Beef Wellington - Puff Pastry (2024)

FAQs

Can you use store-bought puff pastry for beef wellington? ›

Then fry up some chopped mushrooms and shallots in butter before wrapping the beef in prosciutto and the mushroom mixture. All that's left is unraveling some store-bought puff pastry and making a beautiful, woven, floral design before baking. It's hard to cut into this masterpiece, but the taste is worth it!

Roll out the puff pastry and wrap the beef: On a lightly floured surface, roll out the puff pastry sheet to a size that will wrap around the beef. Unwrap the beef from the plastic wrap and place in the middle of the pastry dough.

Tying the tenderloin improves both the appearance of the final dish, and leads to more even cooking. Phyllo provides a moisture barrier, preventing the puff pastry from getting soggy. A double layer of plastic wrap makes it easier to wrap up the tenderloin.

Roll the puff pastry into a rectangle less than 1/4 inch thick. It should be large enough to comfortably wrap around the beef filet. Spread a quarter of the duxelles mixture in the middle of the puff pastry in a rectangle shape, about the same length and width as the filet.

Unfold or unroll the puff pastry: Most store-bought puff comes folded or rolled into smaller packages. Carefully unfold or unroll the puff on your counter, taking care at any seams or toward the center of the roll, which are prone to cracking.

Beef wellington is not an easy dish to prepare with perfection. For starters, getting the tenderloin steak right is a challenge in itself. It has to be tender on the inside but decently firm on the outside, so it doesn't get mushed inside. The pâté and the duxelles are like preparing two individual dishes themselves.

Not cooking the mushroom mixture long enough

Unfortunately, beef Wellington often falls victim to soggy pastry from excess moisture. The beef Sirloin juices are one explanation, but mushroom duxelles can also cause excess liquid to soak into the crust.

Lower the fat content of your wellington by using filo pastry instead of puff, eliminating butter, a non-stick frying pan to reduce the amount of oil needed, replacing the pate and using herbs and garlic to boost flavour without needing salt.

As the beef cooks and juices start to run, they all end up right at the bottom of your pastry. So, what do we do? We make a moisture barrier! Before wrapping it all in pastry, add a pancake to the bottom of your Wellington to absorb some of that moisture and help the pastry cook.

Place beef lengthwise in middle; wrap pastry around beef so long sides overlap. Place seam side down on a clean wire rack on the baking sheet, and tuck pastry ends underneath.

Why do people put crepes on Beef Wellington? ›

2) The crepes protect the pastry from excess moisture as the beef cooks, and also helps the beef stay joicy and tender once cooked. 3) Be very careful to tightly wrap your beef – the tighter the wrapping, the better the shape, which will result in more even cooking.

Beef Wellington is essentially a steak wrapped in a blanket of crisp pastry, so why not use something already made and delicious to save you some time and energy? Store-bought puff pastry is great on all kinds of sweet and savory dishes.

Beef Wellington is a dish that can be prepared up to 24 hours in advance and baked from fully chilled.

Pastry being soggy in the middle is a result of the pastry being undercooked. Don't place the pastry on too high a shelf in the oven. One way to prevent soggy bottom pastry is to blind bake the pastry – This means partially or completely bake the pastry before adding the filling. Also, avoid over-filling your pastry.

Lower the fat content of your wellington by using filo pastry instead of puff, eliminating butter, a non-stick frying pan to reduce the amount of oil needed, replacing the pate and using herbs and garlic to boost flavour without needing salt.

As a general rule, you do need to blind bake when cooking a dish with wet fillings. For example, if you're making a quiche or frangipane, blind baking the crust first will help ensure the pastry case stays buttery and retains its crunch.

Traditional puff pastry – and the pastry we make at home – is made with all butter, while store-bought puff pastry like Pepperidge Farm's often contains vegetable shortening. Aside from being something that many of us try to avoid, puff pastry made with shortening just isn't as tasty as those made with butter.

Product Description

Jus-Rol Chilled pastry sheets are ready rolled, so you can use them straightaway. Shortcrust, puff, filo: all the pastry types you need to create sausage rolls or mince pies.