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Beef Wellington question

Has anyone ever made this ahead and frozen. I have done for 6 people before but need to do for 12 so probably will do twoWellingtons but thinking of making ahead   Any thoughts. Thank you.

Alina Dansord ● 1757d6 Comments

Yes you can but in all honesty I would buy one from Cook, superb quality and zero hassle!

Phil Spivey ● 1756d

Thanks Phil.  To be honest I had considered this but was worried about the quality. Is the meat meltingly tender in the Cook one. Do you think it might serve more than six? How generous was it on size. Thanks

Alina Dansord ● 1756d

I'd be worried about the defrosting and whether the meat would bleed onto the pastry during the defrosting. And if you have a large fillet chunk then defrosting could take some time, you would want to be certain the centre was defrosted otherwise the meat might be raw, rather than rare, in the middle. Actually, assembling the wellington from the different elements is simple and quick - so perhaps just pre-prepare all the recipe before hand and only pull together at the last minute and into the oven.

Alan Clark ● 1756d

Cook beef wellingtons - which are excellent by the way - are cooked from frozen

Carl Wynne ● 1756d

The Cook. Structions for the 6 person Wellington say Please note: this Beef Wellington needs defrosting for 36 hours in the fridge before cooking.

Alina Dansord ● 1755d

I think the point is, if you're a proper Fanny Cradock when it comes to pastry skills, you'll be OK freezing it. I suspect Cook's version is designed to rise from the ashes (or freezing) without any issues.

Gordon McDonald ● 1755d