Beef Wellington, as beloved as it is in Britain, can sometimes cost a fortune – well over a £100 in certain restaurants and even shop-bought options can come in at over £50. But, with a few money-saving hacks, it’s easy to recreate at home for under a tenner.
In a YouTube challenge, Sorted Food co-founder and chef Ben Ebbrell was given a budget of just £2.50 per portion to the make the dish, which traditionally features beef fillet coated with pâté and duxelles, wrapped in puff pastry and then baked. Some recipes also include wrapping the coated meat in a crepe (pancake) or Parma ham to retain the moisture and prevent it from making the pastry soggy.
