Beef Wellington
INGREDIENTS
- Cooking Time: 25
- Servings: 10
- Preparation Time: 30
- 2- to 2 1/2-lb. beef tenderloin
- Ground black pepper (optional)
- 1/2 pkg. (17.3 oz.) Pepperidge Farm® Puff Pastry Sheets (1 sheet)
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp. water
- 1 tbsp. butter OR margarine
- 2 cups finely chopped mushrooms
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
DIRECTIONS
- PLACE beef in lightly greased roasting pan.
- Season with black pepper, if desired.
- Roast at 425°F. for 30 min. or until meat thermometer reads 130°F.
- Cover and refrigerate 1 hr.
- THAW pastry sheet at room temperature 40 min.
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Mix egg and water.
- HEAT butter in skillet over medium-high heat. Cook mushrooms and onion until vegetables are tender and liquid is evaporated.
- UNFOLD pastry on lightly floured surface.
- Roll into rectangle 4" longer and 6" wider than beef.
- Brush with egg mixture.
- Spoon mushroom mixture onto pastry to within 1" of edges.
- Place beef in center of mushroom mixture. Starting at long sides, fold pastry over beef.
- Fold in ends.
- Press edges to seal.
- Place seam-side down on baking sheet.
- Brush with egg mixture.
- BAKE for 25 min. or until golden and thermometer reads 140°F.