beef Wellington
Encrusted meat showpiece
Beef Wellington is a dish of beef tenderloin coated in pâté and duxelles (finely chopped mushrooms), wrapped in puff pastry, and baked until golden.
It's considered elegant and technically demanding—a showpiece for special occasions or cooking competitions: He attempted beef Wellington for Christmas dinner.
The dish is British in origin, though the connection to the Duke of Wellington is uncertain.
- duxellesMinced mushroom preparation
- mushroomFleshy fungal body
- pastryButtery baked dough
- filletBoneless meat portion
- prosciuttoUncooked cured Italian ham
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