.
Step 2
Cut each partially thawed puff pastry sheet into 3 rectangles, for a total of 6 pieces of puff pastry. Roll out each puff pastry rectangle to about 1/4-inch thickness and place beef in the center; fold up and seal all the edges, making sure the seams are not too thick. Place on a baking sheet, cover with plastic wrap, and store in the refrigerator until 35 minutes before serving time.
Step 3
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
Step 4
Bake beef Wellingtons in the preheated oven for 25 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 130 degrees F (54 degrees C) for medium rare. Let rest for 5 minutes before serving.
Editor’s Note:
Please note the differences in ingredient amounts and preparation when using the magazine version of this recipe.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Nutrition Facts | |
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Servings Per Recipe 6 | |
Calories 946 | |
% Daily Value * | |
Total Fat66g | 85% |
Saturated Fat23g | 117% |
Cholesterol134mg | 45% |
Sodium461mg | 20% |
Total Carbohydrate44g | 16% |
Dietary Fiber2g | 8% |
Total Sugars3g | |
Protein42g | |
Vitamin C6mg | 30% |
Calcium31mg | 2% |
Iron7mg | 38% |
Potassium826mg | 18% |
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient.If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.
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- by: GUYCHEF
- 21 years ago
As much as I like the other Wellington recipe on this site, this one is really much easier. Trust the cooking time. Once out of the oven, “tent” with foil and monitor with a meat theromometer to let the meat get from medium-rare to medium or medium-well if you prefer. In the future, I will use less butter to saute the mushrooms and onions and will also add a liver pate/butter mixture (stolen from the other welly recipe on this site)
to make this a real Beef Wellingon. Either way, this recipe is easy and tastes great! -
- by: JEWEBER
- 21 years ago
I made three of the steaks as written. On the other three I layed a small slice of swiss cheese over the mushroom mixture. We liked them made both ways but thought the ones with the swiss cheese had a little more flavor. Next time I make this I will probably add the cheese to all of the bundles.
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- by: Terri F.
- 18 years ago
This was very good. I was plesantly surprised at how good it was. I served it for a dinner party and everyone raved. As others said to do, I put the vegetables, including garlic, in a food processor to help make the paste. Then I added this mixture to the butter and sherry in the saute pan and let it reduce, which took a while. I also added swiss cheese to each filet.
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- by: Pat
- 18 years ago
Wonderful! I first seared the steaks in a very hot cast iron pan and cooled them in the fridge. I whirled the mushrooms, onion and parsley in the processor to chop them very finely. I then sauteed in the sherry and butter and reduced as directed. I received kudos from everyone at the table. They are so impressive—-and so easy to put together. Thanks for a great recipe.
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- by: Alle G
- 18 years ago
As my very happy husband remarked…”Restaurant quality!” Super easy and quite tasty. I omitted the parsley because I forgot to buy it, but I put the mushrooms and onions in the food processor prior to sauteeing in the brandy and butter as was suggested and it was a great idea. I served this with spinach sauteed in garlic and olive oil and baby carrots. Delicious!
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- by: CRNP2001
- 17 years ago
This recipe is excellent! I followed others’ advice…seared the filets on the stove for a few minutes, then chopped up the mushrooms and onions. I added two cloves of garlic to this mixture.
I also put it on a rack to prevent the bottom part of the dough from getting soggy. I allowed the beef to rest for about 10 minutes after coming out of the oven. It was wonderful.
The only part that gave me a bit of trouble is that the dough separated on the first one I made…I used dabs of water to keep the second one intact.
Great recipe, thanks!
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- by: Malawi
- 17 years ago
I browned the filets for a minute or two on each side before wrapping them with the ‘paste’. Everything went well, except the recommended 25 minute cook time. They were all really good and enjoyable after they were done; however, they were all WELL done. So if you like it WELL done, the 25 minutes is for you. otherwise adjust accordingly. Will make again soon, but cook half the time. And I will try to add a little bit of swiss cheese into the ‘paste’ as others recommended, just to give a little something extra.
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- by: Samantha
- 17 years ago
My family really enjoyed this dish. I personally thought it was missing something, like spices. Next time I am adding a jalopeno minced with the mushroom mixture. I used red wine in the mushroom mixture and next time maybe marinate the steaks a little. I’ll give it another chance.
