Beef Wellington - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 to 6 lb. tenderloin
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1 lb. mushrooms, finely chopped
1 medium clove garlic, crushed
1/2 tsp. dried thyme leaves
1/2 tsp. dried basil leaves
1 (17 1/2 oz.) pkg. frozen puff pastry, thawed
1 large egg

Preparation

Preheat oven to 425\u00b0.
Sprinkle beef with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper.
Place on rack in shallow pan.
Bake 20 minutes.
Remove from oven.
Cool 30 minutes.