Are you ready to embark on a culinary journey to create an exquisite dish that will tantalize your taste buds and leave a lasting impression? Beef Wellington, a classic dish known for its elegant presentation and rich flavors, awaits your culinary exploration. With this step-by-step guide, we will take you through the process of creating this iconic dish, using only the finest ingredients and highlighting the delicate balance between tender beef, buttery puff pastry, and the luscious truffle madeira sauce. Get ready to unleash your inner chef and create a memorable dining experience that will transport your guests to a world of culinary delight.
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BEEF WELLINGTON WITH TRUFFLE MADEIRA SAUCE
Make and share this Beef Wellington With Truffle Madeira Sauce recipe from Food.com.
Provided by The Flying Chef
Categories Steak
Time 1h35m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- First make the mushroom mixture which can be made a day in advance.
- Melt butter in fry pan add onion, saute until soft add chopped mushrooms cook until moisture has evaporated, then add the cream stir over a low heat until thickened.Add parsley and season with salt and pepper. This part of the dish can now be set aside,if making it a day ahead store in fridge until ready to use.
- To prepare the beef heat olive oil in a fry pan when the pan is hot add the beef and sear all sides until browned. Remove from heat put on a plate and set aside to cool.
- While the beef is cooling lightly flour a surface and roll out the puff pastry big enough to envelope the beef. Take two pancakes and lay them on top of the pastry, next spread the fois gras onto the centre of the pancakes enough that it will cover the top and sides of the fillet. (allow fois gras to come to room temperature as this will make it soft and easy to spread) Then spread the mushroom mixture on, the same as the fois gras take the beef and place on top of the mushroom mix press down gently. Take remaining two pancakes place on top of fillet.Wrap the pastry around the fillet and fold in sides to envelope beef,and seal with beaten egg.
- Turn over and place seam side down on buttered baking tray. You can decorate the top with cut out pastry leaves if you want. The wellington has to be refrigerated now for one hour before baking.
- To cook preheat oven to 190°C and bake beef until pastry is golden brown approx 35-45 mins, a little longer if you prefer your beef more well done. Remove from oven and stand for 10mins before serving.
- Preparing the madeira truffle sauce.
- Bring broth and madeira to boil then turn down heat and simmer until reduced by half. Mix cornflour with water to form a paste and add just to thicken slightly, add truffles allow to simmer a few minutes more then add butter and serve immediately.
- It sounds complex but it really is not and it is well worth it for a special occasion. Most of it can be prepared in advance so you can enjoy time with your guests while it is cooking.
BEEF WELLINGTON WITH MADEIRA SAUCE
You can make this very impressive-looking (yet easy-to-make) beef Wellington with Madeira sauce ahead of time. Just finish the baking process when your guests arrive. -Janaan Cunningham
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h25m
Yield 16 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 475°. Place the tenderloin in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan; fold ends under tenderloin. Bake, uncovered, for 20-25 minutes or until browned. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or until chilled., For sauce, in a large saucepan, combine the consomme, tomato paste and bouillon granules. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes or until reduced to 2 cups. , Combine butter and flour until smooth. Stir into sauce, a teaspoon at a time. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in wine and set aside., For the filling, in a large skillet, combine the mushrooms, shallots, ham and 2 tablespoons Madeira sauce. Cook over low heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the parsley; cook 10 minutes longer or until liquid has evaporated, stirring occasionally. Set aside., Preheat oven to 425°. On a lightly floured surface, unfold both puff pastry sheets; moisten short side of one sheet with water. Slightly overlap the edge of the remaining sheet over the moistened edge; press edges together. Transfer to an ungreased baking sheet., Spread half of the filling down the center of pastry. Place the tenderloin on the filling. Spread the remaining filling over the top of meat. Bring edges of pastry over the filling and pinch together. Roll to place seam side down. Brush pastry edges with milk; fold edges under meat. If desired, lightly score puff pastry with a sharp knife to form diamond pattern and brush with beaten egg. , Bake, uncovered, until deep golden brown, 40 minutes, covering lightly with foil if needed to prevent overbrowning (meat will be medium-rare). Transfer to a serving platter. Let stand for 15 minutes before slicing. Rewarm Madeira sauce if necessary. Serve with tenderloin.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 363 calories, Fat 17g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 56mg cholesterol, Sodium 453mg sodium, Carbohydrate 21g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 30g protein.
