Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Jamie Oliver - Ground Beef Wellington




Recently I made Ground Beef Wellington from Jamie Oliver's latest book. It was quite delicious and not very hard. I let the meat marinate overnight to really let all the goodness sink in.



1 onion
1 carrot
1 stalk of celery
4 sprigs fresh rosemary removed from the stem and chopped fine
2 cloves of garlic
large handful of frozen peas
1 lb of ground beef
1 lg egg, beaten
2 sheets of puff pastry
2 portabella mushrooms
Salt and pepper

Dice the celery, onions, carrots and mushrooms into small (1/4 inch) cubes and sauté together for approximately for 8 minutes until softened, adding garlic and rosemary a couple minutes in. Place in a bowl and mix in frozen peas. While that cools, mix a good pinch of salt and pepper, half the beaten egg, and ground beef in another bowl. With Clean hands, mix together with cooled veggies. Preheat oven to 350 Fahrenheit.

On a well floured surface, place the two sheets of puff pastry out. If using pre-rolled make sure its about 12"x16" roughly, and if using unrolled make sure to use plenty of flour to roll to those dimensions as it can be sticky or tear. Centre the beef mixture and brush edges with some of remaining egg. Roll around beef and seal the edges, then brush with remainder of egg. Place on a floured cookie sheet (use one with a lip because it will drip a bit), and cook for 1 hour or until golden brown.

Serve with mash potatoes and gravy and you have a great comfort meal. Enjoy!

1 comments:

  1. I usually love Jamie Oliver's Cooking, but I tried this recipe and didn't dig it. I found a recipe I like though and the only thing I do different is a little truffle oil at the end before serving http://how2heroes.com/videos/entrees/beef-wellington
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