BEEF WELLINGTON APPETIZERS

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Very impressive appetizer. Quite a few steps to make, but can be assembled ahead of time (unbaked) and frozen up to 2 weeks.

Provided by Kathy

Categories     Meat

Time 6h

Yield 40 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 21

2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
6 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 dash cayenne pepper
16 ounces beef tenderloin, cut into bite-size pieces
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup chopped shallot
3 cups chopped mushrooms
salt
pepper
6 tablespoons butter, melted
20 sheets phyllo pastry sheets
3 egg yolks
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 pinch salt
1/2 cup butter, melted and heated to boiling
1 teaspoon tarragon

Steps:

  • Early in the day, prepare the marinade: In a small bowl, whisk together the marinade ingredients. Pour over beef pieces and chill 4 hours.
  • In a medium skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add shallots and mushrooms, cooking 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature.
  • Thaw phyllo pastry sheets.
  • Bearnaise Sauce: In a blender, combine egg yolks, lemon juice, and salt. While bender is running, add 1/2 cup hot melted butter in a steady stream and continue blending until thickened. Pour into a small bowl and whisk in tarragon.
  • Heat oven to 375°F.
  • Drain marinated beef pieces.
  • Melt remaining 6 T butter. Cut phyllo sheets lengthwise into four 3" strips. Cover with plastic wrap and a damp towel to prevent drying. Working with two stacked strips at a time, brush top strip with butter and place1 piece of beef and a heaping teaspoon of mushroom mixture 1/2 inch from one end. Fold diagonally to enclose filling and continue folding to form a triangle-shaped packet.
  • May be wrapped tightly and frozen at this point for up to 2 weeks.
  • Place seam-side down on baking sheet. Brush lightly with butter. Bake 10 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Brush with Bearnaise sauce.

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