BEEF WELLINGTONS

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This is great for a nice evening meal. I make it every year and its always a hit!

Provided by CHRIS fARQUHAR

Categories 100+ Everyday Cooking Recipes

Time 1h5m

Yield 3

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

3 cloves garlic, crushed
½ onion, thinly sliced
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 ½ cups heavy cream
1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
3 (4 ounce) beef tenderloin filets
salt to taste
3 fresh thyme leaves

Steps:

Combine the garlic, onion and pepper in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Whisk in cream 1/2 cup at a time while stirring constantly. Cook and stir until cream has thickened slightly and vegetables are warm. Cover, and set aside. Keep warm.
Preheat a grill for high heat. It can be an indoor grill, or your oven's broiler. Make a 1 inch slit in the center of each beef fillet. Grill each fillet for 1 to 2 minutes per side just to sear.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Roll out the puff pastry sheet to 1/3 inch thickness, and cut into three 8 inch squares. You may have some scraps left over. Place a fillet onto the center of each square, and spoon some of the cream mixture over the top. Pull pastry up around the sides, and pinch together at the top. Place onto a baking sheet.
Bake for about 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until the pastry is nicely browned. The beef should be medium well by then, you may check with a meat thermometer to see that it is 145 to 150 degrees F (62 to 65 degrees C) for medium rare or medium doneness. Halfway through baking, drizzle the Worcestershire sauce over the pastries.
To serve, place each pastry on a serving plate. Cut a 1 inch slit through the top of each one, and insert a thyme leaf.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1333.5 calories, Carbohydrate 45.9 g, Cholesterol 335.5 mg, Fat 116.2 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 29.1 g, SaturatedFat 58.2 g, Sodium 370.6 mg, Sugar 2.2 g