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Beef Wellington
Photo: Lily Banse

Beef Wellington

21 ingredients 1 hr + 2 hr Serves 4 openrecipes

Beef Wellington makes an impressive centrepiece for a special dinner. This version keeps the pastry nice and crisp with a layer of crêpes.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

797
Calories
67g
Protein
55g
Fat
8g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 15 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Mushroom 1/2 cup sliced (35g) 15
Shallot 1 tbsp minced (10g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Chestnut not in our table 0
Pastry not in our table 0
Veal not in our table 0
Truffle not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 25g/1oz butter
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 shallot
  • 8 chestnut mushrooms
  • 2 tbsp cream
  • dash vegetable oil
  • 1.2kg/2lb 12oz beef fillet
  • salt and pepper
  • 3-4 crêpes
  • 225g/8oz ready-made puff pastry
  • 2 free-range egg yolks
  • 1 garlic
  • 1kg/2lb 4oz waxy spuds, peel
  • 500ml/18fl oz double cream
  • salt and pepper
  • knob of butter
  • 1 shallot
  • 100ml/3½fl oz port
  • 100ml/3½fl oz Madeira
  • 500ml/18fl oz veal stock (or beef or chicken stock
  • 1 heaped tbsp truffle

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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