For beef lovers, “Beef Wellington” is among the ultimate indulgence dishes. Especially for those who have followed the Master Chef USA show. In Ho Chi Minh City, which restaurants offer one of the best Beef Wellington?
What is Beef Wellington?
Beef Wellington takes its name from the Duke of Wellington, because he has an endless passion for beef, wine, mushrooms and pâté. His chefs created this dish and served it to his family on special occasions. Since then, this dish of beef has also become a popular dish on the tables of wealthy Westerners.
Beef Wellington is known as a dish that requires high meticulousness in preparation and processing, rated among the top 10 hardest dishes to make. The dish centers around beef, pâté, rich mushrooms, ham, wrapped with puff pastry and served with beef based sauce. Each ingredient needs to be prepared and processed finely and precisely.
The beef used is prime cut of beef to get a moderately tough meat and mixed with a little of fat to help keep the meat from drying out. The mushrooms used are the champignon de Paris, button or portobello. The alcohol and beef Wellington pairings are recommended such as Armagnac, cider, Bourbon, Rhum, Scotch or Bordeaux, Cabernet Sauvignon, Mapec, Merlot.
When is the best time for beef Wellington?
Beef Wellington is considered a luxury and elaborate dish to prepare. The price is quite high compared to other dishes. Therefore, people enjoy this elegant dish only on special occasions. This is a great addition to any parties, i.e. anniversaries, birthday, holiday occasions, customer’s thank you dinner, Christmas party, end of the year dinner, gala dinner.
Where is best to have Beef Wellington?
Nowadays, with rapid integration, more and more restaurants serve beef Wellington in Ho Chi Minh City. However, not every restaurant can prepare this iconic classic elegant beef Wellington. Below is a list of a few restaurants that have received many positive reviews and are worth a try:
Maison Mận-Đỏ Restaurant
Topping Beef Restaurant
Coal Department Bistro
Maison Mận-Đỏ Restaurant among those serving best Beef Wellington in HCMC
Maison Mận-Đỏ restaurant offers one of the best most delicious beef Wellington with sides such as potato purée and the classic beef juice.
Beef Wellington is a center cut portion of the meat, usually a steak filet or tenderloin (filet mignon), which is the most tender and juicy part of the cow. The round of beef is wrapped in a Dijon mustard sauce, then parma ham (prosciutto) and finished with mushroom duxelles “champignon de Paris”. All the ingredients are premium imported qualities.
There are countless variations of Beef Wellington and numerous style of sauce, but Mận-Đỏ’s choose to serves the Beef Wellington with mashed potato and the red wine beef juice reduction sauce. That’s the best way to add richness to the dish without overpowering it.
You can choose Beef Wellington as a main dish in the Alacarte Menu or order from the available set dinner for two people.
Is Beef Wellington an expensive dish?
Indeed, beef Wellington is one of the expensive dishes, but still very affordable. The price for a portion of beef Wellington is different at each restaurant. On average it ranges from 300,000 VND to several million VND, it all depends on the imported ingredients. At Maison Mận-Đỏ’s restaurant, the price for this elegant indulgent main dish is among the good price restaurant, it will cost no more than 700,000 VND.
What drink goes well with beef Wellington?
Red wine with a moderate amount of sweetness mixed with sourness like Merlot or Cabernet Sauvignon can pair well with the rich flavor of the beef Wellington.
Besides, beer or other non-alcoholic options of drink like dark soda can still match with the richness of this cut of meat.
If you are looking for a restaurant that serves beef Wellington in Ho Chi Minh City with a beautiful private venue, then Maison Mận-Đỏ restaurant is the right place. Contact to book a table via Hotline 0933 77 44 87 or visit our website: https://en.maisonmando.com/alacarte.html
