Bob I would hit that
Looking great, Meat!!! A labor of love indeed, but so worth it. Those look fastastic. I'd them hard!! Nicely done.:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap
We're having a few friends over for Seafood Gumbo, Moink Balls (MrsMista is gonna make them) and Pecan Pie Cheesecake. Oh and a few adult beverages...
Happy New Year fellow brethren!
I think I need to make a late resolution to go on a diet after the past week!
Christmas day, my oldest son came for dinner, we made a 5 lb pork loin, injected with Scottie's Cajun butter on the Egg. Then, on Sunday, my youngest son (21) and his girfreind came over, and we had a 5 bone USDA choice rib roast (local Meijer had 'em on sale for $4.29 per pound) also on the egg. (Sadly, I know...no pics, didn't happen ) Oh well.....
Normally, my mother in law comes to our place for Thanksgiving, and we go to her place for Christmas, but this year, the weather was pretty bad (Christmas eve was extremely cold and icy) so she asked us to wait until New Years.
Soooo...the shot fairy saw Tyler Florence do a beef Wellington dish last week and said "honey...how 'bout we do this for New years???"
So yesterday, I went out and scored a choice Angus tenderloin at Sam's, and the rest of the ingredients at a few other local places.
Cut a 3 lb roast out of the center (cut the rest into 1.5" steaks and vacu-sealed then froze them)
Tied the roast, seared it, and made both the Duxelles and the caper sauce (Google Tyler Florence Ultimate Beef Wellington for recipe, this is AWESOME!!!) and put it all in the fridge overnight.
So this morning.......
I laid out about 14 slices of Prociutto Note; I am NOT the food artist that RTD or cowgirl are, and these were all taken with a cell phone camera, so be gentle:roll:
Now spread the Duxelles (mushrooms, shallot, garlic, thyme, fine chopped then cooked until most of the water is out)
Next, the seared tenderloin gets a mustard rub
And the whole thing gets rolled up in plastic wrap
Then wrapped in a second layer
Then it went in the fridge overnight to firm up. This morning, it got wrapped up in puff pastry. I hadn't worked with puff pastry before, and let it thaw out too much, which made it stick together. I'll know better this time, but just rolled it out and wrapped up the tenderloin, sealing the seam and ends with egg wash
Then, into the oven (It was my first one, so figured I'd play it safe. Next time I'll try it in the BGE) for about 55 minutes. The recipe says 45, but since MIL likes it a bit more medium, I cooked it a bit longer. The high temp (425) made some of the juices that leaked look burnt, but the pastry was golden brown and delicious!
Here's a center slice
This was some tasty stuff! And that sauce! You could put it on almost anything and it'd taste good.
Hope all my fellow brethren had a safe and Happy New Year!