Individual Beef Wellingtons

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 4 filet mignon steaks
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 sheets puff pastry, thawed
• 1 egg, beaten
• bearnaise sauce

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven at 400 degrees.
• 2 heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat.
• 3 season filets with salt and pepper and sear on all sides.
• 4 thaw puff pastry according to package directions. gently smooth seams with lightly wettened finger. divide each pastry sheet in half.
• 5 place each steak in a section of pastry. fold under and trim off excess dough. pinch seams tightly to seal.
• 6 brush pastry with beaten egg. decorate with dough trimmings shaped into leaves, braids, etc. to enhance, if desired.
• 7 place seam-side down in a lightly oiled 13x9x2 inch baking dish.
• 8 bake 20 minutes for medium-rare. allow to cool for 10 minutes.
• 9 top with prepared bearnaise sauce.