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- by: Tina Marie Lenio
- 17 years ago
I followed the suggestions, and mine still came out a little closer to rare than medium rare. The pastry was also a little underdone on the top inside. I think this was because of the mushroom mixture. I will try to make it a little drier next time and add crumbled bacon pieces. I think this would also be good just wrapping the beef in the pastry. My husband loved it and we had plenty of leftovers for his lunch the next day (we only used 2 tenderloin fillets and that made plenty). A definite hit at our house!
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- by: Mommyhaldeman
- 17 years ago
This was such a hit. I had my parents over for a birthday party and made these individual wellington’s. My parents and my husband cannot stop raving about this meal. Even my 5 year old and 2 year old sons ate half a wellington each. I did serve this meat with a wine reduction sauce. I took one can of beef broth and 1 cup or so of red wine and a couple of tablespoons of butter and let them simmer for about 20 minutes, then added 1/4 cup of heavy cream and simmered for another 5-10 minutes. The sauce is super rich but complements the meal perfectly. I alos shortened the cook time on the beef because of other reviews and my oven tends to cook quickly. I cooked my wellington’s for 18 minutes and they came out med-rare and perfect.
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- by: Josie1
- 17 years ago
I love this recipe because it is great to have something so easy that makes dinner feel like a very special occasion. I like to roll out extra puff pastry to make shapes to decorate the tops, and brush with a beaten egg before baking to give it a pretty golden color. I also brown the steaks first (and let them cool before wrapping).
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- by: Jen Camilleri
- 17 years ago
I made this for Christmas Eve dinner this year. I had a little trouble rolling out the pastry thin enough, I wasn’t sure if this was because I didn’t thaw it enough or because I had one to many pre-dinner cocktails with our guests! This ended up turning out perfectly! I used leftover pastry and put a Christmas shape on each guest’s wellington. I’m not sure that extra effort was appreciated but the meal itself was. I served this with a delicious sauce made from 1 c heavy cream, 1/2 c dry sherry, 1/4c flour, 3 T butter, 4 cloves garlic, 2c beef broth which I found in a magazine. I received numerous comments on how delicious it was. It was very very filling however. Even the men could barely finish theirs. Definately worth the time and effort!
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- by: Kelly Rott
- 17 years ago
I used 6 4-oz fillets for this recipe, as an 8 oz serving of beef PLUS puff pastry is just too much food for us. One 17.5 oz package of puff pastry, rolled out slightly, fit the six fillets perfectly.
The little fillets cooked to medium rare in a 400 degree oven in 20 minutes; could have let them go a bit longer, I think, to really brown up the pastry. I covered with foil for 10 minutes when they came out, and they were juicy and delicious! I also added a bit of minced garlic and Worcestershire sauce to the mushroom mixture, just because I love the flavors with beef, and whizzed up the mixture in the food processor slightly before adding on top of the steaks. -
- by: Tlechien
- 16 years ago
I only gave this recipe 4 stars because the puff pastry turned out really soggy on the bottom. I did brown the fillets in a hot skillet before wrapping them, but next time I’ll heat the cookie sheet (as another reviewer suggested). I served it with pepper crusted baked potato and skewered shrimp, yum. I will definitely try again. Thank you for this recipe.
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- by: Mary K. Lyskawa
- 16 years ago
Very good recipe. I seared the meat first on all sides, let it cool and wrapped in pastry. I placed the wellingtons on a rack on a baking sheet, covered and refrigerated until it was time to cook. I brushed them with egg wash and baked 425 convection oven for 20 minutes, let rest for 15 minutes and they were a perfect rare. I served them with buttermilk smashed red potatoes and roasted asparagus. My guests cleaned their plates!
