{"id":858,"date":"2017-12-27T16:50:13","date_gmt":"2017-12-28T00:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/?p=858"},"modified":"2023-10-16T16:44:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T16:44:20","slug":"beef-wellington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2017\/12\/27\/beef-wellington\/","title":{"rendered":"Beef Wellington"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Yield: 4 \u2013 6 servings<\/h5>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Adapted from Elizabeth E. Skipper<\/h6>\n<p>Circa 1988: Beef Wellington is a masterpiece of a dish. It\u2019s really not all that hard to make, but you need to be careful and follow all of the directions. There are many variations for the recipe. Some insist on using mustard to coat the seared meat. Others wrap the duxelle coated meat in crepes to keep the puff pastry dry. Individual Wellingtons are also a nice touch when made from filet steaks.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">\u00bd<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">box puff pastry <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"id-ingredient-name\">duxelles (see below)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">6<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">oz foie gras or pork liver pate (optional, but recommended)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">1<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">center of a trimmed filet of beef (tenderloin), about 2 &#8211; 3 lb <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"id-ingredient-name\">dorure (pastry glue) made with 1 egg yolk and 3 TBS milk <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"id-ingredient-name\">vegetable oil <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nIf<\/strong> starting from a whole <strong>tenderloin,<\/strong> trim it to remove the center cut <strong>(chateaubriand<em>)<\/em>.<\/strong>\u00a0 Remove any remaining silver skin.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seriouseats.com\/2014\/12\/how-to-trim-a-whole-beef-tenderloin.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click this link<\/a> for detailed instructions on preparing a <strong>tenderloin.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Season the <strong>meat<\/strong> all over with <strong>salt<\/strong> and <strong>pepper,<\/strong> then lightly coat <strong>meat<\/strong> with a film of oil and broil or saut\u00e9 to sear &#8211; about five minutes on each side. Using a pair of tongs, sear the ends also. This will not cook it, only brown it. Set aside to cool.<\/p>\n<p>When cool, put a hole through the center of the <strong>meat<\/strong> (down the length of it), and fill with the <strong>foie gras.<\/strong> Spread on three sides and the ends with the <strong>duxelles<\/strong> and set aside once again while you roll out the <strong>pastry.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Roll out the <strong>pastry<\/strong> into a rectangle large enough to enclose the <strong>meat<\/strong> with an overlap, about 1\/8&#8243; thick. Set the <strong>meat<\/strong> upside down on the pastry, and fold the <strong>pastry<\/strong> up over the <strong>meat.<\/strong> Seal the flap with doru<strong>r<\/strong>e and trim the sides (ends) to just fit with a slight overlap , Seal these with <strong>dourer<\/strong> also. Invert the <strong>pastry-wrapped meat<\/strong> onto a baking sheet, decorate with <strong>pastry<\/strong> cutouts made from the scraps (affix with <strong>dorure),<\/strong> and chill for an hour.<\/p>\n<p>Make some steam holes in the <strong>dough.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bake at 425\u00b0F for 25 to 30 minutes, or until <strong>pastry<\/strong> is cooked a nice brown color.<\/p>\n<p>Allow to rest for ten minutes before carving with a serrated knife.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Duxelles:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">\u00bd<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">onion, minced<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">2<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">shallots, minced<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">12<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">oz mushrooms<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">\u00bd<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">cup madeira or sherry<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">\u00bd<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">cup heavy cream<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Saut\u00e9 <strong>onion<\/strong> and <strong>shallot<\/strong> until soft but not brown in 2 TBS <strong>butter.<\/strong> Add <strong>mushrooms, salt.<\/strong> Turn heat up high and cover until they exude <strong>juice<\/strong> (a l\u2019\u00e9tuv\u00e9e). Uncover and cook until <strong>juice<\/strong> evaporates. Add \u00bc \u2013 \u00bd cup dry <strong>sherry\/madeira<\/strong> and cook until evaporated. Add <strong>heavy cream.<\/strong> Cook until <strong>cream<\/strong> appears to disappear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yield: 4 \u2013 6 servings Adapted from Elizabeth E. Skipper Circa 1988: Beef Wellington is a masterpiece of a dish. It\u2019s really not all that hard to make, but you need to be careful and follow all of the directions. There are many variations for the recipe. Some insist on using mustard to coat the seared meat. Others wrap the duxelle coated meat in crepes to keep the puff pastry dry. 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