Boeuf En Croute Or Beef Wellington

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 5 lbs boneless filet of beef
• salt and pepper
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 (8 ounce) package frozen puff pastry
• 2 (8 ounce) packages foie gras pate (pate de foie-i use the pepper variety)
• 1 egg, beaten

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 2 sprinkle beef with salt and pepper; heat half the oil and butter in a pan and brown beef on all sides. place in roasting pan, dot with remaining butter and roast for 10 minutes -- longer if you want it more well done.
• 3 remove and let stand until cooled. remove string.
• 4 preheat oven to 425°f.
• 5 place paté in a bowl and beat until smooth.
• 6 roll out puff pastry 1/2 inch thick, large enough to completely envelop the roast.
• 7 spread paté over top and sides of filet. place filet, paté side down on pastry. spread remaining paté on the top of the filet.
• 8 brush one side of the pastry with egg. fold unbrushed over meat; fold together and press.
• 9 brush entire pastry with egg and bake for 40 minutes -- increasing by 5 minutes for more well done.