Beef Tenderloin En Croute
- 3 pounds Beef Tenderloin
- 1 package Frozen Puff Pastry Sheets (16 Ounce Package)
- 10 ounces, weight Mushrooms, Finely Chopped
- 2 Tablespoons Butter
- 8 ounces, weight Cream Cheese (herb And Garlic Flavored If You Can Find It)
- 1/4 cups Seasoned Dry Bread Crumbs
- 1/4 cups Madeira Wine (or Sherry)
- 2 Tablespoons Chopped Scallions
- 1 clove Minced Garlic
- 1/4 teaspoons Salt
- 1 whole Egg, Beaten
- 1 Tablespoon Cold Water
- Heat oven to 425.
- Place meat on rack on baking pan.
- Roast 45-50 minutes or until meat reaches 135 degrees.
- Remove from oven and cool for 30 minutes in fridge.
- Thaw puff pastry sheets.
- In large skillet cook and stir mushrooms in butter for about 10 minutes.
- Add cream cheese, bread crumbs, Madeira, scallions, garlic and salt.
- Mix well.
- Cool.
- On lightly floured surface overlap pastry sheets 1/2 inch to form a big 14x12 inch rectangle; press edges firmly together to seal.
- Trim length of pastry 2 1/2 inches longer than length of meat.
- Place meat in center of pastry.
- Spread mushroom mixture over top and sides of meat.
- Fold pastry over meat and press edges over to seal.
- If you are feeling creative feel free to make some pretty decoration on top with the excess puff pastry.
- Brush pastry with combined egg and water.
- Place meat in a greased pan.
- Bake 20-25 minutes or until pastry is golden brown.
- Let stand about 10 minutes before slicing.
- Eat and enjoy and know that you may eat more than you expected and fall into a deep deep food coma.
- Im not going to lie...the first time you make this it seems a bit complicated, but once you get your timing down this meal is a piece of cake.
- Promise.
- I usually make this meal with beef tenderloin for special occasions like birthdays, New Years dinner etc, but for everyday Ill substitute a pork loin for the beef tenderloin.
- Either way its divine!
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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/beef-tenderloin-en-croute/ (may not work)