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what wine do you use to make beef wellington?

Posted in: Grape Growing by admin on February 19, 2010

what kind of merlot, wine, sherry is used to make beef wellington?
someone else is cooking it and asked me to buy the wine so not sure what kind to buy she said a merlot? which type of merlot would go good in there?
need brand name and cost details as well as which grocery store.

A full bodied dry red wine, such as cabernet sauvignon or a bordeaux are both great choices for beef weelington. Use the wine to deglaze the juices from the bottom of the pan after you have sauteed the meat. Once you have placed the meat on the puff pastry, pour the juices on to the beef wellington and pour the sauce on top of the meat prior to adding the pate on top of the meat. Use a good red wine and serve the same red wine with dinner.

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5 Comments
  1. Strange & Beautiful

    I think it’s red wine.
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    Comment by Strange & Beautiful on February 19, 2010 at 3:46 pm

  2. zola237

    Red wine (A good one)
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    Comment by zola237 on February 19, 2010 at 4:32 pm

  3. Barb

    A full bodied dry red wine, such as cabernet sauvignon or a bordeaux are both great choices for beef weelington. Use the wine to deglaze the juices from the bottom of the pan after you have sauteed the meat. Once you have placed the meat on the puff pastry, pour the juices on to the beef wellington and pour the sauce on top of the meat prior to adding the pate on top of the meat. Use a good red wine and serve the same red wine with dinner.
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    Comment by Barb on February 19, 2010 at 4:39 pm

  4. notdelia@ymail.com

    Gordon Ramsay’s Beef Wellington uses dry white wine. The wine is used to make the mushroom stuffing mixture and not for the beef itself. See the link below for the recipe.
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    http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2538/beef-wellington

    Comment by notdelia@ymail.com on February 19, 2010 at 5:17 pm

  5. David H

    I am a former chef and alot of time it was what ever we got from the bar to cook with, but if I was doing with my kitchen stock, I used Madeira, a cream sherry is nice, but plain old red or white wine is fine also, just make sure to cook out the alcohol.

    For the duxelle mushrooms I would use Madeira, but for a sauce to serve with it, a red wine sauce similar to bordelaise or even a marrow sauce.
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    Comment by David H on February 19, 2010 at 5:29 pm