Single Serve Beef Wellington
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Season the beef fillets with salt.
- 2Sear the beef fillets in a hot pan.
- 3Flip the fillets to sear all sides.
- 4Remove the fillets from the pan and add chopped shallots.
- 5Deglaze the pan with brandy and ignite to flambé.
- 6Add beef stock to the pan and let it simmer.
- 7Blanch chard in boiling water and then transfer to an ice bath.
- 8Add spinach to a blender.
- 9Blend the spinach.
- 10Sauté spinach in a pan.
- 11Roll out the spinach mixture on a counter.
- 12Chop morel mushrooms.
- 13Sauté the chopped mushrooms in olive oil.
- 14Deglaze mushrooms with white wine.
- 15Cook until the liquid reduces and emulsifies.
- 16Strain the pan sauce into a small pot.
- 17Add butter and thyme to the strained sauce and heat.
- 18Wrap the seared beef fillet in blanched chard.
- 19Top the chard-wrapped fillet with the mushroom duxelle.
- 20Cover the duxelle with more chard.
- 21Enclose the prepared beef in puff pastry.
- 22Use a round cutter to shape the Wellington.
- 23Crimp the edges of the pastry with a fork.
- 24Brush the pastry with egg yolk.
- 25Decorate the Wellington with pastry cut-outs and brush again with egg yolk.
- 26Add thyme sprigs for garnish and sprinkle with salt.
- 27Bake the Beef Wellington in the oven.
- 28Peel a parsnip.
- 29Cut the parsnip into small cubes.
- 30Cook the parsnip cubes in a pot with cream.
- 31Blend the cooked parsnip into a smooth purée.
- 32Season the parsnip purée with pepper.
- 33Clean the kitchen counter.
- 34Mop the kitchen floor.
- 35Pour red wine into a glass and take a sip.
- 36Remove the baked Beef Wellington from the oven.
- 37Slice the Beef Wellington in half.
- 38Plate the parsnip purée.
- 39Place the sliced Beef Wellington on top of the purée.
- 40Drizzle with the pan sauce and garnish with thyme.
Ingredients
- 4 pieces Beef fillet
- Salt
- Shallots
- Brandy
- Beef stock
- Chard
- Spinach
- Morel mushrooms
- Olive oil
- White wine
- Butter
- Thyme
- Puff pastry
- Egg yolk
- Parsnip
- Cream
- Black pepper
Equipment
Baking trayPanTongsPotIce bathBlenderCutting boardKnifeSieveWhiskCookie cutterForkPastry brushPiping bagOvenCleaning spongeMopWine glassPlate
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