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🍽️ Juicy Beef Fillet in Crispy Puff Pastry with Spinach Filling

931 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 700 g beef fillet
• salt
• pepper (from the mill)
• 2 tbsp rapeseed oil
• 300 g mushrooms
• 2 shallots
• 30 g butter
• 2 handfuls large spinach leaves
• 4 slices white bread
• 400 g puff pastry (order from the baker in advance)
• flour (for the work surface)
• 2 egg yolks

Instructions

1. 1. Remove any sinews from the beef fillet.
2. 2. Season the meat generously with salt and pepper.
3. 3. Heat the rapeseed oil in a large pan.
4. 4. Sear the fillet on all sides until browned.
5. 5. Let the meat cool down completely.
6. 6. Clean the mushrooms and chop them finely.
7. 7. Peel the shallots and cut them into fine cubes.
8. 8. Heat the butter in a clean pan.
9. 9. Fry the mushrooms and shallots while stirring occasionally.
10. 10. Cook the mushroom mixture until it has changed color.
11. 11. Season the mushroom mixture with salt and pepper.
12. 12. Remove the mushroom mixture from the pan.
13. 13. Spread the mushroom mixture onto a baking sheet.
14. 14. Let the mushroom mixture cool down completely.
15. 15. Wash the spinach thoroughly.
16. 16. Place the spinach in a steamer insert over boiling water.
17. 17. Steam the spinach until it has wilted.
18. 18. Shock the spinach immediately in ice water.
19. 19. Let the spinach drain well in a colander.
20. 20. Spread the spinach leaves out on kitchen paper.
21. 21. Pat the spinach leaves dry.
22. 22. Remove the crust from the white bread.
23. 23. Grate the bread into crumbs using a kitchen grater.
24. 24. Dust the work surface with flour.
25. 25. Roll out the puff pastry on the floured surface.
26. 26. Ensure the pastry is about 10 cm longer than the fillet.
27. 27. Ensure the pastry is about three times as wide as the fillet.
28. 28. Wrap the cooled fillet in the dry spinach leaves.
29. 29. Mix the cooled mushrooms with the bread crumbs.
30. 30. Spread the mushroom-bread mixture on the lower half of the puff pastry.
31. 31. Place the wrapped fillet on top of the mushroom mixture.
32. 32. Fold the puff pastry over the fillet.
33. 33. Press the edges of the pastry slightly.
34. 34. Chill the fillet in puff pastry in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
35. 35. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees.
36. 36. Carefully place the puff pastry onto a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
37. 37. Whisk the egg yolks.
38. 38. Brush the puff pastry with the egg yolk.
39. 39. Bake the fillet in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes until golden brown.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 931
• Protein: 52 g · Fett/Fat: 56 g · Carbs: 57 g