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Vegan Mushroom Wellington
Vegan mushroom Wellington encloses a savoury mushroom-lentil filling in crisp puff pastry. The filling needs enough structure to slice without being a dry paste. Removing mushroom moisture and cooling before wrapping are essential to a well-baked underside.
🌿 Vegan 🥗 Vegetarian
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Follow the measured ingredients, numbered method, substitutions, safety notes and cooking mode below.
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Standard Yield4 servings
Professional Chef Notes
Use drained cooked lentils, finely chopped mushrooms and pastry explicitly suitable for vegans. Breadcrumbs bind the filling but cannot compensate for a pan full of mushroom liquid. Keep the pastry cold while preparing the filling.
Cook mushrooms until released liquid has evaporated, then combine and season the filling. Cool appropriately before shaping and wrapping. Seal the pastry, vent as directed and bake until the underside as well as the top is cooked.
A soggy base usually reflects wet or warm filling. Split pastry can come from overfilling or a weak seam. If the top darkens early, shield it loosely while allowing the lower pastry to finish.
About This Recipe
Vegan mushroom Wellington encloses a savoury mushroom-lentil filling in crisp puff pastry. The filling needs enough structure to slice without being a dry paste. Removing mushroom moisture and cooling before wrapping are essential to a well-baked underside.
Before You Start
1. Read firstRead every step once before switching on the cooker.
2. MeasureWeigh and prepare all ingredients in the order listed.
3. Control heatLow means a gentle bubble, medium cooks steadily, and high is for quick browning.
4. Check donenessUse the texture, timing and safe-temperature checks written in the method.
Equipment
- ✓ Wide frying pan
- ✓ Shallow cooling container
- ✓ Lined baking tray
- ✓ Pastry brush
- ✓ Food thermometer
Ingredients
Easy Step-by-Step Method
Complete one numbered step before moving to the next. Keep the heat and timing exactly as written.
- Dry the mushrooms: Heat oil in a wide pan. Cook onion for 5 minutes, add mushrooms and cook for 15–20 minutes, stirring, until released liquid has completely evaporated.
- Build filling: Add garlic and thyme for 1 minute. Stir in lentils, soy sauce, pepper, breadcrumbs and half the mustard. Mash a small portion of lentils so the mixture holds together.
- Cool safely: Spread filling in a shallow container and refrigerate promptly until cold. Allow an extra 45–60 minutes or prepare it ahead; warm filling melts pastry fat.
- Shape: Heat oven to 200°C conventional / 180°C fan. Unroll chilled pastry, spread remaining mustard down the centre and shape the cold filling into a compact log.
- Seal: Fold pastry over, seal edges with a little soy milk and place seam-side down on a lined tray. Make small steam vents and brush the top with remaining soy milk.
- Bake and rest: Bake for 35–45 minutes until golden and at least 74°C in the centre. Rest for 10 minutes before cutting with a serrated knife.
Chef Notes & Tips
Cooking and preparation estimates exclude cooling. Check pastry, breadcrumbs and mustard are suitable for vegans, and do not enclose a loose or wet filling.
Ingredient choices: Use drained cooked lentils, finely chopped mushrooms and pastry explicitly suitable for vegans. Breadcrumbs bind the filling but cannot compensate for a pan full of mushroom liquid. Keep the pastry cold while preparing the filling.
Cooking control: Cook mushrooms until released liquid has evaporated, then combine and season the filling. Cool appropriately before shaping and wrapping. Seal the pastry, vent as directed and bake until the underside as well as the top is cooked.
If something goes wrong: A soggy base usually reflects wet or warm filling. Split pastry can come from overfilling or a weak seam. If the top darkens early, shield it loosely while allowing the lower pastry to finish.
Ingredient Substitutions
- ↔ Green lentils → cooked brown lentils
- ↔ Soy milk → unsweetened oat milk
- ↔ Thyme → chopped rosemary in a smaller amount
Food Safety & Doneness
Check the centre of the baked dish or filling reaches at least 74°C. Keep cooked and raw components separate during preparation and refrigerate leftovers promptly in shallow containers.
Serving & Plating
Rest briefly and cut with a sharp serrated knife. Serve sauce beside the slices so the pastry retains its texture.
Storage
Refrigerate promptly in shallow covered containers at 4°C or below and use within 3 days. Reheat only the portion needed to at least 74°C throughout. Discard food left unrefrigerated for more than 2 hours, or 1 hour above 32°C.
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