Beef wellington for 2 recipe
Created by The Tesco Recipes team
A romantic twist on the classic beef wellington, these pretty heart-adorned parcels serve two; perfect for an impressive Valentine's Day dinner. Top blushing, tender steaks with a flavourful mushroom mix and ham, all wrapped in golden puff pastry. Serve with steamed green vegetables.
See method- Serves 2
- 20 mins to prepare and 25 mins to cook, plus chilling and resting
- 936 calories / serving
- Dairy-free
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 flat mushrooms, roughly chopped
- ½ small red onion, finely chopped
- 1 tsp wholegrain mustard
- 2 tbsp fresh chopped parsley
- 2 x 170g Tesco Irish beef fillet steaks, seasoned
- 2 slices Tesco lean ham on the bone
- 375g pack ready rolled puff pastry
- 1 egg, beaten, to glaze
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 3910kJ 936.0kcal
- Fat
- 49g
- Saturates
- 18g
- Salt
- 1.7g
- Sugars
- 6g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 65.9gProtein 57.1gFibre 4.1g
Method
- Preheat the oven to gas 6, 200°C, fan 180°C. Heat 1 tbsp of the oil in a medium frying pan and cook the mushrooms and onion for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally until soft and golden. Stir in the mustard and parsley, then transfer to a plate and set aside to cool slightly.
- Return the pan to the heat and heat the remaining oil until piping hot. Add the seasoned steaks and cook for 30 seconds on each side to seal. Set aside.
- Unroll the pastry and halve along its width to produce two rectangles. From the top corner of each of the rectangles, cut out a small heart shape using a 4-5cm heart-shaped cutter, or draw a small 4 cm heart shape on a piece of paper and use as a guide. Set aside the pastry hearts.
- Place the steaks in the centre of the shortest end of the pastry, about 4cm from the edge. Divide the mushroom mixture on top and press down to compact. Lay a slice of ham on top to enclose the filling.
- Lightly brush the edges of the pastry with water, then fold over to enclose the steak and stuffing. Press down to seal, then use a sharp knife to cut away the excess pastry, leaving a good 2cm of sealed edge. To help seal the pastry, press the tines of a fork into the border, then tap the edges with the blade of a knife held horizontally to rough up the edges.
- Use beaten egg to stick on the pastry hearts. Then brush all over with beaten egg, place on a baking tray and chill for 15 minutes. Bake in the preheated oven for 25 mins. Set aside to rest for 5 mins then serve with green vegetables.
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