#BeefWellington #Prettyeasy #Cooking with Kathleen Rowland

Are you turkey-ed out? I cook all kinds of food.  Yesterday I made vegan puffs with vegan sausages but today I'm making Beef Wellington with many sides including a big wonderful salad. Here is an easy recipe in case you want to make something fancy for your guests.  If I can do it, you can do it. Make individual Wellingtons with this recipe– or just one large one.

1 pound	cremini mushrooms (coarsely chopped)
1 tablespoon	extra-virgin olive oil
½ teaspoon	salt
¼ teaspoon	black pepper
½ cup	all-purpose flour
2	eggs
1 teaspoon	sugar
½ teaspoon	salt
2 tablespoons	chives (minced)
½ cup	whole milk
¼ cup	water
4 tablespoons	butter (melted, plus more if needed for pans)
2 pounds	filet mignon
to taste	salt and black pepper
2 tablespoons	olive oil
¼ cup	whole-grain Dijon mustard
½ pound	prosciutto di Parma
1 sheet	puff pastry (thawed)
1	egg yolk
1 tablespoon	whole milk

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Place beef in a small baking dish, and spread with 2 tablespoons softened butter. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, or until browned. Remove from pan, and allow to cool completely. Reserve pan juices.
2. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium heat. Saute onion and mushrooms in butter for 5 minutes. Remove from heat, and let cool.
3. Mix together pate and 2 tablespoons softened butter, and season with salt and pepper. Spread pate over beef. Top with onion and mushroom mixture.
4. Roll out the puff pastry dough, and place beef in the center. Fold up, and seal all the edges, making sure the seams are not too thick. Place beef in a 9×13 inch baking dish, cut a few slits in the top of the dough, and brush with egg yolk.
5. Bake at 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 10 to 15 more minutes, or until pastry is a rich, golden brown. Set aside, and keep warm.
6. Place all reserved juices in a small saucepan over high heat. Stir in beef stock and red wine; boil for 10 to 15 minutes, or until slightly reduced. Strain, and serve with beef.