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Thesalmonwellington

HANDS-ONTIME 45 MIN,OVENTIME

30-35 MIN, PLUS COOLING

MAKE

AHEAD

Preparethesalmon

wellingtonupto 12 hours

ahead,oropen-freezeon

a tray,thenwrapwellandfreeze

forupto3 months.Defrostinthe

fridgeovernightandcook

as in the recipe instructions.

YOU’LLNEEDTO...

• Swapthebeeffilletfora 500g
  sustainablysourced skinless
  salmonfillet


• Swapthebrandyfor lemon juice
  orwhitewine


• Swapthesage for 1 tbsp chopped
  freshdill


• Omittheomelettes(but you’ll
  need 1 egg to glaze)
  
  
  • Usea 500gpackall-butter
    puffpastry(you’llhave
    leftovers,whichyou can
    use to decorate)
  
  
  
  

FOLLOWTHEBIGBEEF

RECIPE,MAKINGTHE

CHANGES BELOW:

1 Noneedtosearthesalmon,but

rubit alloverwiththemustard

andhorseradishandseason.

2 Makethemushroommixtureasin

thebeefrecipe(seeKnow-how)but

swapthebrandyforlemonjuiceor

whitewineandthesagefordill.

3 Rollthepastry(tonothickerthan

3mm)toa rectangletherightlength

and width to suit the salmon fillet.

Coatthesalmoninthecooled

mushroommixture,thensetit in

themiddleofthepastry.Wrap,

decorate,glazeand chill as in the

beefrecipe.

4 Bakethesalmonwellyfor30-35

minutesuntilthepastryispuffed

andgolden,thenservewithveg.

PERSERVING972kcals,58.8gfat

(20.5gsaturated),40.1gprotein,

65.8gcarbs(12.7g sugars), 1.3g salt,

8.5g fibre

Theminibeefwellies

HANDS-ONTIME 45 MIN,OVEN TIME

18-30 MIN, PLUS COOLING

MAKE

AHEAD

Open-freezetheminibeef

wellingtonsuntilsolid,then

wrapwellandfreezefor

upto3 months.Cookstraightfrom

frozen,addinganextra10-15

minutestothecookingtime,until

thepastryisgoldenandcooked

andthebeefisdone to your liking

(see step 4).

YOU’LLNEEDTO...

• Swapthebeeffilletfor2 x 180g
  thick-cutbeeffilletsteaks


• Make½quantitymushroom/
  spinachmixture


• Useonly1 tspeach of horseradish
  andmustard


• Omittheomelettes(but you’ll
  need1 eggtoglaze)


• Usea 320gpackreadyrolled
  all-butter puff pastry

FOLLOWTHEBIGBEEFRECIPE,

MAKING THE CHANGES BELOW:

1 Rubthesteakswitha littleoil,then

searonbothsidesfor 30 secondsto

brown.Removefromthepan,ruball

overwithmustardandhorseradish

andseason.Setasidetocool.

2 Makea halfquantityofmushroom

mixtureasinthemainrecipe.

3 Rollouttheready-rolledpastryso

it’sslightlythinnerandwider,then

cutinhalftomake2 squares.Pat

themushroommixtureallover

thecooledsteaks,thenputinthe

middleofthepastry(seeKnow-

how).Wrapthefilletslikeparcels

(usethepastrypapertohelpyou),

trimmingtheoffcutsandpinching

theedgestoseal.Decoratewith

trimmings, then glaze with egg

andchillfor 30 minutes.

4 Bakeuntilgoldenandthemeatis

cookedtoyourliking:18-20minutes

(52-56°Cona digitalprobe

thermometer)forrare;23-25

minutes(57-59°C)formedium;and

25-30minutes(60-63°C)forwell

done.Restfor5 minutes,thenserve

withvegetablesofyourchoice.

PERSERVING894kcals,50.8gfat

(22.6gsaturated),52.8gprotein,

51.5gcarbs(3.8g sugars), 1.6g salt,

4.4g fibre

Makeit

smaller

Makeit

SERVES 4 fishy

SERVES 2

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