Name: Venison Wellington
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 1.5 lbs venison loin; salt and pepper; 8-10 phyllo sheets; cooking spray; 1/2 medium onion; 1 clove garlic; 2 cups fresh spinach; 3 Tbsp horseradish sauce; 1 Tbsp Butter (melted); 3 Tbsp prepared horseradish; 1/2 cup mayonnaise; 1/4 tsp white wine vinegar; 1/2 tsp Sugar; salt and pepper

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Venison Wellington is an easy, gourmet meal that will impress your guests! It’s made with store bought phyllo sheets, so it comes together in 20 minutes!

Whole venison wellington on parchment paper

“Wellington” is a term that refers to, traditionally, beef wrapped in pastry. It is usually enclosed in the pastry, but first topped with pâté, often of foie gras, and a duxelles, or a sauteed mushroom mixture.

Now a days, it seems to be most popular in the US, many top chef’s have their own versions on their menus. The list of variations is unending, each having there own spin on this classic dish!

Slice of venison wellington with sides on gray plate.

In this version of Venison Wellington, I have chosen to use a horseradish sauce and some simple sauteed onions and spinach. It is so delicious and is sure to impress your guests!

How to Make Venison Wellington

I had the inner loin, or petit filet, so I just tied that up with the loin.
Sear the loin on all sides in a very hot pan.
Chop onions and mince garlic.
Lightly brown the onions in the same pan you used to brown the meat.
Add garlic when onions are golden brown. Cook for a couple minutes.
Add spinach to pan, turning constantly just to wilt spinach.

Tied loin. Searing loin in cast iron pan. Onions chopped on board. Onions browning in cast iron pan. Browned onions in pan with garlic added. Spinach added to pan.

Remove from heat.
Spray none stick spray between 6-8 layers of phyllo dough. Spread spinach mixture on dough. Use store bought, or homemade horseradish sauce and top spinach mixture with sauce.
Place loin on top of spinach mixture.
Wrap phyllo dough like a package. Spray the outside with non stick spray, or brush to outside of the wellington with melted butter.

Wilted spinach with onions. Spinach mixture on phyllo dough. Loin added to phyllo dough. Wrapping loin in phyllo dough.

Bake your Wellington in a 400°F oven until pastry is golden and crispy, and meat is done to your liking.

How Long to Cook Venison Wellington

The amount of time that you need to cook your wellington will be solely determined by the size of your loin. This was about 1.5 pounds and it took 25 minutes. It is crucial to have a meat thermometer to temp your meat! For rare, you want to remove the Wellington at about 120°F. Then it is imperative to let it rest for at least 10 minutes! For medium rare you can cook it to 130°F. You never want to cook venison to over medium rare. There is not enough fat in the meat!

Can you freeze venison wellington?

Yes, you can freeze this Venison Wellington for about 2 months, uncooked. The texture of the phyllo dough may suffer a bit though. To bake the Wellington, let thaw partially, wrapped in the refrigerator, only for a few hours. Brush with fresh butter. Bake approximately the same amount of time, but check the internal temperature in the thickest part of the meat. If pastry is getting too brown, cover with aluminum foil.

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Should you use puffed pastry or phyllo dough?

You can use puffed pastry sheets or phyllo dough for this Venison Wellington. They will have a different texture, the phyllo sheets being flakier and crunchier and the puffed pastry being soft and flaky. The only difference will be, instead of using butter to baste, you will use an egg wash for puffed pastry.

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Whole venison wellington on paper with fall themed props.

That’s how easy it is to make Venison Wellington. Thanks for stopping by today!

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