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Beef Wellington
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Total Time:
1 hour 30 minutes
Indulgent Beef Wellington featuring tender fillet of beef, perfect for elegant gatherings and celebrations. Easy to prepare and cook, a showstopper for any special occasion.
Ingredients:
  • 1 kg centre fillet of beef trimmed (the timings below work perfectly for a fillet of roughly 10cm in diameter)
  • olive oil
  • 2 knobs of unsalted butter
  • 3 sprigs of fresh rosemary
  • 1 red onion
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 600 g mixed mushrooms
  • 100 g free-range chicken livers (cleaned)
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • ½ teaspoon truffle oil (optional)
  • 50 g fresh breadcrumbs
  • 1 x 500 g block puff pastry
  • 1 large free-range egg
  • 2 onions
  • 4 sprigs of fresh thyme
  • 1 heaped teaspoon blackcurrant jam
  • 100 ml Maderia wine
  • 1 heaped teaspoon English mustard
  • 2 heaped teaspoons plain flour plus extra for dusting
  • 600 ml organic beef stock (hot)
Instructions:
  • Heat a large frying pan over high heat. Season the beef with sea salt and black pepper. Add oil, butter, and rosemary to the pan. Sear the beef for 4 minutes total, turning with tongs. Transfer beef to a plate. In the same pan on medium heat, cook onion, garlic, mushrooms, rosemary, butter, and oil for 15 minutes until soft and caramelized. Add livers and Worcestershire sauce, cook for a few more minutes. Transfer contents to a board, drizzle with truffle oil, chop by hand, season, and mix in breadcrumbs. Preheat oven to 210°C/425°F/gas 7. Roll out pastry, spread mushroom mixture, place beef, wrap pastry around, seal ends. Place on baking tray, brush with eggwash. Cook in the oven for 40 minutes. For the gravy, cook onions, thyme, oil, and jam, add Madeira, flame, add mustard, flour, and stock, simmer until desired consistency. Rest Wellington, then slice and serve with gravy and greens.