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- by: 072705R
- 15 years ago
I did not use onions, I used a shallot and 2 t minced garlic..put all in my mini chopper to make a paste. added worch sauce, 1 t to pan with sherry. preheat cookie sheet, also I baked steaks alone in oven for 20 minutes to ensure they would be done once baked in pastry, my family likes well done meat. I baked about 20 minutes in the pastry, topped with hollandaise sauce….great
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- by: SHERILYNKIM
- 15 years ago
My family really like these and the children liked helping to make them. We made mini Wellingtons for appetizers. Using a lot of the suggestions from the reviews, here is what I did: I cut the beef into 1-inch cubes and then browned them in a pan for about a minute. For the vegetable mixture, I used brandy instead of sherry, shallots instead of onions and frozen Shiitake mushrooms (thawed with excess water squeezed out) instead of fresh mushrooms. I also added two garlic cloves. I put all the vegetables including some brandy into the blender and made a paste then sauteed it with butter, rest of the brandy, about two tablespoons of heavy cream, and a couple of squirts of Worcestershire sauce. When wrapping the beef, I cut small squares of pastry for the one-inch cubes of beef and added a small swiss cheese slice to each one along with the vegetable paste. I first baked a couple in the toaster oven before I assembled the rest to see how they tasted. That is when I realized they needed salt. After I added about 1/8 teaspoon of salt to the vegetable paste, I baked the rest in the oven. They looked great and tasted delicious.
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- by: Marley_Mom
- 15 years ago
I had never had beef wellington before and decided to give this a try. It was quite good. There wasn’t a whole lot of flavor in the steak, so we used a dijon mustard and spread that over canned crescent rolls (in place of the puff pastry) and wrapped the steaks. Will be making this again. Thanks.
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- by: Thebusylittlebaker
- 15 years ago
Wow, what a delightful dish. I often serve filet for special meals, and this added that special touch to make it fun and different. The flavors are classic combinations, and the recipe works well exactly as written. The meat was so flavorful and tender – the cooking times were accurate. However, I have made some variations for fun on some occasions – I’ve added feta to the paste mixture, and I’ve swapped shallots for onion
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- by: Robin Keller
- 15 years ago
Wonderful recipe! Very easy to make. Used two 8 oz fillets per rolled out puff pastry sheet. Didn’t have sherry but used Merlot and tasted wonderful! I added some finely chopped leftover holiday ham and also topped with some shredded swiss. I tasted the filling and it needed a little flavor so I added 2 t minced garlic. These truly had fantastic flavor! Will be making again & again. Served with a tasty sauce of 1 1/2 T butter melted, 1 C beef stock, 3/4 C Merlot & 1/2 t minced garlic. Heated all of that and then added 1/2 C fat free half & half. Ended up mixing a little cornstarch and water then slowly adding enough until it made the consistancy I wanted. YUM. Thanks for the recipe.
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- by: KIM20
- 14 years ago
This was very good! I didn’t have sherry so used merlot and chopped the mushrooms. I also browned the filets first. I used fillo dough (brushing with butter between layers–6 layers) gathering up all sides and twist then brushed with butter. They looked so elegant and my guests loved it!
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- by: RJM
- 14 years ago
Very fancy and impressive dinner. Made a few modifications. Used whateever red wine on hand instead of the sherry. Tasted fine. I used fresh garlic and monterey seasoning for added flavor. Also brushed dijon mustard all over the fillets. I put floor on the bottom of baking tray to prevent sticking. Also brushed pastry with egg wash before baking. Made ahead and turned out great, 25 minutes was perfect. My fillets were 5 to 6 oz. Makes a very elegant presentation.
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- by: Kasia
- 14 years ago
I must agree with another reviewer: lowering the temp after 15 minutes and covering the wellingtons with an egg wash is key. I added salt, pepper and garlic to the mushrooms and replaced the sherry with port (that’s what I had on hand) and it turned out beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing Marbalet.
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- by: Sherry
- 14 years ago
We LOVED these. Only change to recipe is that I added garlic to mushrooms and onions. I did not do the egg wash as others suggested, will next time, crust turned out well, but think better with the wash. I did make the sauce recommended by rspoinedyorkies – dec 2009, was great as recipe calls, but that sauce made this meal for us. I baked without searing, steaks were no pink in 25 minutes.
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- by: Michael E
- 14 years ago
5 stars! Used combo of cremini, oyster, and portabella shrooms, added a little cream…cooked exactly as directed (pre-heated baking sheet…good call)…made a bernaise and a red wine reduction of beef stock, red wine, garlic, more mushrooms, anda little more cream….not a drop leftr on the plates!
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- by: Abionca
- 14 years ago
OMG! This is my first Beef Wellington I ever ate or made and its was good! (actually I am still eating it right now lol). I was going to make the other Wellington with more reviews but this one seemed easier and I am so happy I picked it. I honestly did not measure the Sherry, I just keep adding it in and tasting. Ohh, I did my famous mac & cheese on the side and had a nice Dos Equis with it 😛
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- by: Amy
- 13 years ago
One word – AWESOME! I love Beef Wellington but never bothered to make it at home. I don’t care for the version with liver so I tried this one instead and it was too die for. I don’t know if it’s the recipe or the fact that I used very expensive filets but the meat melted in my mouth and the flavor of the mushroom paste just made it even better!
