Mini Wellingtons

Mini Wellingtons

Beef Wellington the quick, easy - but no less tasty - way, ready in under half an hour

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 25 mins

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Char-grill or sear the steaks for 30 seconds each side. Cool slightly, then top each with pâté and put them on a piece of pastry. Lay another piece of pastry on top, trim, leaving a border and seal. Glaze with egg, then bake for 12 minutes for medium rare.
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Know-how

Oil the meat, not the pan, and cook for 2 mins each side for rare (3 for medium)

Per serving

933 kcalories, protein 57.9g, carbohydrate 51.9g, fat 56.3 g, saturated fat 21.5g, fibre 0g, salt 1.84 g

Recipe from olive magazine, May 2005.

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  • 14 February 2008

    Wayne Barnett rated this recipe

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  • 15 February 2008

    Sarah rated this recipe

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  • 30 March 2008

    alizon commented on this recipe

    absolutely superb we added mushrooms and garlic on top of the pate. Absolutely to die for if fillet steak didnt cost so much we would have this more often. Yummy yummy

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  • 30 April 2008

    recipes rated and commented on this recipe

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    Absolutely gorgeous. I made this for the family and had no complaints at all. Everyone loved it.

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  • 14 May 2008

    Sonja rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Had this tonight, though used rump steak instead (not buying fillet at £40/kg!) very easy to make and tasted fantastic. The only reason it got 4 and not 5 stars was because of the cost of the fillet

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  • 26 May 2008

    inspiration rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Used sirloin steak which was just fine, rather than fillet. Lovely Saturday night in meal. Used therest of the mushroom pate (wasn't quite sure what to do with it!), mixed with wilted, chopped spinach & cheese in pancakes. Will definately make again.

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  • 05 October 2008

    Tora rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Loved it and so did my dinner guests! Only thing was that the meat came out more well done than medium/rare - will cut down on searing time next time.

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  • 28 December 2008

    Woody rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    This was yummy - the only thing that let it down was the pate - my boyf will only eat Brussels Smooth pate which I don't like. Will use a mushroom pate next time and not tell him!!!

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    15 February 2009

    sal rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    made this for valentine lovely, added mushrooms and garlic like suggested wouldn't av been the same without it, will definatly make again

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  • 22 March 2009

    dolly commented on this recipe

    I am going to make this for our dinner to-day instead of doing a sunday roast will rate it afteri,ve tasted it

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  • 02 May 2009

    Jo G commented on this recipe

    Tried the recipe last night,by the time the pastry was done,the fillet steak was extremely well done.Any suggestions??

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  • Binder photo Del

    09 June 2009

    Del rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Terrific. For a special treat I brushed the fillets with brandy before searing and also used a widely known brandy and herb pate. I also topped the steaks with some fried then strained mixed mushrooms. Delicious. Only thing to be cautious of is the thickness of the steaks and the pastry. My friend made this on my recommendation but bought thick door-stopper fillets and didn't roll her pastry out enough. The result was huge, soggy amounts of pastry and a waste of lovely fillet steak.

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  • 17 August 2009

    debthereb commented on this recipe

    We added a "California" twist by grilling the steak on the BBQ great smokey California flavor! Love them individually - control over doneness of meat! Mom likes her steak charred, I am on the rare side! Try the grill it is tasty, but not traditional!

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  • 09 January 2010

    Katie rated this recipe

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  • 13 January 2010

    Emma Howell rated this recipe

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  • 26 January 2010

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  • 23 March 2010

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  • 05 May 2010

    ZeTallGerman rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Brilliant recipe! Although I prefer to use home-made shortcrust pastry and cut the steak into cubes for the filling. Some in our party hate mushrooms, so left it out and filled their Wellington's with some banana shallots & Dijon mustard instead... happy faces all around, will definitely make these again!

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  • 21 August 2010

    Charlie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    A great recipe! Made it mid week and was enjoyed by all. Added additional fried mushrooms and garlic but don't think you need the extra mushrooms to be honest. I used sirloin steak and pan fried them for a minute on each side which was too long for us as we like our steak medium rare. Would probably fry them for 30 secs each side or less next time. I will definitely make them again!

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  • 28 August 2010

    Steph rated and commented on this recipe

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    Me and my boyfriend just had this for dinner and it was amazing! We used ardennes with smoked bacon pate, as our local didn't have mushroom pate, and we used sirloin instead of fillet. I also seared it for literally 20 seconds each side, and cooked on a slightly higher temperature for a bit longer. The pastry was perfect and the meat was medium-rare just as we like it. We will definitely have it again (as a treat as its a bit pricey to buy the meat), although neither of us have huge appetites and found if we had of bought a large steak, one wellington would have been enough for the two of us.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 25 mins

Ingredients

  • 2 x 375g packs ready-rolled puff pastry , each cut into 4
  • 4 fillet steaks , thick cut, brushed with a little oil and seasoned
  • 1 egg , beaten
  • green beans , steamed to serve
  • 4 tbsp mushroom pate, use a good-quality bought one
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Per serving

933 kcalories, protein 57.9g, carbohydrate 51.9g, fat 56.3 g, saturated fat 21.5g, fibre 0g, salt 1.84 g

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