Ground Beef 'Wellington' with Fennel Recipe

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.

Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion fennel and garlic. Cook and stir until the fennel is tender and the onion has softened and turned translucent about 5 minutes. Stir in the fennel seed and red pepper flakes and cook for 1 minute more. Meanwhile beat the egg in a bowl then mix in the ground beef bread crumbs parsley and salt. Add the cooked vegetable mixture and stir until combined.

Separate the crescent roll dough into two squares. Divide the meat mixture among the crescent roll squares then seal the dough around the meat. Place seam-side-down onto the prepared baking sheet.

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. Slice and serve.