Beef Wellington

[Scully]

OH works part time in a top end local restaurant, and there are perks which she brings home. 
This Beef Wellington was made by one of their chefs and consists of Chateaubriand fillet which is wrapped in a layer of mushroom with truffles, then a chive pancake and then a shortcrust pastry. 
We just reheated it back home, and had it tonight for tea, so ignore the carrots as OH said we couldn’t just eat the beef! 🤷‍♂️🙄

Edited Saturday at 21:31 by Scully

[Weihrauch17]

How nice does that look, nice perk for sure!

[mossy835]

now that looks nice.

[ditchman]

who's a lucky boy......looks nice

[Bigbob]

What a great freebie 

[TIGHTCHOKE]

Looks lovely, not had that for a while.

[Scully]

Thanks all. First time I’ve had Beef with wellies on, ( usually have my crocs on at this that time of night! 🙂) and I doubt I’d be able to afford this one at that particular venue, so yes, a grand perk indeed. 
 

[marsh man]

That would be a special treat for me , it look very , very tempting and might have something like that for my next birthday as you never know how many more you have got left 😛

Not on the same scale but at one time we used to get a game casserole with a crust on it for our shoot dinner , this came in a big metal tray and what was left me and another bloke filled our lunch box up and we often had it for tea with some fresh veg , anything we didn't want then my two Labs at the time would finish it off .   

[old'un]

Looks very nice Scully, did you eat the carrots or were they just for the picture.

[Scully]

1 hour ago, old'un said:

Looks very nice Scully, did you eat the carrots or were they just for the picture.

Thanks. I ate the carrots but not willingly. Not a great fan of carrots, they’re just bland. However, the chef who made this makes the most carroty tasting carrots you’ve ever had; I’d eat them willingly then. 👍

[JohnfromUK]

Beef Wellington is lovely.  There seem to be variations on what is put around the beef, but a mushroom base is the most common, though some use a layer of ham and/or pâté.  I have never tried to make it, but I believe getting the beef cooked 'just right' and the pastry crisp and not soggy is quite skilful.

[hushpower]

Looks great just need all the trimmings to go with it

[ditchman]

3 hours ago, Scully said:

Thanks. I ate the carrots but not willingly. Not a great fan of carrots, they’re just bland. However, the chef who made this makes the most carroty tasting carrots you’ve ever had; I’d eat them willingly then. 👍

try boiling the carrots....then mash them add butter and black pepper and a tot of sherry...mix and mash and serve.......

[London Best]

3 hours ago, Scully said:

Thanks. I ate the carrots but not willingly. Not a great fan of carrots, they’re just bland. However, the chef who made this makes the most carroty tasting carrots you’ve ever had; I’d eat them willingly then. 👍

Local supermarket carrots are certainly bland.  
But I shoot regularly in Lincolnshire on an estate which grows anything up to a thousand acres of carrots each year. The carrots at the shoot lunches there are something else. They taste like carrots used to taste when I was a kid.

[marsh man]

2 hours ago, London Best said:

Local supermarket carrots are certainly bland.  
But I shoot regularly in Lincolnshire on an estate which grows anything up to a thousand acres of carrots each year. The carrots at the shoot lunches there are something else. They taste like carrots used to taste when I was a kid.

I would imagine a place growing that quantity of Carrots would end up in the supermarkets , what one I couldn't tell you  , Lincolnshire have got some of the best growing veg land in the UK .  MM

[Sussexboy]

Looks absolutely lovely. I hope you had a decent bottle of red with it!

[London Best]

1 hour ago, marsh man said:

I would imagine a place growing that quantity of Carrots would end up in the supermarkets , what one I couldn't tell you  , Lincolnshire have got some of the best growing veg land in the UK .  MM

Of course they end up in the supermarkets. 
Why they no longer taste of carrots when you buy them is a mystery? 
Must be something to do with length of time they are stored, or how they are stored perhaps? I dunno.