# Christmas Beef Wellington

A Christmas take on a classic dish.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Total time: 7 min
- Cuisine: British
- Category: Lunch
- Language: en

## Ingredients

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

## Instructions

1. Season the fillet of beef with salt and pepper.
2. Sear the fillet of beef in a very hot pan with olive oil.
3. Brush the seared beef with English mustard.
4. In a food processor, blend 700 grams of chestnut mushrooms, a chopped clove of garlic, salt and pepper.
5. Add crumbled chestnuts to the mushroom mix and blend.
6. Cook the mixture in a hot dry pan to remove water and intensify the flavor.
7. Assemble the Wellington: lay the Parma ham slices on a cling film-covered surface, overlapping the slices.
8. Season the Parma ham with pepper and spread the mushroom mixture over the ham.
9. Lay the beef on top of the mushroom mixture, carefully wrap it with the Parma ham and seal with cling film, forming a cylinder shape.
10. Refrigerate for 15 minutes to firm up.
11. Wrap again with cling film and refrigerate for 5 minutes to firm up.
12. Place the beef cylinder on top of the puff pastry sheet, cover the beef with the pastry and trim the edges.
13. Twist the ends of the pastry together to seal the beef.
14. Brush the pastry with egg yolk and score the surface with the back of a knife.
15. Sprinkle with salt.
16. Bake at 200 degrees for around 35 minutes, depending on how rare you like your beef.
17. Let rest for at least 10 minutes after baking.

## Equipment

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

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cyskqnp1j64
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/d1c527cd-dc0b-4f61-88fd-93ce01b03b3d
- Extracted: 2025-02-07

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