🥩 Beef Wellington Dinner

with Potato Purée, Glazed Carrots & Parsnips, and Red Wine Sauce

🥩 BEEF WELLINGTON

Ingredients

• 2½ lb beef tenderloin (center cut)

• Salt & black pepper

• 2 tbsp olive oil

• 2 tbsp butter

• 12 oz mushrooms, finely chopped

• 2 shallots, minced

• 3 cloves garlic, minced

• 2 tsp fresh thyme

• ¼ cup Dijon mustard

• 6–8 slices prosciutto

• 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed

• 1 egg + 1 tbsp water (egg wash)

Instructions

1. Sear beef:
   Season beef heavily with salt & pepper.
   Sear in hot oil on all sides until deep brown. Cool completely.

2. Mushroom duxelles:
   Sauté mushrooms, shallot, garlic, butter, and thyme until completely dry and paste-like.

3. Assemble:
   Brush beef with Dijon.
   Lay prosciutto on plastic wrap.
   Spread duxelles over prosciutto.
   Place beef on top and roll tightly. Chill 30 minutes.

4. Wrap in pastry:
   Roll puff pastry, wrap beef, seal edges.
   Brush with egg wash.

5. Bake:
   Bake at 425°F (220°C) for 35–40 min (medium-rare).
   Rest 10 minutes before slicing.

🥔 POTATO PURÉE (Ultra Smooth)

Ingredients

• 2 lb Yukon gold potatoes

• ½ cup heavy cream (warm)

• 4 tbsp butter

• Salt

Instructions

Boil potatoes until tender.
Rice or mash, then mix with warm cream, butter, and salt until silky.

🥕 GLAZED CARROTS & PARSNIPS

Ingredients

• 1 lb carrots, sliced

• 1 lb parsnips, sliced

• 3 tbsp butter

• 3 tbsp honey

• ½ cup chicken broth

• Salt, pepper

• Fresh thyme

Instructions

Simmer vegetables with butter, honey & broth until tender and glossy.
Finish with salt, pepper, thyme.

🍷 RED WINE SAUCE

Ingredients

• 2 cups beef stock

• 1 cup red wine

• 1 shallot, minced

• 2 tbsp butter

• 1 tsp sugar

• Salt & pepper

Instructions

Reduce wine & shallot by half.
Add stock and reduce until thick.
Whisk in butter and sugar. Season.

🕰️ TIMING PLAN (So Everything Lands Hot)

1. Start sauce reduction

2. Prep vegetables

3. Assemble Wellington

4. Bake Wellington

5. Finish potatoes & vegetables while beef rests

6. Finish sauce → slice → plate