Im trying to bring back some of the tradtional dishes and make them more lively and enjoyable but easy for people to be able to make at home.
On the menu for the past week was...
Beef wellington with honey roasted vegetables and fresh herbs
Cinnamon and mint chocolate cream with homemade shortbread and dark chocolate brownies to dunk.
Here is a simple recipe and a few pictures that where taken.
Beef wellington
Ingredients:
1x whole beef fillet, cleaned
30ml oil
2 punnet mushrooms, finely chopped
1 onion, finely chopped
30g butter
1x roll of ready-made puff pastry
1 egg
Seasoning
Method:
Brown the beef fillet all over to seal in all the juices then set aside.
In a hot pan melt the butter then add the finely chopped onion and sauté until lightly golden then add the mushrooms and cook until a dry mushroom mix, all the excess water needs to be cooked out. Season the mixture.
Unroll the puff pastry and lay in front on you, cover all over with a thin layer of the mushrooms, leaving 2cm open around the outside.
Lay the beef fillet in the middle and roll the pastry up over the beef. Seal the fold with egg wash, turn over and place the seam on the baking tray, egg wash over the pastry then bake at 180’C until the pastry is puffed and golden.
Ingredients:
4 carrots cut into chunks
4 potatoes cut into chunks
4 parsnips cut into chunks
4 beetroots cut into chunks
100ml honey
100ml oil
Seasoning
Method:
Drizzle over the honey and allow caramelizing over the vegetables then serve with a slice of beef wellington.
