{"id":4022,"date":"2025-05-05T23:01:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T23:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/?p=4022"},"modified":"2025-05-05T23:01:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T23:01:06","slug":"mini-beef-wellingtons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/05\/mini-beef-wellingtons\/","title":{"rendered":"Mini Beef Wellingtons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mini Beef Wellingtons!<\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<p>6-8 oz beef tenderloin fillet<br \/>\n3 tbsp butter<br \/>\n2 shallots, minced<br \/>\n8 oz crimini mushrooms (or button mushrooms)<br \/>\n1 tsp fresh thyme (plus extra for garnish)<br \/>\n1\/2 tbsp fresh parsley, minced<br \/>\n1\/4 cup Cabernet Sauvignon or Sherry wine<br \/>\n1 pastry dough sheet (puff pastry or phyllo)<br \/>\n2 slices prosciutto<br \/>\n1 tbsp Dijon mustard<br \/>\n2 tbsp Gorgonzola cheese (crumbled)<br \/>\n2 tbsp heavy cream<br \/>\n1 tbsp water (for egg wash)<br \/>\n1 egg (for egg wash)<br \/>\nSalt &amp; pepper to taste<\/p>\n<p>Instructions:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Prepare the Mushroom Duxelles:<br \/>\nPulse mushrooms in a food processor.<br \/>\nCook minced shallots in butter until soft, then add the mushrooms and fresh thyme. Cook until the liquid evaporates. Deglaze with wine and simmer until dry. Add parsley and season with salt &amp; pepper. Let cool.<br \/>\nSear the Beef:<br \/>\nSear the beef fillet in oil on all sides, then slice into 12 even pieces. Season with salt &amp; pepper.<br \/>\nAssemble the Wellingtons:<br \/>\nRoll out the pastry dough and cut into 12 squares.<br \/>\nLayer each square with prosciutto, mushroom duxelles, and a piece of beef. Brush with Dijon mustard.<br \/>\nRoll up the pastry around the beef, sealing the edges.<br \/>\nBake the Wellingtons:<br \/>\nBrush each Wellington with egg wash and make small slits on top.<br \/>\nChill for 10 minutes, then bake at 375\u00b0F for 12 minutes or until golden brown.<br \/>\nMake Gorgonzola Cream Sauce:<br \/>\nBlend Gorgonzola cheese, heavy cream, and water until smooth.<br \/>\nServe:<br \/>\nTop each Wellington with a dollop of Gorgonzola sauce and garnish with fresh thyme sprigs.<br \/>\nEnjoy these delicious Mini Beef Wellingtons\u2014they&#8217;re a hit at any holiday party! \ud83c\udf89 Perfect for any special occasion or just a fancy treat! \ud83c\udf7d\ufe0f<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mini Beef Wellingtons! Ingredients: 6-8 oz beef tenderloin fillet 3 tbsp butter 2 shallots, minced 8 oz crimini mushrooms (or&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4023,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"Mini Beef Wellingtons - Grandma Baking Recipes","description":"Mini Beef Wellingtons! Ingredients: 6-8 oz beef tenderloin fillet 3 tbsp butter 2 shallots, minced 8 oz crimini mushrooms (or button mushrooms) 1 tsp fresh thym"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4022"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4022\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4024,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4022\/revisions\/4024"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}