Ground Beef 'Wellington' With Fennel

Serves: 5

Lelia Marks

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

43

Spice

48

Sweetness

48

Sourness

44

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.6

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 tbsp

Vegetable Oil

1 tsp

Fennel Seed

1

Egg

450 g

Ground Beef

1 tbsp

Dried Parsley

1 tsp

Salt

Directions:

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)

2

Lightly grease a baking sheet

3

Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat

4

Stir in the onion, fennel, and garlic

5

Cook and stir until the fennel is tender, and the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes

6

Stir in the fennel seed and red pepper flakes, and cook for 1 minute more

7

Meanwhile, beat the egg in a bowl, then mix in the ground beef, bread crumbs, parsley, and salt

8

Add the cooked vegetable mixture, and stir until combined

9

Separate the crescent roll dough into two squares

10

Divide the meat mixture among the crescent roll squares, then seal the dough around the meat

11

Place seam-side-down onto the prepared baking sheet

12

Bake in the preheated oven until the pastry has turned golden-brown, and the center of the pastries registers 160 degrees F (71 degrees C) on a kitchen thermometer, about 30 minutes

13

Slice and serve