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Classic Beef Wellington Recipe
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Classic Beef Wellington Recipe

16 ingredients 2 hr 40 min 6 to 8 servings openrecipes
Classic Beef Wellington Recipe

Beef tenderloin, pâté, mushroom duxelles, and prosciutto, wrapped in a puff-pastry blanket.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1460
Calories
99g
Protein
65g
Fat
111g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 16 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Duck 100g cooked with skin 337
Beef 100g cooked 250
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Mushroom 1/2 cup sliced (35g) 15
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Porcini not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Liver not in our table 0
Pastry not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 ounce dried porcini mushrooms (about 1/2 cup)
  • 1/2 cup boiling water
  • 1 (2- to 3-pound) center-cut beef tenderloin roast, trimmed
  • Kosher salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 medium shallots, finely chopped
  • 2 medium garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 8 ounces cremini mushrooms, trimmed and finely chopped
  • 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh thyme leaves
  • 6 ounces chicken or duck liver pâté, such as our
  • , at room temperature
  • 6 ounces thinly sliced prosciutto
  • 1 (14- to 16-ounce) package all-butter puff pastry, thawed in the refrigerator if frozen
  • All-purpose flour, for dusting
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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