Beths Pork Wellington Food

PORK WELLINGTON WITH CHERRY PORT SAUCE

Steps:

• For the pork wellington: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a large skillet, heat the canola oil over medium-high heat. Add the onions, season with salt and pepper and cook until the onions are soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the thyme leaves.
• Break up the cornbread in a bowl, add the onion-thyme mixture and stir to combine. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the pork with salt and pepper. Sear the pork, turning as needed, until golden brown all around, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to a plate and let cool completely. Reserve the skillet to make the sauce.
• Spray a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
• On a cutting board, lay out the ham slices, overlapping them to create a rectangle about 12 inches long. Rub the tenderloin completely with the mustard and place over the ham slices. Wrap the ham over the tenderloin to seal in the mustard.
• Lay out the puff pastry sheet on a floured surface and roll out to a rectangle with the long sides 2 inches longer than the pork tenderloin. Spread the cornbread mixture around the pastry sheet, leaving about a 1-inch border all the way around. Place the wrapped tenderloin along one of the long sides of the pastry. Roll the tenderloin up in the pastry, making sure it's completely wrapped. Fold in the pastry ends, brush with the beaten egg and tuck in. Place the wrapped pork on the prepared baking sheet with the seam on the bottom and brush liberally with the beaten egg.
• Bake until the crust is golden brown and the tenderloin registers an internal temperature of 140 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer, 25 to 35 minutes. Let rest for 10 minutes, then slice and serve.
• For the cherry port sauce: In the same skillet you seared the pork, melt 1 tablespoon of the butter over medium heat, add the shallot and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Add the cherries, broth, port and honey. Increase the heat to high and simmer, stirring often, until the sauce is reduced to a glaze, about 10 minutes. Whisk in the remaining 1 tablespoon butter. Season with salt and pepper.

PORK WELLINGTON

Steps:

• Place a rack in the upper third of the oven and heat to 400 degrees F.
• Whisk the egg and water in a small bowl and set aside. Place the apple rings into the bowl of a mini food processor and process for 30 to 45 seconds or until they are the size of a medium dice. Set aside.
• Trim the pork tenderloin of any excess fat and silver skin. Slice the tenderloin down the middle lengthwise, creating 2 separate pieces. Lay the tenderloin pieces next to each other head to tail, so when laid back together they are the same size at the ends.
• Lay out a 12 by 16-inch piece of parchment paper on the counter and arrange the pieces of prosciutto in the center, overlapping them enough to create solid layer that is as long as the tenderloin. Top with a second piece of parchment, and using a rolling pin, roll over the prosciutto to help adhere the pieces to each other. Remove the parchment paper and sprinkle the prosciutto with the salt, pepper, and thyme. Set the tenderloin down the middle of the prosciutto. Spread the dried apples in between the 2 pieces of tenderloin and push back together so the apples are held between them. Using the parchment paper to assist, wrap the prosciutto around the tenderloin to completely enclose in a package.
• Sprinkle the counter with flour and roll out the pastry to 12 by 14 inches. Spread the mustard thinly in the center of pastry and lay the prosciutto wrapped tenderloin in the center of the pastry on the mustard. Fold the puff pastry up and over the top of the tenderloin, then roll to completely enclose, brushing the edges of the pastry with the egg wash in order to seal. Turn the tenderloin over so the side of the tenderloin with the double thickness of pastry is underneath. Pinch the ends of the pastry to seal.
• Brush the entire pastry with the egg wash. Place the tenderloin on a parchment lined half sheet pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until the pork reaches an internal temperature of at least 140 degrees F.
• Remove the tenderloin from the oven, transfer to a cooling rack and let rest for 10 minutes before slicing and serving.

PORK WELLINGTON

Steps:

• Make Mushroom pate' by.
• pulsing mushrooms in food processor until fairly fine (a few chunks here and there are OK.
• Combine in skillet with next 7 ingredients.
• Bring to low boil, stir and simmer until reduced to a wet paste.
• While pate simmers, season and truss meat with the narrow end of one tender next to the thick end of the other (just like they come in the package).
• Season with Savory Roast Rub, or any other savory seasoning of your choice.
• Combine 1 whole egg with 2 Tbs water and whisk to make egg wash.
• Seam the two packs of puff pastry together by brushing one edge of one package, overlapping the second package by about an inch, pressing the two together gently, then painting the seam again.
• Spread 1/2 of the cooled mushroom pate' thickly over the middle 1/2 of the puff pastry.
• Lay pork on top of pate'.
• Spread other half of pate' over top of pork.
• Pull sides of pastry up to cover all.
• Paint edges and ends with egg wash and crimp to seal, then paint again.
• Make 4 0r 5 2"vent slits across top.
• Brush with melted butter.
• Bake uncovered in preheated 350* oven on middle rack or above for approximately 45 minutes to an internal temp of 130*.
• Rest uncovered 20 minutes, slice in 1" slices.
• Serve with beef or veal cream demiglace.

BETH'S PORK WELLINGTON

Steps:

• Cook the porkloin in a 350 degree oven for 20 minutes per pound, or until a meat thermometer reads 145 degrees. Allow the pork loin to cool.
• Thaw puff pastry sheets at room temperature.
• In a frying pan, heat the butter and then saute the mushrooms, onions and parsley with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Cook until all liquid is absorbed. Put aside to cool.
• Gently roll out puff pastry sheets and spread mushroom mixture evenly in the center of the sheets.
• Place pork on top of mushroom mixture.
• Gently fold the puff pastry around the pork and pinch the edges together to seal.
• Place on a baking sheet pan and brush pastry with the egg.
• Bake at 375 degrees for approximately 40 minutes. Check for color - when pastry is golden brown, it is ready to serve.