Australian Gourmet Traveller - (06)June 2019 (1)

500 gmbutterpuffpastry
(seerecipep70,oruse
1½blocksCarêmebutter
puffpastry)
Plainflour,fordusting
100 gmbabyspinachleaves
50 mlvegetableoil
250 gmmixedwildmushrooms
(seenote),finelychopped
750 gmchestnutmushrooms
(seenote),finelychopped
100 mlMadeira
2 goldenshallots,finelydiced
1 garlicclove,finelychopped
½ bunchthyme,leavespicked
1½ kgthickcentre-cutbeef
fillet,trimmedofsinew
2 tbsphotEnglishmustard
3 eggyolksbeatenwith
15mlwater
Gravyandroastpotatoes,
toserve
SAVOURYCRÊPES
150 gmplainflour
325 ml(11/3cups)semi-
skimmedmilk
1 egg
30 gm unsalted butter, melted

1 Rolloutpuffpastryon

a lightlyflouredsurfacetoa

40cmx 30cmrectangleand

refrigeratetorestuntilneeded.

2 Forsavourycrêpes,whisk

flour,milkandeggtogetheruntil

smooth,seasontotaste,then

whiskin20gmmeltedbutter.

Ruba littleoftheremaining

butterarounda largenon-stick

fryingpan,placeoverlow-

mediumheatandcarefullypour

in justenoughbattertomake

a thin20cm-diametercrêpe.

Cookforabout 45 seconds

tocolourlightly,thenflipover

andcookforanotherminute.

Removefromthepan.Repeat

untilyouhave4 crêpes

(reserveanyremaining

batterforanotheruse).

3 Layoutcrêpesona large

pieceofbakingpaperinto

a 35cmx 25cmrectangular

shapelargeenoughforthe

beeftofitdownthecentre,

overlappingthecrêpesin

thecentre.Coverthecrêpes

evenlywithspinach.

4 Heat30mloiloverhigh

heatina largefryingpan,add

mushroomsandseasonto

taste. Cook mushrooms, stirring,

untilthereis nomoistureleft

atall,thenaddMadeiraand

reducetoa gentlesimmer.

5 Heat15mloilina small

saucepanandsweatdown

shallots,garlicandthymeuntil

softened(about5 minutes),

thenaddtothemushroom

mixture.WhentheMadeira

hascompletelyreducedand

themixtureis almostdryagain,

removethepanfromthe

heatandquicklyscatterthe

mushroommixtureevenlyover

thespinach(theheatfromthe

mushroomswillgentlywiltthe

spinach).Whenthemushrooms

havecooled,gentlypatdown

tocompact.

6 Wipeoutfryingpanand

returnit tohighheat.Season

beeffilletwelltotasteand

ruballoverwithremainingoil.

Whenthepanis smokinghot,

carefullyaddthebeeffillet

andsearalloverfor 20 to

30 secondstogeta little

colourallover.Removefrom

panandlaylengthways

acrossmushroommixture.

Oncecooled,rubbeefall

overwithEnglishmustard.

7 Removepastryfromthe

refrigeratorandplaceonan

oventraylinedwithbaking

paper.Gentlydustoffexcess

flourandbrushliberallywith

eggwash.Rollcrêpes,spinach,

mushroom and beef into a tight

cigarshape(usethebaking

papertohelprolltightly)and

quicklyliftandtransfertolie

widthwaysacrossthebottom

ofthepastry.Rolltheparcel

upwardstoencloseit inpastry,

keepingpastrytight,untilthe

seamis acrossthebottomwith

about3cmofoverlappedpastry.

Trimoffanyexcess.

8 Carefullycrimpdowneach

endoftheWellingtonandtrim

it sothatthereis justenough

pastrytotuckbackunder

itself(anyremainingtrimmed

pastrycanbeusedtodecorate

thetop).Brushalloverwith

eggwash.PlaceWellingtonin

therefrigeratorfor2 hoursto

restandchill,thenremoveand

givea finalbrushwitheggwash

andscatterwithseasalt.

9 Preheatovento185°C.Bake

Wellingtonuntilpastryis golden

andmeatis cookedtoyour

liking(40-55minutesforrareto

medium-rare).SlideWellington,

stillonthebakingpaper,onto

a wirerackandrestforatleast

25 minutesbeforeslicingwith

a sharpserratedknife.Serve

withgravyandroastpotatoes.

NoteMixedwildmushrooms

areavailablefromselectgrocers

andfarmers’markets.Substitute

soakeddriedwildmushrooms.

If chestnutmushroomsare

unavailable, substituteSwiss

brown mushrooms.

CALUMFRANKLIN

Classic beef Wellington

SERVES6-8
Pictured p118.

2 tbspextra-virginoliveoil

2 springonions,thinlysliced

2 longgreenchillies,finely

shredded

1 heapedtspgroundcumin

1 heapedtspground

corianderseeds

2 garliccloves,finelychopped

1 zucchini, coarsely grated

GREG& LUCYMALOUF

Green shakshuka

SERVES 4

Pictured p118.

120 gmbabyspinachleaves

60 gmkale,stalksremoved,

tornintobite-sizedpieces

2 ripeplumtomatoes,grated

90 gm(½cup)yellowplum

tomatoes,thicklysliced

Juiceof½lemon

8 eggs

2 tbspfinelychoppedparsley,

toserve

Toastedsourdough bread,

toserve

1 Preheatovengrilltoits

maximum setting, or preheat

ovento200°C.Heatoilin

a 25cmto28cmpaellapan

overmediumheatandfry

springonion,chilli,spices

andgarlicuntilfragrant,

thenaddzucchiniandfry

for1 minute.Addspinach,

kaleandtomato,season

withlemonjuiceand½tsp

salt,stirtocombine,then

cook,covered,untilleaves

arejustwiltedandtomatoes

havesoftenedslightly.

2 Make8 indentsinthe

vegetables and crackan

eggintoeach.Cookforabout

2 minutesthentransfertogrill

orovenfora further2 minutes

untilthetopsofeggsaresetbut

they’restillrunnyin thecentre.

3 Scatterwithparsleyand

serve with toasted sourdough.➤

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