Fillet Of Beef In Puff Pastry With Sauce Madeira

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 (6 ounce) filet of beef (steaks, 1 1/2 inches thick)
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 shallots, minced
• 1 lb mushroom, finely chopped
• 4 tablespoons heavy cream
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 2 lbs puff pastry (2 boxes of frozen puff pastry)
• 1 egg, with
• 1 tablespoon water, lightly beaten, for egg wash
• watercress, for garnish
• 1 cup madeira wine
• 2 tablespoons minced shallots
• 1 teaspoon minced thyme leaves
• 1 cup veal stock
• 2 tablespoons butter
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 filet of beef with puff pastry:.
• 2 in a large skillet, over high heat, saute tournedos in 3 tablespoons butter for 30 seconds on each side.
• 3 set aside to cool completely.
• 4 in the same skillet, with the remaining 3 tablespoons of butter, cook shallots and mushrooms until all liquid evaporates.
• 5 add cream, salt and pepper.
• 6 reduce over moderate heat to a thick puree.
• 7 cool.
• 8 preheat oven to 450 degrees f.
• 9 divide pastry into 6 equal portions.
• 10 on a lightly floured board, roll out each portion to a rectangle approximately 6 by 12 inches and 1/4 inch thick.
• 11 place each tournedo on one side of a pastry rectangle, leaving enough room to fold over.
• 12 top each tournedos with mushroom puree.
• 13 brush edges of the pastry with egg wash and then fold it over and shape it to the contours of the meat.
• 14 cut away excess pastry and decorate as desired.
• 15 glaze the tops of the pastry with egg wash.
• 16 bake the tournedos 15 to 20 minutes, or until the pastry is golden brown.
• 17 arrange each tournedo on a heated plate and garnish with watercress.
• 18 pour (very lightly) the sauce madeira around the tournedos.
• 19 sauce madeira:.
• 20 in a saucepan, bring madeira, shallots, and thyme to a boil.
• 21 reduce to a simmer and cook until only 1/3 cup remains.
• 22 add the stock; continue to reduce, over medium heat, until slightly thickened.
• 23 whisk in the butter.
• 24 season, to taste, with salt and pepper.