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- by: Pat Weiser
- 13 years ago
This was very good. I substituted white wine for red, since that’s what I had, and slipped some Irish gouda cheese into the packet. Even 18 minutes was too long, the beef was medium well, NOT my favorite. Next time, and I will make it again, It will be in the oven only for 12 minutes for medium rare.
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- by: Maryk
- 13 years ago
It was great, with a few modifications. I seasoned the beef tenderloins and seared them before assembling. I followed the advice of Anita, and put the mushroom mixture in the blender , as my fiance “claims” he does not like mushrooms. I used 4 5oz. triple trimmed filets from Omaha Steaks and cooked @ 425 for 20 minutes. Cook only until pastry is browned about 16-18 minutes if you like RARE!
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- by: Robin Weber
- 13 years ago
I was intimitated by this dish and therefore, asked my husband, the real chef in the family, for his assistance. It turned out to be pretty simple to make. We chose to sear the fillet first and added extra seasoning. Yet, we still found it to be a bit bland for our taste. However, our dinner guests enjoyed itl We will defintiely make it again. The biggest obstacle for me is making it look as pretty as the photos. Any suggestions or tips?
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- by: Tamara
- 12 years ago
Great recipe! I never was able to get a “paste” out of those mushrooms, though, so they went into the food processor. I made these as appetizers, with each piece of tenderloin individually wrapped. When I rolled out the pastry, I cut it into 16 squares, put a dollop of the mushroom mix on each, and placed the beef on top of that. Then I then wet the edges of the pastry and pulled them to seal. Then I placed it on the baking sheet seam side down. I’d sauteed the beef pieces a bit because none of my guests like rare meat. When they were done, the beef was well done, but very tender.
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- by: Knockoutchef
- 12 years ago
Delicious! The first time I added a cooked bacon strip and crumbled bleu cheese to each bundle – the cheese is a must! The second time we did away with the bacon and it’s still a winner! What an easy way to impress! I brushed each bundle with melted butter as well before baking.
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- by: Lenah
- 12 years ago
My husband and I made this dish when my parents came to visit. We just loved it. We had made the traditional style beef wellington before and that was so huge and seems to take a ton of time to prepare. We liked this because it was simplier and you ended up getting more puff pastry with your meat which is really yummy. The only substitution that I made was using beef loin instead of tenderloin. The ternderloin was really expensive so I went down a step in meat quality.
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- by: Anne Rebelo
- 11 years ago
Hey there! This was my first time making this dish and this recipe really helped me out. I wanted to make a full beef wellington, but my hubby brought home cut up prime rib steaks instead! My only comment would be watch the cooking time: I followed the recipe and they were definitely well done. For medium rare I’d suggest sticking the biggest one with a thermometer after 15 minutes -you may find they are done at that point.
I definitely accomplished impressing my guests with this one!
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- by: Semichee
- 11 years ago
As is, I find the recipe doesn’t make enough of the mushroom paste per steak. I suggest doubling it! Also, to prevent the wellies from turning soggy, make sure to dab any excess liquid out of the mushroom paste and preheat the cookie sheet before placing the wellies on it and baking. Otherwise, it’s great and my family enjoys these every time 🙂
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- by: Katie Walters
- 11 years ago
I made this reciped for a group of people the night before Easter because i didnt want to make ham two days in a row, i tripled it and WOW, it was simple , tasty the steak was moist and i have no idea what kind of steak i used because we had frozen steaks with no labels from a fundraiser but i wouldnt fret about the pastry dough do the best you can and put the seems on the bottom. Cut the mushrooms smaller than slices and cook until its a paste. So easy and lovely to present.
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- by: Amydnoland
- 11 years ago
Loved this. I make homemade pastry dough first (very time consuming but VERY worth it).
I preheated the baking sheet in the oven first. I put mushrooms, garlic, shallots and a little olive oil in a food processor. Then I sauteed it until the liquid evaporated.
Meanwhile I seared the sides of the beef for 2 minuses per side. (they turned out a little rarer than I liked so next time I’ll do 3 minutes per side).
