Beef Wellington

[*crikey*mate*]

Do you use a crepe inside the Puff Paste to prevent the beef from drying out?

[pct001wine]

And is that fish roe on toast in the Harrods pic ? Seems a bit out of place to me.  Where's the veg ? Where's the sauce ?

[azureline**]

It looks raw to me.

[silverfaun]

What a great idea crikey, and the duxelle on the side? genuis.

I don't like it when the pastry is soggy & the meat has shrunk so your tip will be a godsend the next time I make it. Thanks for posting.

[*crikey*mate*]

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@pct001wine wrote:

And is that fish roe on toast in the Harrods pic ? Seems a bit out of place to me.  Where's the veg ? Where's the sauce ?

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it's worse - it's immitation salmon roe, not even the real deal.

but to be fair, I reckon that pic is pretty old.

[*crikey*mate*]

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@silverfaun wrote:

What a great idea crikey, and the duxelle on the side? genuis.

I don't like it when the pastry is soggy & the meat has shrunk so your tip will be a godsend the next time I make it. Thanks for posting.

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no, I put the duxelle insiode still, in the crepe.

You could put it on the side, but then you l;ose the flavour infusion into the beef.

I like foie gras as opposed to the more commonly used chicken liver pate pate, but find it melts and liquidifies and overpowers the other ingredients, plus it's beautiful as an independent dish, so really does deserve to be savoured

and you're welcome.

another tip, once you seal the beef, whilst it is still warm, coat it in the dijon and seasoning, then let it cool. (a good seal on the beef will also reduce shrinkage for the rest of the cooking process, plus keep the juices and flavour inside the beef, not dribbling out onto the baking dish,

[*crikey*mate*]

oh, and the crepe thing wasn't my idea, it was something I was taught, We use the crepe for a lot of twice cooked foods to maintain the integrity of the flavours and assist with infusion.

[***super_nova***]

Stop it!  You are making me hungry,  but not looking forward to see what is left in the fridge; tomorrow is my main food shoping day 🙂