Beef Wellington

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Course : Beef
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 1
 

Ingredients:

3 pound beef tenderloin trimmed
2 tablespoons oil
1 package frozen puff pastry
1/2 cup canned pate de foie gras*
1 large egg
 

Preparation:

Sear the meat in a pan on all sides. Let the meat cool and then cut into equal size filets. Roll the thawed pastry into a 14-by-14-inch sheet. Cut into individual squares to wrap the meat. Spread each square with a tablespoon of pate. Place each filet onto each square. Wrap each, envelope style by gathering the opposite corners. Place each Wellington seam side down on a well buttered pastry sheet. Pinch the ends firmly. Cut a vent in each one. Decorate with bits of the scraps left from the pastry. Brush with beaten egg. Bake for 10 minutes at 425 degrees. Reduce the heat to 350 and bake for another 5 minutes. Madeira Sauce Drippings from pan used to sear meat above Beef stock or bullion Red wine 1 1/2 cup demi-glaze (purchased as a dry mix) 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons Madeira To make the brown sauce, add stock and a touch of red wine to pan drippings and reduce to about a cup. Bring the demi-glaze to a boil. Reduce slightly. Place in a double boiler to keep warm before using. Reduce 1 cup of the brown sauce to 3/4 cup. Add the Madeira, about 1/4 cup. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Swirl in 1 tablespoon butter and 2 remaining tablespoons Madeira. To serve place 2 or 3 tablespoons of the sauce on each plate. Top with a Wellington. The pastry will be a bit soggy on the bottom but this is OK. Top the Wellington with demi-glaze. *As a substitute for the pate you may make a mushroom druxelle, below: 1/2 pound mushrooms 2 tablespoons shallots, finely chopped 2 tablespoons butter 1 tablespoon oil salt and pepper to taste Saute the shallots in the butter and oil mixture over medium heat till golden. Add the chopped mushrooms and increase the heat to high. Saute till the juices are evaporated. Remove from the heat and season to taste. Let cool before using.

 

Nutritional Information:

241 Calories (kcal); 27g Total Fat; (100% calories from fat); 0g Protein; 0g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 0mg Sodium