Ingredients (serves 6)
Puff Pastry | 1 sheet defrosted |
All Purpose Flour | As needed |
Egg Wash | As needed |
Beef Tenderloin | 3 pounds |
Pro Seasoning Bourbon Pepper | 2 Tablespoons |
Pro Seasoning Hickory Smoked Salt | 1 Tablespoon |
Cremini Mushrooms, minced | 1 pint |
Shallots, minced | 3 each |
Garlic, minced | 2 cloves |
Fresh thyme | 1 Tablespoon |
Sweet Sherry | 3 Tablespoons |
Grapeseed oil | 2 Tablespoon |
For the Sauce
Butter | 5 Tablespoons |
Good quality beef stock such as bone broth | 2 cups |
Red wine | ½ cup |
Shallots, minced | 1-2 |
Pro Seasoning | TT |
Method of prep:
Season beef tenderloin on all sides with Pro Seasoning Hickory Smoked Salt and Bourbon Black Pepper. Bring a skillet or cast iron skillet to medium high heat. Add 2 tablespoons of grapeseed oil to the pan. When the oil starts to lightly smoke, reduce heat slightly and add the beef tenderloin. Sear on all sides until dark brown (about 45 seconds on each side). Remove the tenderloin from heat. Allow to cool under refrigeration. Do not wash the pan! Next, tightly wrap the tenderloin in plastic wrap. Chill wrapped tenderloin in the freezer for 30 minutes.
In the pan where you browned the meat, add shallots, and sweat on low until translucent. Add the mushrooms, garlic, and thyme and cook while stirring until mushrooms are soft and the moisture is cooked out (about 4-5 minutes). Add the Sherry and cook the alcohol down until “au sec”, which translates to “mostly dry”. Most of the moisture should be reduced to a syrup. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Next, roll out puff pastry sheets to 1/8 inch thick on a lightly floured surface. Spread the cooled mushroom mixture in an even layer on one side of the puff pastry. Place the chilled unwrapped tenderloin in the center of the puff pastry sheet. Neatly wrap the puff pastry around the tenderloin to cover it completely. Egg wash the pastry crust and embellish with designs as desired. Bake at 400 degrees until the internal temperature of the tenderloin reaches 125 degrees. Allow the wellington to rest on a cutting board for at least 20 minutes. Slice and serve with a blanket of sauce!
For the sauce:
Place a skillet over medium heat. Add 1 Tablespoon butter and sweat the shallots. Add the wine to the skillet and reduce to almost dry (au sec). Add the stock and reduce by half. Remove sauce from the heat and whisk in the rest of the butter (make sure its ice cold) one ounce at a time. Season to taste.