Beef Wellington - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (2 1/2 lb.) trimmed beef tenderloin*
1 Tbsp. freshly ground pepper
1/4 c. butter or margarine
1 c. fresh sliced mushrooms
1 tsp. chopped fresh parsley
1/2 tsp. dried basil
1/2 tsp. dried tarragon
1/2 tsp. dried thyme
1/2 (17 1/4 oz.) pkg. frozen puff pastry sheets, thawed
1 large egg, lightly beaten
fresh parsley

Preparation

*May substitute venison tenderloin.