Individual Beef Wellington
- 1 whole Sheet Puff Pastry, Thawed On Countertop For 30 Minutes
- 1 pint White Button Or Cremini Mushrooms
- 1/4 whole Medium Onion
- 1 clove Garlic
- 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1 teaspoon Herbes De Provence
- 4 whole Filet Or Tenderloin Steaks, 5 Ounces Each
- 2 Tablespoons Butter
- 1/4 cups Dijon Mustard
- 1 Tablespoon Flour
- 1/2 cups Red Wine
- 1 cup Beef Stock
- Coarse Salt And Pepper
- Preheat a large skillet to medium heat.
- Add the mushrooms, onion, and garlic to a food processor and pulse several times until finely chopped.
- Add the mushroom mixture to the skillet with the olive oil, herbs de Provence, and a sprinkle of salt.
- Cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms are dark in color and have released their liquids.
- Remove the mushroom mixture from the skillet to a plate.
- Put the skillet back on the heat and turn the heat up to medium-high.
- Coat both sides of the steaks with coarse salt and pepper.
- Add half the butter to the hot skillet.
- Once melted add the steaks.
- Sear the steaks on each side for 90 seconds or so, just until a dark crust has formed but the meat is still very raw on the inside.
- Remove the steaks to a plate, turn the heat off the pan, and save the pan for later when we make the sauce.
- Dont wipe it out.
- NOTE: The oven needs to be preheated when youre ready to cook the Wellingtons.
- If you prefer, you may wrap the steaks in advance then keep them in the fridge for several hours and preheat the oven right before youd like to bake the wellingtons.
- Preheat the oven to 425 F. Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
- On your work surface, lightly roll out the thawed puff pastry and cut it into 4 even rectangles.
- On each rectangle, spoon 1/4 of the mushroom mixture and 1/4 of the Dijon mustard in the center of the pastry.
- Top the Dijon with one steak, and gently pull up the sides of the pastry to form a package.
- Place the package seam side down (so the mushrooms are on top) on the prepared baking sheet.
- Repeat with the other 3 steaks.
- Spray the tops of the pastries with cooking spray and sprinkle with a pinch of coarse salt.
- Bake the Wellingtons for 20-30 minutes or until the pastry is puffed and golden.
- While the pastries are baking, reheat the steak pan to medium heat.
- Add the remaining butter and a scant tablespoon of flour.
- Whisk together for 2 minutes until fully combined.
- Pour in the wine, and continue whisking to remove steak bits from the bottom of the pan.
- Pour in the stock, and let the mixture reduce by half to form a thin sauce.
- Add more stock if the sauce is too thick.
- It should coat a spoon but not be gelatinous.
- When the Wellingtons are cooked, remove the pan from the oven and allow them to rest for a few minutes.
- Then plate them and slice each one in half, if desired.
- Spoon some of the sauce over top.
- Serve simply with green salad and enjoy!
pastry, white button, onion, clove garlic, olive oil, filet, butter, dijon mustard, flour, red wine, beef, salt
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/individual-beef-wellington/ (may not work)