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Beef Wellington Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 (4 to 4 1/2 pounds) beef filet
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Butter pastry
Duxelles
1 egg
Sesame seeds
BUTTER PASTRY:
3 3/4 cup sifted flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup cold butter
2 tablespoon shortening
3/4 cup (about) ice water
DUXELLES:
1 pound mushrooms, finely chopped
1/4 cup chopped green onion
1/4 cup butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon marjoram
2 teaspoon flour
Dash of pepper
1/4 cup beef broth
2 tablespoon chopped parsley
1/2 cup finely chopped cooked ham
Directions:
Directions:
Place beef on rack in shallow pan; sprinkle with salt and pepper
Bake at 425º for 30 minutes; trim off all fat & let stand until cool
Roll pastry to rectangle large enough to wrap around beef, about 3 inches longer than roast and 12 to 13 inches wide
Press cool Duxelles into pastry, leaving an inch uncovered on all edges
Place beef on pastry, moisten edges; enclose beef, pressing edges firmly together
Trim extra pastry from ends so single layer covers ends of roast
Place roll, seam side down on shallow baking pan
Cut decorations from pastry trimmings; place on top
Brush pastry with egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water
Sprinkle with sesame seeds
Bake at 400º for 30 to 35 minutes until browned medium rare
Let stand for 15 to 20 minutes before slicing
PASTRY
Combine salt and flour
Cut in butter and shortening until particles are pea sized
Add water, 1 tablespoon at a time to make stiff dough
Shape dough into squares. Cover and chill
DUXELLES
Saute mushrooms and onion in butter until liquid evaporates
Stir in salt, marjoram, flour, pepper and broth
Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture boils and thickens
Remove from heat; stir in parsley and ham; cool
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
10
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Our family Christmas Eve tradition.

 

 

 

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