Individual Beef Wellington

Rachael Ray

Rachael Ray says everybody can go gourmet with a fancy, 30-minute beef Wellington. A store-bought puff pastry turns this complicated recipe into one that's quick, easy and elegant!

Ingredients

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan, plus extra for drizzling
1 tablespoon butter
1 shallot, chopped
˝ pound button mushrooms and stems, cleaned and finely chopped in food processor
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons dry cooking sherry, 2 splashes
4 tournedos of beef filet mignon, 1-inch thick
8 ounces mousse pate, available in specialty cheese and appetizer cases of larger markets
1 sheet frozen prepared puff pastry, 11 by 17, defrosted
1 egg, beaten with a splash of water
1 large head broccoli, trimmed and cut into spears

Cooking Method

Heat a small skillet over medium heat. 

1. Add oil, butter, shallot and chopped mushrooms.

2. Season mushrooms with salt and pepper and sauté 5 minutes.

3. Add sherry to the mushrooms and let the liquid evaporate.

4. Remove mushrooms from the 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 mousse into 4 pieces, 2 ounces each sliced in 1/2 horizontally.

Spread the puff pastry sheet out on to a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper.

1. Quarter the dough with a sharp knife.

2. Roll each piece of dough into a 10 by 6-inch rectangle.

3. On each rectangle of dough, place 1/4 of the cooked mushrooms.

4. Top mushrooms with 2 ounces pate and 1 tournedos of beef.

5. Wrap dough up and over the meat.

6. Seal the dough with egg wash and trim excess.

7. Use leftover dough bits to make decorative garnishes for the tops of your Wellingtons.

8. Turn the wrapped Wellingtons over and cover with egg wash using a pastry brush.

9. Affix dough garnishes with egg wash.

For a simple decoration, roll dough bits into a long, thin spaghetti like string and make swirls on each Wellington.

Bake beef Wellingtons 10 minutes or until golden.

Let stand 5 minutes, and then serve.