Prep time:

Cooking time: 20 minutes

Total time:

Serves: 6

750g Beef Fillet (or 6 Fillet Steaks)

250ml Beef Jus

12tsp Black Olive Tapenade

500g Puff Pastry

1 Egg Yolk (for glaze)

2tbsp Milk (for glaze)

1 Onion (finely chopped)

1 Crushed Garlic Clove

100g Button Mushrooms

100g Chestnut Mushrooms

10 Sprigs of Thyme (sprigs removed)

50g Butter

1tsp Dijon Mustard

1tbsp Creme Fraiche

Salt and Pepper

Juliet Bidwell comes up with a twist on the classic Beef Wellington

  • pictures: David Merewether

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