Main Dishes

Beef Fillet in Puff Pastry Crust with Porto Sauce

by Editorial Staff

Summary

Prep Time 30 mins
Total Time 30 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine European
Servings (Default: 6)

Ingredients

  • g 1,400 beef fillet (s), wrapped in bacon and tied up
  • 2 shallot (s)
  • 80 g butter
  • 1 packet puff pastry, frozen (defrosted)
  • 1 bunch parsley, fresh

For the sauce:

  • 1 slice bacon
  • 1 carrot (s)
  • 1 onion (s)
  • 1 clove (s)
  • 2 grains pepper
  • 1 pinch (s) thyme
  • 40 g butter
  • 2 cup chicken broth
  • 4 tablespoon wine (Porto)
Beef Fillet in Puff Pastry Crust with Porto Sauce
Beef Fillet in Puff Pastry Crust with Porto Sauce

Instructions

  1. Peel and chop the 2 shallots. Chop the fresh parsley. Place the beef fillet (wrapped in bacon and tied) into an ovenproof dish. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle roughly with butter flakes. Top with chopped shallots and parsley. Bake at 250°C (482°F) for 20 minutes, basting 2-3 times.
  2. Remove the fillet from the oven. Remove the bacon wrapping and twine. Roll the defrosted puff pastry to a thickness of 4 mm. Cover the fillet with the pastry. Bake at 250°C (482°F) for 20 minutes until the pastry is golden brown.
Editorial Staff

About Editorial Staff

The Boss Kitchen editorial staff oversees content review, fact-checking, and recipe verification across the site. Published articles pass through the editorial team before going live, ensuring ingredient lists, techniques, cooking times, and nutritional claims hold up in a home kitchen. The team coordinates contributions across the site writers, handles reader corrections, and maintains consistency in measurement conventions, safety guidance, and dietary labeling. Posts under this byline typically represent team-reviewed reference material, site announcements, or editorial roundups rather than individual-author features, and they are held to the same sourcing standards as bylined recipe and product coverage.

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