Puff Pastry Meat Roll

This roll is a more economical alternative to the famous Wellington steak, a traditional English recipe made with beef tenderloin. With this puff pastry meat roll recipe, you can create a version with seasonal ingredients, such as prunes, and play with them. The puff pastry adds an elegant touch and will be a different dish to enjoy with your family and friends.
Ingredients
8
Servings
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 cups onion
  • 2 tablespoons garlic
  • 1 cup celery
  • 2 cups bacon, chopped
  • 800 grams ground meat, beef
  • 2 cups cashews, chopped
  • 1 cup parsley, finely chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups breadcrumbs
  • 2 eggs
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 500 grams puff pastry
  • 1 cup prunes, cut into strips
  • 4 slices Manchego cheese
  • egg, with water or milk, for glazing
  • mashed potatoes, for accompaniment
  • rosemary, for decoration
Preparation
20 mins
1h
Medium
  • Heat a pan over medium heat and sauté the onion, garlic, celery, and bacon in butter for 8 minutes.
  • In a bowl, mix the ground meat perfectly with the cashew nuts, parsley, breadcrumbs, the bacon mixture, the egg, salt, and pepper. Set aside.
  • Roll out the puff pastry and place the meat mixture in the center, add the prune and the Manchego cheese, add more meat, and shape it with your hands to form a roll. Make cuts at the corners of the pastry, as shown in the video, and seal with egg wash.
  • With another portion of the dough, roll out and cut strips to form the decoration of branches and another part in the shape of leaves with a knife (as shown in the video).
  • Glaze the roll with egg and arrange the decorations.
  • Bake at 200 °C for 35 minutes. Let it rest for 10 minutes, cut, and serve with mashed potatoes; garnish with rosemary.

Nutritional Information

* * Information per 100g serving, percentage of daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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