Beef Wellington

Name: Beef Wellington
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 4 h
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1.3kg/2lb 14oz middle-cut fillet of beef; 1 tbsp oil; 1½ x 375g packs ready-rolled all-butter puff pastry; plain flour, for dusting; 1 egg, beaten with a dash of milk; salt and freshly ground black pepper; large knob of butter; 350g/12oz mixed mushrooms (such as button, chestnut, wild), thinly sliced; 50g/1¾oz Parmesan, finely grated; 1 tbsp finely chopped tarragon; 2 tsp Dijon mustard; 1 egg yolk; small knob of butter; 100g/3½oz button mushrooms, finely sliced; 1 tbsp plain flour; 400ml/14fl oz full-fat crème fraîche; 1 tbsp Dijon mustard; 1 tbsp freshly chopped tarragon; a pinch sugar

Instructions

Prep:2hCook:2h

Beef Wellington traditionally has pâté spread over the top of the fillet, which makes it very rich. This recipe is lighter, but with lovely flavour from the tarragon and mushrooms.

Updated at: Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:05:32 GMT