Best Individual Beef Wellington Recipes

INDIVIDUAL BEEF WELLINGTON

Steps:

• BEEF: Rub each filet with garlic and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Saute filets in butter 3-4 minutes on each side. Flame brandy, pour over filets (if this freaks you out, don't flame the brandy). Remove filets and chill.
• In the same skillet, saute chopped mushrooms and chill. Mix pate with chilled mushrooms, spread over filets, and refrigerate.
• MUSHROOM SAUCE: Using the same skillet over medium heat, combine onion and sliced mushrooms, stir in flour and gradually add wine, broth and bay leaf. Stir until sauce bubbles and is thickened. Season with salt, pepper and Worcestershire.
• PASTRY: Roll out patty shells or dough and trim into 4 6-inch squares. Brush with egg. Place each filet, pate side down, on pastry. Fold dough completely over filets and seal edges with butter. Place seam side down on a greased baking sheet (with a rim) and brush again with egg.
• Pastry may now be garnished with small flowers or leaves made from extra dough and attached using butter or beaten egg. Don't skip this step, it is very impressive looking; even I will get out the small cocktail cookie cutters and stick on a few pastry leaves, holly and berry, or even hearts for Valentine's Day.
• Bake at 425 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until crust is richly browned. Serve with heated mushroom sauce.

INDIVIDUAL BEEF WELLINGTON WITH MUSHROOM PATE

Steps:

• 1. Thaw puff pastry. Season filets with salt and pepper. On a board, roll out 2 puff pastry shells (or if using sheets, roll out the sheet) cutting a round big enough to encase the filets.
• 2. Spread the pate on top of each filet. Wrap the filets in puff pastry, pate side down so the seams are on the bottom of each wrapped filet. Seal the edges with the egg mixture.
• 3. Brush egg mixture all over pastry to give a glossy sheen. Roll out another sheet of pastry. Cut out shapes you desire and and decorate each wrapped filet. Brush again with egg mixture.
• 4. Bake the wrapped filets on cookie sheet in a preheated 375 degree oven for about 20 minutes. The pastry will be golden brown. The filets will come out medium rare. If you are a well done lover, this will not work. Tenderloin is best under-cooked. It might get tough if you cook them till they are well done. NOTE: This is wonderful with my mushroom pate recipe. I will post that as well.

INDIVIDUAL BEEF WELLINGTON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Heat a small skillet over medium heat. Add oil and butter, shallots, chopped mushrooms, and thyme. Season with salt and pepper and saute, 5 minutes.
• Add sherry and let the liquid evaporate. Remove mushrooms from heat.
• In a nonstick skillet over high heat, sear meat 2 minutes on each side in a drizzle of oil. Remove skillet from the heat and season meat with salt and pepper.
• Cut pate into 4 pieces, 2 ounces each.
• Spread the puff pastry sheet out onto a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper.
• Quarter the dough with a sharp knife.
• On each rectangle of dough, place 1/4 of the cooked mushrooms. Top mushrooms with 2 ounces pate and 1 tournedo of beef.
• Wrap dough up and over the meat, trim excess dough, and seal the dough with egg wash, using a pastry brush.
• Leftover dough bits can be used to decorate the tops of your Wellingtons.
• Turn the wrapped Wellingtons over and cover with egg wash.
• Bake 10 minutes or until golden.
• Let stand 5 minutes and serve!

INDIVIDUAL BEEF WELLINGTON RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450ºF.
• Use pulsing action of food processor to chop mushrooms until finely chopped. Heat dressing in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat. Add mushrooms; cook and stir 2 min. Add shallots; cook 2 min. or until liquid is cooked off. Spoon into bowl; stir in cheese and parsley.
• Sprinkle both sides of steaks with crushed peppercorns. Carefully wipe skillet clean with paper towel. Heat oil in skillet on medium-high heat. Add steaks in batches; cook 1 min. on each side. Remove from skillet; cool 5 min.
• Unfold pastry on lightly floured cutting board; roll to 20x12-inch rectangle. Cut into 6 squares. Spoon mushroom mixture onto center of each square; top with steak. Bring edges of pastry together, then pinch together at top to seal. Place, upside-down, on rimmed baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray.
• Use sharp knife to cut slits in star-shaped design in top of each pastry bundle. Brush with egg.
• Bake 10 to 14 min. or until pastry is golden brown and steaks are cooked to medium doneness (160ºF). Remove from oven. Let stand 7 to 10 min. before serving.

INDIVIDUAL BEEF WELLINGTON

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450ºF.
• Use pulsing action of food processor to chop mushrooms until finely chopped. Heat dressing in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat. Add mushrooms; cook and stir 2 min. Add shallots; cook 2 min. or until liquid is cooked off. Spoon into bowl; stir in cheese and parsley.
• Sprinkle both sides of steaks with crushed peppercorns. Carefully wipe skillet clean with paper towel. Heat oil in skillet on medium-high heat. Add steaks in batches; cook 1 min. on each side. Remove from skillet; cool 5 min.
• Unfold pastry on lightly floured cutting board; roll to 20x12-inch rectangle. Cut into 6 squares. Spoon mushroom mixture onto center of each square; top with steak. Bring edges of pastry together, then pinch together at top to seal. Place, upside-down, on rimmed baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray.
• Use sharp knife to cut slits in star-shaped design in top of each pastry bundle. Brush with egg.
• Bake 10 to 14 min. or until pastry is golden brown and steaks are cooked to medium doneness (160ºF). Remove from oven. Let stand 7 to 10 min. before serving.