Beef Wellington - Copper Pot Style!

[civilsmoker]

So the family has been driven to try a Beef Wellington since our trip to Hell Kitchen so this weekend we decided to attempt it since we just got the Hells Kitchen recipe book. The biggest challenge is we don’t have a working oven at the moment.......so what to do......well cooks used fire in the old days to create magical meals so we decided that the copper pot would be up to the task!!!

So we started with some nice filet loin

the loin was sized and seasoned in prep of the sear. The sear will be done over cherry wood.

The nerves were on high at this point!

Flame searing all the sides

sizzle sizzle!

coating in dark mustard while still hot.

once the filet has cooled it is wrapped in the mushroom duxelles and prosciutto

Wrapped in pastry and egg washed.

On it goes at 425.

The active cherry wood fire!

the copper pot is doing its magic!

oh man is all I can say!!!!!!

This one is in honor of the forum!!!!

they will be Joined with baby carrots and pearls. They were blanched for 4 min in seasoned water and then butter seared.

Bingo the Copper Pot Cherry Wood Roasted Beef Wellington!!!

Caesar Hell’s Kitchen Recipe!

the welly is topped with blackberry reduction and Yukon mash.All these are from Hell’s Kitchen Recipes!

All I have to say is I hand it to my family for all the helping hands with this one. It was two full days of effort but I can say every minute was worth it. And it also shows that a RF smoker is MORE than just a low and slow tool. It has endless abilities to create goodness!

 

[chilerelleno]

Hell Yeah!
Looks freaking fantastic, and I know the work that goes into a Wellington.
A great cook, job well done sir.

 

[MJB05615]

Looks Great! Like you've been doing them for years. Very impressive. I bet it tasted as good as it looked. Excellent work.

 

[jcam222]

Very impressive meal. Star to finish 5 star!!

 

[civilsmoker]

Hell Yeah!
Looks freaking fantastic, and I know the work that goes into a Wellington.
A great cook, job well done sir.

Thanks! I made scratch brown chicken stock for the blackberry reduction because we wanted to follow all of Gordon’s steps. It reminded me of thanks giving!

 

[civilsmoker]

Looks Great! Like you've been doing them for years. Very impressive. I bet it tasted as good as it looked. Excellent work.

Thanks MJB! I studied Gordon’s steps for hours and wrote a time table out and went over it many many times.....that was some coin I didn’t want to mess up!
It was the very tasty! The blackberry reduction puts it over the top!

Very impressive meal. Star to finish 5 star!!

Thanks jcam! I now know why the contestants are supper stressed on the show when they do the welly! There are sooooooo many steps it’s easy to forget one!

 

[$moke!t]

What a feast! Impressive, awesome job

 

[civilsmoker]

What a feast! Impressive, awesome job

Thanks $moke, much appreciated!

 

[chef jimmyj]

Very nice! Fun stuff. Think what it is like to make 300 Wellingtons for a high end Wedding.
What was in the Duxelle? I've not seen one that dark color. Looks rich and flavoursome...JJ

 

[chilerelleno]

Very nice! Fun stuff. Think what it is like to make 300 Wellingtons for a high end Wedding.
What was in the Duxelle? I've not seen one that dark color. Looks rich and flavoursome...JJ

300 Wellingtons... As in individual serving size? No thanks.

 

[civilsmoker]

Very nice! Fun stuff. Think what it is like to make 300 Wellingtons for a high end Wedding.
What was in the Duxelle? I've not seen one that dark color. Looks rich and flavoursome...JJ

Thanks JJ! Oh man I’ve done 300 steaks but 300 welly that would make for a long long day!!!

The Duxelle is just baby Bella’s and some shallots, s&p, butter

It went nice and dark and rich when I sautéed it. GR recipe called for 15-20min worth. It was crazy good stuff all by it’s self!

 

[civilsmoker]

300 Wellingtons... As in individual serving size? No thanks.

the Hells Kitchen in Vegas did a steak size welly. After doing the bigger I actually think it would be easier to do that than the roll. Next time I’m going to try that.

 

[SmokinAl]

About all I can say is WOW, justWOW!!!
Al

 

[chopsaw]

Nice work !

 

[Brokenhandle]

I love that cookbook already...that's an awesome looking meal! I have to say I still love the fire pics (couldn't leave that out) but the meal itself is out of the park! Glad chef jimmyj asked about the duxelle cuz I didn't know what it was. All I can add is if you and chilerelleno ever have a cook off can i be invited? I would leave stuffed, impressed, and smiling from ear to ear!

Ryan

 

[smokerjim]

Great looking meal, I would give that 8 stars, hats off to you and your family

 

[lilhef]

Daaaaaannngggg! That looks awesome!

 

[civilsmoker]

About all I can say is WOW, justWOW!!!
Al

Thanks Al! Smoked meat from a different window!

Nice work !

Thanks chop! My family oh that was like to we need to have thanksgiving cause that felt like it.....work and being stuffed.

Great looking meal, I would give that 8 stars, hats off to you and your family

many thanks Jim! Cooking as family is one of our things we enjoy doing. The kitchen is the heart of our house for sure!

Daaaaaannngggg! That looks awesome!

Thanks lilhef!

 

[Bearcarver]

OMG!!!
That's an Awesome Job, Civil !!
Way too much work for me, so I'll just have to admire yours from afar!!
Like.

Bear

 

[Braz]

Fantastical. Bravo!