Beef Wellington With Truffle Madeira Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• First make the mushroom mixture which can be made a day in advance.
• Melt butter in fry pan add onion, saute until soft add chopped mushrooms cook until moisture has evaporated, then add the cream stir over a low heat until thickened.Add parsley and season with salt and pepper. This part of the dish can now be set aside,if making it a day ahead store in fridge until ready to use.
• To prepare the beef heat olive oil in a fry pan when the pan is hot add the beef and sear all sides until browned. Remove from heat put on a plate and set aside to cool.
• While the beef is cooling lightly flour a surface and roll out the puff pastry big enough to envelope the beef. Take two pancakes and lay them on top of the pastry, next spread the fois gras onto the centre of the pancakes enough that it will cover the top and sides of the fillet. (allow fois gras to come to room temperature as this will make it soft and easy to spread) Then spread the mushroom mixture on, the same as the fois gras take the beef and place on top of the mushroom mix press down gently. Take remaining two pancakes place on top of fillet.Wrap the pastry around the fillet and fold in sides to envelope beef,and seal with beaten egg.
• Turn over and place seam side down on buttered baking tray. You can decorate the top with cut out pastry leaves if you want. The wellington has to be refrigerated now for one hour before baking.
• To cook preheat oven to 190°C and bake beef until pastry is golden brown approx 35-45 mins, a little longer if you prefer your beef more well done. Remove from oven and stand for 10mins before serving.
• Preparing the madeira truffle sauce.
• Bring broth and madeira to boil then turn down heat and simmer until reduced by half. Mix cornflour with water to form a paste and add just to thicken slightly, add truffles allow to simmer a few minutes more then add butter and serve immediately.
• It sounds complex but it really is not and it is well worth it for a special occasion. Most of it can be prepared in advance so you can enjoy time with your guests while it is cooking.

Steps:

• 1. Season beef with salt and pepper. Place the oil in a saucepan and sear the meat on all sides. Remove and let cool. Brush the meat with mustard
• 2. Place the mushrooms in a food processor and puree. Add the salt,pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder. Cook in a dry pan until all moisture has evaporated.
• 3. Lay out the prosciutto on a piece of cling wrap each slightly overlapping the other. Spread the mushroom mixture over the prosciutto. Place beef in the middle and roll the prosciutto and mushroom mixture over the beef. Roll tight with the cling wrap and twist the ends closed. Place in refrigerator for 15 minutes
• 4. Roll out the pastry big enough to cover the meat. Place the meat in the center of the pastry. egg wash the ends and place the meat in the middle. Fold each side over the meat then enclose the sides. Cut off any extra pastry. Egg wash the entire thing. Score the outside for venting
• 5. Place parchment paper on baking sheet and oil it. Place meat seam side down on baking sheet and bake at 400 degrees for about 40 minutes internal temp 130 degrees. Let rest for 10 minutes before cutting
• 6. Meanwhile make the sauce. In a saucepan bring the wine shallots and thyme to a boil and reduce to about 1/3 cup. Add the beef broth and vinegar. Cook until slightly thickened. Taste and season with salt and pepper. Stir in the butter and remove from heat. Serve over the wellington.

Steps:

• In a roasting pan roast the beef in the middle of a preheated 400°F oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the thermometer registers 120°F. Let the fillet cool completely and discard the larding fat and the strings. Skim the fat from the pan juices and reserve the pan juices.
• In a heavy skillet cook the mushrooms in the butter over moderately low heat, stirring, until all the liquid they give off is evaporated and the mixture is dry, season them with salt and pepper, and let them cool completely. Spread the fillet evenly with the pâté de foie gras, covering the top and sides, and spread the mushrooms evenly over the pâté de foie gras. On a floured surface roll 1 pound of the puff paste into a rectangle about 20- by 12- inches, or large enough to enclose the fillet completely, invert the coated fillet carefully under the middle of the dough, and fold up the long sides of the dough to enclose the fillet brushing the edges of the dough with some of the egg white to seal them. Fold ends of the dough over the fillet and seal them with the remaining egg white. Transfer the fillet, seam side down to a jelly-roll pan or shallow roasting pan and brush the dough with some of the egg wash. Roll out the additional dough and cut the shapes with decorative cutters. Arrange the cutouts on the dough decoratively, brush them with the remaining egg wash, and chill the fillet for at least 1 hour and up to 2 hours. Bake the fillet in the middle of a preheated 400°F oven for 30 minutes, reduce the heat to 350°, and bake the fillet for 5 to 10 minutes more, or until the meat thermometer registers 130°F. for medium-rare meat and the pastry is cooked through. Let the fillet stand for 15 minutes.
• In a saucepan boil the reserved pan juices and the Madeira until the mixture is reduced by one fourth. Add the arrowroot mixture, the broth, the truffles, and salt and pepper to taste and cook the sauce over moderate heat, stirring, being careful not to let it boil, for 5 minutes, or until it is thickened. Loosen the fillet from the jelly-roll pan, transfer it with two spatulas to a heated platter, and garnish it with watercress. Serve the fillet, cut into 3/4-inch-thick slices, with the sauce.

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the shallots. Cook gently over low heat for about 2 minutes, until the shallots are soft but not brown.
• Add the Madeira, bring the mixture to a boil and reduce it by half to concentrate the flavor. Mix in the demiglace, return the mixture to a boil and add the dissolved potato starch and salt and pepper to taste.
• Just before serving, add the chopped truffles and Cognac. Bring the mixture to a boil, cover tightly to prevent the aroma from evaporating and serve as soon as possible with the truffled potatoes Sarladaise (see recipe) or with meat.