Xmas food

I can cook a beef wellington and the nearest I have been to professional catering was serving tea in Piccadilly station bar in the early 1970s.
 
no, not masterchef just worked as a cook/chef for 29 years the first 16 in various establisments here and overseas from 3*-5* hotels, golf clubs and bars/pubs before shifting to industrial/public sector catering so have made a fair few variants of wellington
Would the cabbage not so much absorb the moisture as provide a barrier between the filling and the pastry?
 
Would the cabbage not so much absorb the moisture as provide a barrier between the filling and the pastry?
only ever made it once with cabbage and am not a fan, but when did the beef was blushed with mustard, topped wothe duxelle then wrapped in the blanched cabbage and left overnight before folded in pastry, it worked out fine. as I say not my prefered method but have experienced it

Knew a french chef used to do beef en croute in a similar way but would wrap the fillet in savoury crepes before the pastry as a barrier.

Don't think there is an exact way if honest, as long as it's beef, duxelle and pastry it can be modified as required
 

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