BBC Food - Recipes - Beef Wellington

Name: BBC Food - Recipes - Beef Wellington
Ingredients: 25g/1oz butter; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 2 shallot , finely diced; 8 chestnut mushrooms , chopped; 2 tbsp cream; dash vegetable oil , to fry; 1.2kg/2lb 12oz beef fillet; salt and pepper , to taste; 3-4 crêpes (you can use ready- made); 225g/8oz ready-made puff pastry; 2 free-range egg yolks , lightly beaten; 1 garlic clove, halved; 1kg/2lb 4oz waxy spuds, peel ed and very finely sliced (preferably on a mandoline); 500ml/18fl oz double cream; knob of butter; 1 shallot , finely diced; 100ml/3½fl oz port; 100ml/3½fl oz Madeira; 500ml/18fl oz veal stock (or beef or chicken stock ); 1 heaped tbsp truffle peelings in brine, drained

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Beef Wellington makes an impressive centrepiece for a special dinner. This version keeps the pastry nice and crisp with a layer of crÃªpes.

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Ingredients

25g/1oz butter
1 tbsp vegetable oil
2 shallot , finely diced
8 chestnut mushrooms , chopped
2 tbsp cream
dash vegetable oil , to fry
1.2kg/2lb 12oz beef fillet
salt and pepper , to taste
3-4 crêpes (you can use ready- made)
225g/8oz ready-made puff pastry
2 free-range egg yolks , lightly beaten
1 garlic clove, halved
1kg/2lb 4oz waxy spuds, peel ed and very finely sliced (preferably on a mandoline)
500ml/18fl oz double cream
knob of butter
1 shallot , finely diced
100ml/3½fl oz port
100ml/3½fl oz Madeira
500ml/18fl oz veal stock (or beef or chicken stock )
1 heaped tbsp truffle peelings in brine, drained