INDIVIDUAL LAMB WELLINGTON PARCELS WITH A MADEIRA SAUCE
This is a different take on my more extravagant beef wellington, an elegant meal that is far more cost effective and it looks and tastes wonderful. Were I have put the pate feel free to use proper fois gras which is what I use in my beef wellington, but of course that is triple the price of getting chicken or duck liver pate. I also bought morel mushrooms to go in the sauce these are a more expensive mushroom but no where near the cost of black truffles, which I use in my wellington recipe. I could not get fresh when I made this so I bought a 20g dried packet and used about half as it was just for two, I yielded around 11/2-2 Tablespoons of chopped morels (didn't measure exact.)
Provided by The Flying Chef
Categories Lamb/Sheep
Time 1h5m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Melt butter in a pan add mushrooms, cook until soft, add onion, cooking stirring until onion softens, add herbs, cream and salt and pepper, cook until liquid has evapourated., set to one side.
- Lightly flour a surface and roll out puff pastry, cut in half so you have 2 separate sheets, enough to cover both fillets completely, depending on the size of your fillets, you will either use all or have a little left over. I usually make some jam tarts if this is the case.
- Take a lamb fillet and spread half the pate over the top and sides of the meat, press half the mushroom onto the pate.
- Take a pancake and place it on top of the mushroom mixture, carefully turn it over laying it, pancake, mushroom side down onto the pastry, fold up the other part of the pancake to cover underside of lamb, fold remaining pastry over the pancake to form a little parcel, brush joining ends of pastry with milk or eggs to seal. Decorate top of pastry if desired.
- Place lamb parcels on a lightly oiled baking tray and bake in pre-heated oven of 200 degrees Celsius for 30-40 Min's or until pastry is browned and risen.
- Sauce:.
- Bring Madeira and stock to the boil, mix a little water with the cornflour add to sauce and stir until it thickens slightly, add morels and stir to combine.
- To Serve: I served mine over parsnip mash and vegetables and drizzled with the sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1033.4, Fat 67.2, SaturatedFat 21.6, Cholesterol 82.4, Sodium 734.3, Carbohydrate 82.8, Fiber 2.7, Sugar 2.3, Protein 15.4
MADEIRA TRUFFLE SAUCE
Provided by Jacques Pepin
Categories condiments
Time 10m
Yield About two cups
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the shallots. Cook gently over low heat for about 2 minutes, until the shallots are soft but not brown.
- Add the Madeira, bring the mixture to a boil and reduce it by half to concentrate the flavor. Mix in the demiglace, return the mixture to a boil and add the dissolved potato starch and salt and pepper to taste.
- Just before serving, add the chopped truffles and Cognac. Bring the mixture to a boil, cover tightly to prevent the aroma from evaporating and serve as soon as possible with the truffled potatoes Sarladaise (see recipe) or with meat.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 93, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams, Carbohydrate 4 grams, Fat 6 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 2 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 433 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams
Tips:
- Use high-quality ingredients, especially the beef tenderloin. Look for a tenderloin that is evenly marbled and has a deep red color.
- Make sure the duxelles are finely chopped. This will help them to distribute evenly throughout the Wellington.
- Season the beef tenderloin generously with salt and pepper. This will help to enhance the flavor of the meat.
- Wrap the beef tenderloin in plastic wrap and refrigerate it for at least 4 hours, or overnight. This will help the meat to firm up and make it easier to wrap in the puff pastry.
- When wrapping the beef tenderloin in puff pastry, make sure to tuck the edges of the pastry under the meat. This will help to prevent the pastry from becoming dry and crumbly.
- Bake the Beef Wellington in a preheated oven until the pastry is golden brown and the internal temperature of the meat reaches 135 degrees Fahrenheit for medium-rare, 145 degrees Fahrenheit for medium, or 155 degrees Fahrenheit for medium-well.
- Let the Beef Wellington rest for 10-15 minutes before slicing and serving. This will allow the juices to redistribute throughout the meat.
Conclusion:
Beef Wellington is a classic dish that is perfect for a special occasion. It is a delicious and impressive dish that is sure to wow your guests. With a little care and attention to detail, you can easily make Beef Wellington at home. So next time you are looking for a special dish to serve, give Beef Wellington a try.
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