I rolled the dough to 1/4 inch thick placed some chopped prosciutto, the mushroom mixture and then the steak. Folded it over and sealed it by brushing on a little water on the seam.
I egg washed the tops and baked for 20 minuses. Tasted amazing!!!!!
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- by: Cjedriak
- 10 years ago
Almost followed the recipe exactly! I took into account Lisa Marie’s review! I seared each piece for 30 seconds in a piping hot cast iron skillet crusted with cracked black pepper and coarse sea salt. I then let them cool down and wrapped in puff pastry, topped with the mushroom mixture (inside the pastry). The hot cookie sheet worked amazingly! I also brushed with egg wash. I baked for 15 mins at 425 then 10 at 325. May take out 5 mins earlier next time as I like my meat very rare. Very flavorful & delicious!
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- by: Lara Trottier
- 10 years ago
I made this for Mother’s Day, and my family raved about it. My daughter kept saying it tasted like cheese-it’s inside (no one else thought so), it was fairly simple. I didn’t use Sherry as I didn’t have any, I used Chardonnay, it worked well, then I chopped up the mushrooms while they were cooking so they were smaller. I did put an egg wash on them before I put them in the oven. I cooked them for about 30 min and they were perfectly medium rare. I left my husbands in for about 5 minutes longer only because he likes his more well done. I wouldn’t change a thing.
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- by: Robin Hartman
- 9 years ago
A little hard to do successfully but well worth the try. I had some help from the gf. We followed some suggestions from other people. Heated the sheet before putting the wellington on. Added 1 tsp of garlic, 1 tsp of onion powder, 1 1/2 tsp black pepper, and a few sprinkles of Italian seasoning. We also cooked at 375, took a little longer but that’s alright. Cooked to perfection. Other than that, we followed directions as is. Super delicious. Will definitely do doing this again, and soon.
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- by: Wolson
- 9 years ago
Great Recipe: I couldn’t find the right cut of meat (3″ length of beef tenderloin) but my wife had three tenderloin steaks so I used these. I put these on a skewer, flat side to flat side to form a roll and seared them on all the exposed sides. The steaks were not all cut from the same tenderloin so it wasn’t as even as a solid tenderloin but it worked and we made do. Then I saut?d the mushrooms and onions per the recipe in the same pan after deglazing with the sherry. I removed the skewer from the steaks but kept the steaks in the seared roll coated them per the recipe and enclosed them in the puff pastry. As per one of the reviews, I started the encroute at 425 for 15 minutes and the at 325 at 25 minutes for the medium doneness preferred by my wife. I also made an au jus and merlot reduction by reducing a half can of beef stock and a 1/2 cup of merlot for 15 minutes at medium heat in the same pan as the searing was done in. The little pieces of onion, mushroom and parsley added to the reduction. I finished the reduction with a 1/8 cup of heavy cream and let it continue on heat for another 10 minutes. Yum Yum! It can out thick, intense flavored, and just the right accompaniment to the Beef Wellingtons. To complete the menu, I served this with roasted potatoes and asparagus, roasted simultaneously with the wellingtons. I also had the Finger Lakes Merlot with it. It was an outstanding memorable meal worthy of special occasions.
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- by: Angela HJ
- 9 years ago
I’ve made both individual & mini- wellingtons before, but not for a while, & was looking for a recipe to make these for Christmas dinner. They turned out just okay with this recipe, but luckily I made a delicious sauce that made up for it. There are no spices included in the recipe and I thought the wellington by itself was very bland without spices added. Additionally, you need to let the meat rest after baking, but that is not stated in the recipe. Should rest for 5-10 minutes after coming out of the oven. The cook time of 25 min is too long, at 25 min, even with me adding some potatoes to the oven for the last 10 min, these were overcooked. The recipe does not state what temp your meat will be, and these came out closer to medium, than the preferable medium-rare. Our steaks were very thick, so these would be medium well to well with a thinner cut of meat. The size of filet, temp of finished product and resting time should all be included. Therefore, this recipe is just ok. FYI, for the sauce I sauteed garlic & baby bella mushrooms in butter, sprinkled with flour to make a roux, then added beef broth and cooked down. I added a small amount of red wine, beef (better than bouillon), salt, pepper & a little half & half. The sauce was excellent and made this meal delicious, even though I was originally disappointed with this recipe.
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