Beef Wellington is one of those showstopper dishes that everyone love. The traditional way is a lot of work and needs high-level skills. However, this version will rock your next dinner party with virtually no difficulty at all. Super easy – and best of all, it looks impressive!
Ingredients
Method
Preheat oven to 200 degrees C fan-forced (220 degrees C conventional). Use a 10cm round cutter to cut four pastry discs. Brush each with egg. Score discs with a small sharp knife, arrange on a curved bread tray (see Cook’s tip). Bake for 25 minutes until golden. Cool.Â
Meanwhile, combine tarragon, garlic and seeds in a mortar and pound until smooth. In a bowl, mix in half the olive oil and vinegar, then season. Toss with mushrooms, then arrange on a lined oven tray and bake for 20 minutes, until tender.
Season steaks generously and rub with remaining olive oil. Sear on a hot chargrill pan for 2 minutes on each side, until medium rare. Set aside, loosely covered, to rest and drizzle with Worcestershire sauce. Add spinach leaves to chargrill to wilt, transfer to a small bowl, then mix in parsley. Season with salt.Â
Pile spinach mixture onto serving plates, then top with steaks, mushrooms, onion jam and pastry discs. Serve with red wine gravy, lemon wedges and micro herbs.Â
COOK’S TIP
Curved or baguette trays are available from kitchenware stores. In unavailable, bake on a flat tray.