Individual Beef Wellington Recipe
Individual Beef Wellington
Are you looking for a recipe that will be able to inspire your dinner guests into thinking that you have prepared an extravagant meal? You can follow this individual Beef Wellington recipe. A good thing about this recipe is that you can serve it in individual packets instead of serving a whole tenderloin of beef.
Ingredients
- 4 (½ -2 inches thick)slices of Filet of Beef
- 8 sheets of Apollo Fillo
- ¼ cup Butter, melted
- Butter
- 1 Egg, beaten well
- Salt & Pepper
Duxelles:
- 1½ lb. Mushrooms
- 8 Shallots or 2 Medium Onions
- 2-3 tablespoon Butter
- ¼ cup Parsley, chopped
- Salt and Pepper
- Few drops of freshly squeezed lemon
Directions
Preheat oven to 375°F.
In a very hot skillet, saute beef filet in butter 2-3 minutes on each side. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside and allow to cool completely.
Divide the Duxelles recipe.
Trim stems of mushroom. Grate or chop very finely the mushrooms. Wrap in a towel and squeeze out the excess moisture.
Heat butter in a pan and lightly brown the chopped onion or shallots. Add in the mushrooms, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Mix over high heat until mixture has evaporated completely. Stir in chopped parsley. Set aside.
Place one Fillo leaf on damp cloth and brush with melted butter. Place another leaf directly on top of the first. Put one filet on the middle of the dough and spread ¼ Duxelles mixture on top of fillet. Fold one side of the dough over half of the filet. Fold the opposite side, around and under. Fold the left and the right sides under. Using cold water; seal the seams. Repeat for every piece of filet.
With the seams facing down, place each packet on tray or cookie sheet. Brush each filet with egg and bake in oven for around 15-20 minutes or until they have turned golden brown.
Serve the individual Beef Wellington recipe to your guests.
Tips
This recipe is only good for 4 people. If you would like to add more, follow the same recipe.
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