Individual Steaks in Puff Pastry with Mushroom Sauce

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Ingredients: Serves 4

Rump Steaks x 4
Salt & Pepper
Butter 75g/3oz
Mushrooms 225g/8oz
Pinch of Dried Thyme
Fresh Parsley 1 tbsp
Garlic Cloves x 2
Glass of Red Wine
Double Cream 2 tbsp
Puff Pastry 450g/1lb
Egg x 1

Preparation:

Steaks in Puff Pastry
1=2E Rub Salt and Pepper into Steaks.
2=2E Cook Steaks for 1 minute each side in a Pan. Remove the Steaks
from the Pan, allow to cool. Then place them in the Fridge.
3=2E Finely chop 100g of Mushrooms and lightly saut=E9 in the Pan
juices. Add the Parsley and Thyme and allow to cool.
4=2E Place the Steaks on an oiled Baking Tray. Put the cooled Mushrooms
on top of the individual Steaks an cover with Puff Pastry. Brush the
Pastry with the Egg. Finally place in the Oven at 200degC for 30
Minutes.

Mushroom Sauce
1=2E Melt the Butter in the Fying Pan and add the Garlic.
2=2E Add the remaining Mushrooms to the Pan together with the Wine,
Salt and Pepper. Cook Sauce until it has reduced by one quarter.
3=2E Just before serving add the Double Cream.
4=2E Serve Creamed Sauce with the Steaks.