Beef Wellington for picky eaters?!
01 May 2008
Hello,
I've never made Beef Wellington, but have always wanted to try it, but like your husband, I can't stand mushrooms. The thought of them makes me feel a bit queasy!
I've been trying to think of alternatives (again, too expensive to buy beef and experiment - I'm a student) and so far have only considered making a puree of some other vegetable like carrots or something, but thought the consistency might not be creamy enough. Perhaps some kind of chick pea puree? I don't know if it would taste right, but the texture would work.
Or, there's just the simple thing of just have beef in pastry! Though that might be a bit dull.
I would think that making a thick sauce of some kind - perhaps a white sauce with pepper or horseradish - might be effective. Just make sure it's more of a paste than a sauce.
Sorry if that wasn't very helpful, I'm not a cookery student! I just mix and match whatever I can afford.
Jenz.
