I have recently discovered a passion for cooking. One of my favorite dishes to make is Beef Wellington. I had first heard of this dish from my favorite chef, Gordon Ramsay. i saw him make this dish on his TV show, "Hell's Kitchen", and simply couldn't resist trying it for myself. It is a relatively simple as far as ingredients go, but quite a process to put together. It starts with a1lb beef fillet. I prefer to use a high quality meat like fillet mignon. The fillet is very quickly seared to keep in the juices when it cook. Then it is coated in an English mustard, which is much stronger than a regular dijjon or yellow mustard, but compliments the dish very well. I also take a few large slices of prosciutto, slightly overlapping them and spread pureed portablello mushrooms over them. Then the mustard coated fillet is placed in the middle and wrapped in the portabello coated prosciutto. Then that prosciutto wrapped fillet is then wrapped in puff pastry. The layering of these ingredients ensures that all the flavors are blended while cooking. The puff pastry also seals in all the flavor and juices of the fillet inside as well. After it comes out of the oven, you slice into this heavenly loaf, and u just see the flavor infused juices of that fillet spill from inside, and the smell is even better. The strong bite of the mustard matched with the sweetness of the puff pastry takes the beef to another level.
This dish is important to me because it was the first thing i had cooked which turned my enjoyment of cooking into a passion. The feedback was amazing and even made my mom a little jealous, even though i will never rival her as the best cook in the house. I love going to butcher shops and farmers markets searching for the best and freshest cuts of meats and ingredients. With such a small amount of ingredients, quality is very important. I may not make it like Gordon Ramsay, but have gotten nothing but compliments from it
