5 mushroom duxelle in puff pastry Recipes

beef filets, duxelle, unsalted butter, shallot, minced, madeira wine, wild mushrooms, chopped fine (you can even use just plain white mushrooms), leaves from 2 sprigs of fresh thyme, chopped, kosher salt and white pepper to taste, de foie gras (available at specialty foods shops) at room temperature, sheet thawed frozen puff pastry, an egg wash made by beating 1 large egg yolk with 1 tsp of water, madeira wine sauce, madeira, beef stock (i use more than gourmet brand classic french demi-glace), black truffle butter (available at specialty food shops) if you can tsp find it, just use black truffle oil mixed with butter

clean sturgeon fillet, cut into 6 portions (5 1/4 oz each), salt and freshly ground black pepper, hard-boiled eggs, peeled, sliced 1/4-inch thick, white cabbage, thinly sliced and blanched, cooked basmati rice, creamed mushroom duxelle , recipe follows, loosely packed picked fines herbs, puff pastry 6 by 4-inches, 1 per portion, egg wash , for pastry, asparagus, peeled, blanched and cut on the bias 1 1/2-inches long, buerre fondue , recipe follows, garlic, mashed, salt and freshly ground black pepper, minced chervil, golden osetra caviar, butter, onion, minced, mushrooms, minced, kilo frozen porcini pieces, (they come in kilo bags), thawed, vermouth, sour cream, bechamel sauce, minced chives, nutmeg, ground fennel seeds, salt and freshly ground black pepper, water, shallot, thinly sliced, salt, butter, squeeze lemon juice

fresh foie gras , cut into 1/2-inch thick slices, unsalted butter, minced shallots, minced garlic, button mushrooms, rinsed well and finely chopped, salt, freshly ground black pepper, minced fresh thyme, madeira or port, sheets puff pastry, snails, drained and rinsed (or, 48 fresh snails, prepared as directed below), egg, beaten, remaining foie gras fat and enough butter to measure 1/4 cup total, minced shallots, minced garlic, fresh thyme, chicken stock, heavy cream, fresh snails in their shells, white vinegar, salt, dry white wine, onion, coarsely chopped, carrots, coarsely chopped, stalk celery, coarsely chopped, bouquet garni, garlic, mashed, salt, freshly ground black pepper

thickly cut filet mignons, salt, freshly ground black pepper, olive oil, goose or duck liver, or pork country-style pate, half (17 1/4-oz package) frozen puff pastry (1 sheet), thawed, mushroom duxelles , recipe follows, egg beaten with 2 tsp water to make an egg wash, unsalted butter, minced shallots, minced garlic, button mushrooms , wiped clean, stemmed, and finely chopped, salt, freshly ground white pepper, dry white wine