Individual Beef Wellington Recipe (Mini Wellington) (2024)

Beef Wellington shaped into individual meat pastries. Serve as an elegant main course meal this holiday season.

📕 What is Beef Wellington?

Beef Wellington tenderloin filet steak topped with a mushroom duxelles and wrapped into a puff pastry.

The English dish is also known as boeuf en croute and is usually prepared with a whole beef tenderloin wrapped in pastry.

I think individual beef wellington look way better than one large piece, and they are easier to prepare.

A twist on this classic dish is the salmon wellington.

🥩 Ingredients

The original recipe calls for paté spread over the meat with the duxelles together with a layer of ham or crêpes.

Instead of paté, I use mustard paste and I skip the ham and crêpes wrapping all together because I think the dish is great as it is.

So, this beef wellington is entirely without paté.

A duxelles is used to top the beef tenderloin, which is basically chopped mushrooms and parsley reduced in a frying pan.

For an easy wellington, I use a pre-made puff pastry to save time.

This beef wellington recipe is for you if you are looking for an almost foolproof, elegant Christmas dish for 4 servings.

🔪 How to make it?

This is an easy recipe for individual mini beef wellington.

I find it easier to prepare individual ones and they also look better on the plate.

Here you will find a quick preview on how to make beef wellington from scratch with process shots

Find the complete recipe with ingredients, instructions, and video at the bottom of this post

Step 1

Season and sear tenderloin steaks on both sides.

Prepare the mushroom parsley duxelles.

Step 2

Place the steak on your working place, spread mustard over the beef and the cooked duxelles as well.

Cut the two puff pastry squares into two.

Spread puff pastry over the steak and wrap around it so that you can enclose it completely at the bottom of the steak.

Step 3

Place meat pastries into a baking dish or on a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Use the leftover pastry to decorate your uncooked wellington with pastry deco such as leaves or diamonds.

Spread beaten egg yolk over the pastries.

Bake pastries at 400 Fahrenheit/ 200 Celsius for about 10 minutes (more details below)

⏳ Cooking time

The cooking time of your beef wrapped in pastry depends on the size of your individual wellington parcels.

I used 2 different sizes in my video because some of my guests wanted the meat to be well done.

The ideal way to bake your wellington steak is to use same sized steak wrapped in pastry.

That way you ensure that they are all same cooked.

Besides, the cooking duration of your wellington depends on the following points:

• the temperature of the steak before cooking
• the thickness of your meat and the pastry thickness.
• the oven temperature and duration of baking

The steak for the wellington is first seared on the outside in the pan before it is wrapped in pastry and baked in the oven.

A 1-inch thick steak takes about 2–3 minutes to sear on both sides on high heat.

The baking of the individual wellington meat parcels takes about 10–12 minutes at 400 Fahrenheit/ 200 Celsius, and the result is a pink wellington as seen in the pictures.

For a well-done wellington, I recommend baking for at least 3 more minutes.

👁️ Serving

I love to serve vegetable sides and wine sauces with my mini beef pastries.

• Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts
• Cranberry Kale Salad
• roasted candied carrots
• Cauliflower Mash with Sour Cream by lowcarbafrica.com
• a red wine reduction sauce as seen in the filet mignon recipe

How to prepare the dish in advance?

You can sear the steak, prepare the mushroom duxelles, spread the duxelles and mustard over the steak and wrap the meat into the pastry in advance. Keep in the fridge for up to 24 hours max. and bake as described.

Can beef wellington be frozen?

Yes and to freeze your wellington, don't pre-sear the meat but instead freeze the prepared meat parcels. To bake later, don't thaw the wellington because that would result in a soggy pastry. Just bake frozen for about 30 minutes, or until golden brown (depending on the size). Use a meat thermometer to determine doneness in the center of the meat parcel.

How to reheat the dish?

Place the wellington into the oven and gently reheat at a lower heat temperature for about 5-8 minutes in the oven. Or reheat in the microwave at a lower heat wave setting for about 5 minutes. Just make sure to not overcook the wellington.

How much does beef tenderloin cost?

Individual beef tenderloin steak to make this wellington recipe cost about 10 USD or 10 EUR in average. Beef tenderloin is expensive because it's the softest beef meat.