Family Meal Ideas: Individual Lamb Wellingtons

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LAMB WELLINGTON POSTBringing you an Easter alternative for the beef wellington dish this week; these individual lamb wellingtons are wrapped in puff pastry and baked to provide an appetising and filling meal for your family to devour.  

Serves: 4

Preparation time: 35 minutes

Cooking time: 20 minutes

What you’ll need: 

  • 2 lean cannons of lamb, (approx 400g) trimmed and cut into 4 equal portions
  • 15-30ml/1-2tbsp olive oil
  • 1 small sprig fresh rosemary
  • Salt and freshly milled black pepper
  • 50g/2oz wild mushrooms, cleaned and finely chopped
  • 1 shallot, peeled and finely chopped
  • 15ml/1tbsp fresh thyme leaves
  • 75g/3oz farmhouse paté, softened
  • 1 x 375g pack ready rolled puff pastry sheets
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • Handful fresh thyme leaves, to garnish

What to do: 

  •  Heat the oil and rosemary in a non-stick frying pan over a moderate heat, season the lamb portions and brown for 30 seconds on each side.  Set aside to cool.
  • In the same pan add the mushrooms, shallot and thyme leaves.  Cook for 5-10 minutes until soft.  Set aside to cool.
  • Preheat the oven to Gas mark 7, 220°C, 425°F.
  • Put the lamb portions on a clean chopping board.  Spread each portion evenly with the paté, then the mushroom mixture. Press down lightly.
  • On a lightly floured surface, unroll the pastry and divide into 8 equal squares.  Roll 4 to approximately 6cm/2½inch larger than the base to allow for covering  each lamb portion.
  • Position each lamb portion on a pastry square, leaving a 1cm/½inch border. Press down gently and brush the edges with beaten egg. Place the larger pastry square over the lamb, neatly trim the edges and pinch all around the pastry to seal.
  • Brush the surface with beaten egg and sprinkle with the thyme.  Gently mark the surface of the pastry with the point of a sharp knife to allow any steam to escape.
  • Transfer the wellingtons to a baking sheet and cook for 12-15 minutes for medium.  Leave to rest for 3-4 minutes.
  • Serve with seasonal vegetables and boiled new potatoes.

Recipe by Simply Beef & Lamb 

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