How hard could Beef Wellington be?

I was thinking of adding cooking videos to my channel. After you watch this, you'll understand why that isn't going to happen.
In this episode, I tackle the notoriously complex Beef Wellington with a French twist, aiming to elevate my culinary prowess to new heights.
My aim was to guide you through each step of the process, while navigating unexpected challenges.
But as my kitchen started to heat up, I think you'll see the culinary mishaps I made -- and hopefully, like me, see the humor of the situation. From butter battles to close calls with the chopping board, I had my struggles!
In the end, whether my Beef Wellington achieves perfection or falls short of expectations, the journey itself is a testament to the adventure you step into every time you wrap an apron around yourself. So pour yourself a glass of your favorite vintage and join me on this gastronomic nosedive!
** Shot on an iPhone, edited on LumaFusion **
** Music from Artlist **

[@PeterPenguin77]

So funny! And of course, what you're really making best is the perfectly timed & performed drama of your cooking adventure. This drama is just right! Bon Appetit!

[@amusingaida]

Drama? This was a downright comedy! A comedy of errors!

[@ginopagnani7286]

Hello from Boston, good to see another video from you 🎉

[@amusingaida]

Thanks... sorta thinking maybe, potentially, could have another on the way

[@robelliot3511]

Great to see this! I hadn’t seen Aida in a while and I thought maybe acting classes had bumped KZbin stardom. :)

[@amusingaida]

Ha! No, but they do take up a lot of my time...

[@reneweisz9157]

It's the thought that counts :)

[@amusingaida]

I obviously wasn't thinking hard enough!

[@carolmartin4413]

Next time get a much thinner roll of beef tenderloin so it cooks thru more. Yes, phyllo dough in the freezer section. Yes, a good dry white...or for me a medium riesling. Then if you can still stand/walk, take out of oven, let rest 10-15 minutes. Enjoy! Hi from Wisconsin 🖐 🥂🍻

[@amusingaida]

You are far more of a Beef Wellington expert than I. I saw it, tried to make it... and failed. Everything else I've done -- even sushi -- has worked out great. I'll take your tips on board if ever I try again, but I think my Wellington is in the Waterloo

[@carolmartin4413]

@@amusingaida 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@omarbaba8385]

That dish looked great, but the meat was too rare for my taste buds! I would've given it a solid ten more minutes in the oven. By the way, you have a new hairstyle? Totally suits you!

[@amusingaida]

Rare it was -- much too rare! I already gave it more time than it should have needed, and it still came out rare. What I really needed was an overn thermometer to stick in the Beef Wellington.... And my hair? Just the style on the day...

[@nivkhexonym]

"Please, sir, I want some more."

[@user-ue6wh4gm9s]

But it looks perfect to me! 😍😊

[@amusingaida]

The proof of the Wellington pudding is in the eating, and this was... well, if I said 'chewy', I feel that Han Solo's co-pilot would be insulted

[@user-ue6wh4gm9s]

@@amusingaida 🤣😂😁

[@user-ue6wh4gm9s]

The only time I made beef wellington I used eye fillet steak. (€€€)

[@robertcallander6772]

Welcome back. Did you hibernate for the winter?

[@amusingaida]

haha... I was very busy actually, just not in front of a KZbin lens

[@iheartherain6321]

You really love cooking😂

[@amusingaida]

I do, I really do. And I swear I'm usually very good at it

[@iheartherain6321]

@@amusingaida And I believe you👌

[@philip5899]

Beef Wellington and white wine? Hhmmmm …..

[@amusingaida]

For the cooking part, yes! (But maybe a nice rouge to accompany it later on -- though in this case the meat was rouge enough)

[@philip5899]

I used filet mignon in mine.

[@amusingaida]

@@philip5899 Wise choice. I wish I had....

[@rahuldevgun8703]

That’s. Long wait … n this does not look like ur kitchen 🤔🤔

[@amusingaida]

I could never fit all the lights in my tiny kitchen - nor get the dish into an oven.

[@blutey]

I would have put it back in the oven for another 10-15 mins and enjoyed it with the overdone pastry!

[@amusingaida]

And, as it turned out, you would have been exactly right to do that!