Ingredients:
- 1 center cut U.S. beef Tenderloin Roast; chain removed (about 1kg)
- 1 teaspoon olive oil, divided
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper, divided
- 227g mushrooms
- 1 large shallot
- 2 tablespoons vinegar
- 2 tablespoons Dijon-style mustard
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry (½ package), thawed
Preparation:
1. Heat ½ teaspoon oil in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat until hot. Combine salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Press evenly onto all surfaces of beef Tenderloin Roast. Place roast in skillet; brown evenly. Remove roast from skillet.
2. Heat oven to 218°C. Place mushrooms and shallot into food processor; pulse on and off about 10 times until finely chopped. Do not over process. Heat remaining ½ teaspoon oil in same skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add mushrooms and shallot; cook 4 to 6 minutes until tender and all liquid is evaporated, stirring often. Add vinegar; cook 2 to 3 minutes until all liquid is evaporated. Stir in mustard, thyme, remaining ¼ teaspoon pepper. Cook 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from skillet to medium bowl; cool.
3. Line rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil and place in oven. Unfold pastry dough on lightly floured cutting board. Roll pastry out to 30 by 23 cm rectangle; lay dough with shortest edge toward you. Spread mushroom mixture onto pastry dough, leaving 1.27cm border around edge of dough. Place roast in center of mushrooms. Fold pastry dough neatly around roast, stretching dough if necessary. Cut off excess pastry dough; press to seal overlapping edges. Remove baking sheet from oven and dust lightly with flour. Place pastry-wrapped roast, seam-side down, on baking sheet. Cut 4 (5cm) vents in top of pastry.
4. Bake in 218°C oven 35 to 50 minutes or until golden brown and instant-read thermometer inserted into center of roast registers 57°C for medium rare; 65°C for medium. Transfer Beef Wellington to carving board. Let stand 10 minutes. (Temperature will continue to rise to reach 63°C for medium rare; 71°C for medium.) Carve into slices and serve with your favorite vegetables.