# Christmas Beef Wellington

A Christmas take on a classic dish.

- Servings: 6 servings
- Total time: 7 min
- Cuisine: British
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 filet of beef
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon English mustard
- 700 grams chestnut mushrooms
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 handful fresh thyme
- 1 package Parma ham
- 1 sheet puff pastry
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 generous sprinkle salt

## Instructions

1. Season the filet of beef with salt and pepper.
2. Sear the beef in a very hot pan with olive oil for a couple of minutes per side.
3. Brush the seared beef with English mustard.
4. Prepare the filling by blending 700 grams of chestnut mushrooms, a chopped clove of garlic, salt and pepper in a food processor.
5. Add a handful of fresh thyme to the mushroom mix.
6. Cook the mushroom mixture in a hot dry pan until all the water is removed.
7. Let the filling cool.
8. Place slices of Parma ham on a cling film-covered surface, slightly overlapping.
9. Season the Parma ham with pepper only.
10. Spread the mushroom mixture evenly over the Parma ham.
11. Place the beef on top of the mushroom mixture and wrap it with Parma ham.
12. Tightly wrap the beef with cling film, creating a cylinder shape.
13. Refrigerate for 15 minutes to firm up.
14. Roll the puff pastry and place the beef in the center.
15. Trim the excess pastry and twist the ends together to seal.
16. Refrigerate for 5 minutes to firm up again.
17. Remove cling film and brush the pastry with egg yolk.
18. Score the pastry with the back of a knife.
19. Sprinkle generously with salt.
20. Bake in a 200-degree oven for around 35 minutes, depending on how rare you like your beef.
21. Let the Wellington rest for at least 10 minutes before serving.

## Equipment

- food processor
- very hot pan
- wooden spoon
- knife
- cling film

## Source

- Original video: https://youtu.be/Cyskqnp1j64?si=iLgAw-BX_8pbCqzA
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/52582fcd-30c8-47d4-9a97-4c06014cd23c
- Extracted: 2025-02-22

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