| Level: | Intermediate |
| Total: | 7 hr |
| Prep: | 1 hr |
| Cook: | 6 hr |
| Yield: | 6 to 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 3 pints (1 1/2 pounds) white button mushrooms
- 2 shallots, peeled and roughly chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, peeled and roughly chopped
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves only
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- One 3-pound center cut beef tenderloin (filet mignon), trimmed
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 12 thin slices prosciutto
- 6 sprigs of fresh thyme, leaves only
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- Flour, for rolling out puff pastry
- 1 pound puff pastry, thawed if using frozen
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse sea salt
- Minced chives, for garnish
- Green Peppercorn Sauce, recipe follows
- Roasted Fingerling Potatoes with Fresh Herbs and Garlic, recipe follows
- Warm Wilted Winter Greens, recipe follows
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 shallots, sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves only
- 1 cup brandy
- 1 box beef stock
- 2 cups cream
- 2 tablespoons grainy mustard
- 1/2 cup green peppercorns in brine, drained, brine reserved
- 2 pints fingerling potatoes
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 2 to 3 sprigs fresh sage
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme
- 6 cloves garlic, left unpeeled
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus for sheet pan
- Salt and pepper
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 pint walnuts, for garnish
- 3 bunches assorted winter greens (such as Swiss chard, radicchio, or escarole), washed, stemmed, and torn into pieces
- 1 tablespoon grainy mustard
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/2 cup pomegranate seeds, for garnish
- Parmesan shavings, for garnish
- 1 shallot, chopped, for garnish
Instructions
- For the Duxelles:
- To make the Duxelles: Add mushrooms, shallots, garlic, and thyme to a food processor and pulse until finely chopped. Add butter and olive oil to a large saute pan and set over medium heat. Add the shallot and mushroom mixture and saute for 8 to 10 minutes until most of the liquid has evaporated. Season with salt and pepper and set aside to cool.
- For the Beef:
- To prepare the beef: Tie the tenderloin in 4 places so it holds its cylindrical shape while cooking. Drizzle with olive oil, then season with salt and pepper and sear all over, including the ends, in a hot, heavy-based skillet lightly coated with olive oil – about 2 to 3 minutes. Meanwhile set out your prosciutto on a sheet of plastic wrap (plastic needs to be about a foot and a half in length so you can wrap and tie the roast up in it) on top of your cutting board. Shingle the prosciutto so it forms a rectangle that is big enough to encompass the entire filet of beef. Using a rubber spatula cover evenly with a thin layer of duxelles. Season the surface of the duxelles with salt and pepper and sprinkle with fresh thyme leaves. When the beef is seared, remove from heat, cut off twine and smear lightly all over with Dijon mustard. Allow to cool slightly, then roll up in the duxelles covered prosciutto using the plastic wrap to tie it up nice and tight. Tuck in the ends of the prosciutto as you roll to completely encompass the beef. Roll it up tightly in plastic wrap and twist the ends to seal it completely and hold it in a nice log shape. Set in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to ensure it maintains its shape.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll the puff pastry out to about a 1/4-inch thickness. Depending on the size of your sheets you may have to overlap 2 sheets and press them together. Remove beef from refrigerator and cut off plastic. Set the beef in the center of the pastry and fold over the longer sides, brushing with egg wash to seal. Trim ends if necessary then brush with egg wash and fold over to completely seal the beef – saving ends to use as a decoration on top if desired. Top with coarse sea salt. Place the beef seam side down on a baking sheet.
- Brush the top of the pastry with egg wash then make a couple of slits in the top of the pastry using the tip of a paring knife ¿ this creates vents that will allow the steam to escape when cooking. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes until pastry is golden brown and beef registers 125 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer. Remove from oven and rest before cutting into thick slices. Garnish with minced chives, and serve with Green Peppercorn Sauce, Roasted Fingerling Potatoes with Fresh Herbs and Garlic, and Warm Wilted Winter Greens.
- Add olive oil to pan after removing beef. Add shallots, garlic, and thyme; saute for 1 to 2 minutes, then, off heat, add brandy and flambe using a long kitchen match. After flame dies down, return to the heat, add stock and reduce by about half. Strain out solids, then add 2 cups cream and mustard. Reduce by half again, then shut off heat and add green peppercorns.
- Preheat oven to 500 degrees F and place a baking sheet inside to heat.
- Add potatoes, rosemary, sage, thyme, and garlic to a medium bowl. Drizzle with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. Remove sheet pan from oven, lightly coat with olive oil, and pour potatoes onto pan. Place potatoes in oven and reduce heat to 425 degrees F. Roast for 20 minutes, or until crispy on outside and tender on inside.
- Cook honey and balsamic together over medium-high heat in a large saute pan, about 5 minutes. Toast walnuts in a small skillet; set aside to cool.
- Pile greens on a platter. Stir mustard into balsamic-honey dressing, then whisk in about 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil; pour over greens. Season greens with salt and pepper and garnish with walnuts, pomegranate seeds, shavings of Parmesan, and shallot.
Reviews
Excellent. Easy to follow recipe and tasted delicious.
This is possibly the best meal I have ever cooked. It did take several hours, but it was worth every minute. I can not describe just how delicious this is. I love everything from Tyler’s Ultimate collection. I tried to drink the little bit of Peppercorn sauce that was left, but am going to use it as cologne instead. This is our new annual Easter dinner.
I don’t use shallots that often, so it would be helpful if there was a measurement. My shallots are the size of a tennis ball, so I know not to use all 4, but a measurement would help. 1/2 cup chopped?
Making this today, why would you leave the garlic unpeeled for the fingerling potatoes? New to cooking, I apologize if this question is ridiculous.
I enjoyed making this recipe. Unfortunately, the beef was cooked perfectly but the puff pastry was not cooked at all on the bottom and the rest was barely cooked. Certainly not brown and flaky. How can I make this work in the future without over cooking the meat?
This is a great recipe. I only made the beef. Mine didn’t come out perfect, but it wasn’t the recipe’s fault, it was mine. I over cooked because of my family, so when I cut it it wasn’t as beautiful, but all the great flavors were there. I bought a high end Italian prosciutto that was incredibly I thin so thought it was perfect, but did find it on the salty side. Again, nothing to do with the recipe, just a matter of taste. I am going to do it again, but take out at 125 per the recipe so both the pastry and meat do not over cook. Thanks Tyler!
This recipe is spot on! Make sure to sauté the mushrooms to remove all the liquid. It was delicious and a beautiful meal to present for Christmas dinner. Worth the time and effort!
For some reason mine looked really mushy and gross. The meat turned out fine/medium rare and the puff pastery seemed to brown, but when I cut into it, the mushroom stuff looked grey and unappetizing and the pastery next to the mushrooms and under the meat was like gooey
Made this for Christmas. Everyone loved it. My only issue was that the prosciutto made it taste very salty. I will try to view other sites to find an alternative ingredient. The directions were fairly clear. As long as you can take your time and read the instructions, anyone can do it.
Does anybody know what I can do ahead of time I’m driving 3 1/2 hours and the Airbnb is sparsely stocked with kitchen tools