beef wellingtons

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1/2 onion, thinly sliced
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 2 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 3 (4 ounce) beef tenderloin filets
• salt to taste
• 3 fresh thyme leaves

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 5 mins


• combine the garlic, onion and pepper in a saucepan over medium-low heat. whisk in cream 1/2 cup at a time while stirring constantly. cook and stir until cream has thickened slightly and vegetables are warm. cover, and set aside. keep warm.
• preheat a grill for high heat. it can be an indoor grill, or your oven's broiler. make a 1 inch slit in the center of each beef fillet. grill each fillet for 1 to 2 minutes per side just to sear.
• preheat the oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). roll out the puff pastry sheet to 1/3 inch thickness, and cut into three 8 inch squares. you may have some scraps left over. place a fillet the center of each square, and spoon some of the cream mixture over the top. pull pastry up around the sides, and pinch together at the top. place a baking sheet.
• bake for about 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until the pastry is nicely browned. the beef should be medium well by then, you may check with a meat thermometer to see that it is 145 to 150 degrees f (62 to 65 degrees c) for medium rare or medium doneness. halfway through baking, drizzle the worcestershire sauce over the pastries.
• to serve, place each pastry on a serving plate. cut a 1 inch slit through the top of each one, and insert a thyme leaf.