Description
A very tasty and impressive dish for guests that takes quite some preparation, but well worth the effort. To cut down on preparation time on "the day". The pastry and stuffing can be made ahead. Alternatively, the completed dish can be made ahead and frozen for up to one month.
Ingredients
- Beef Medallions
- Butter
- Cake Flour
- Salt
- Mustard Powder
- Cream Cheese
- Ham
- Garlic Clove
- Spring Onions
- Fresh Mushrooms
- Fresh Tarragon
- Lemon Juice
- Sour Cream
- Black Pepper
Instructions
- For the pastry:
- Sift dry ingredients together
- Cut butter into smaller pieces and lightly rub into the dry ingredients with the finger
- Add the cream cheese, a little at a time, to form a stiff consistency
- Place pastry in a plastic bag and leave to rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes
- Roll out thinly and cut into 5 inch squares
- Leave in refrigerator until needed
- For the stuffing:
- Heat the butter in a frying pan
- Saute the next 4 ingredients until softened
- Add remaining ingredients and blend in a food processor or liquidizer to a smooth consistency
- Refrigerate until needed
- Steaks and assembly:
- Lightly brown the steak medalions in butter
- Spoon a little stuffing on the centre of a pastry square, place the steak on top, followed with a little more stuffing
- Bring the four sides of the pastry together and shape like a bundle of laundry
- Secure with a toothpick and garnish with thin strips of pastry
- Brush pastry with a little beaten egg to glaze and bake on a greased baking tray at 475 f for 20-25 minutes or until golden-brown