Beef Wellington

Name: Beef Wellington
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: One 1 1/4-pound piece lean filet mignon, trimmed of all visible fat; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; Nonstick cooking spray; 1 pound button mushrooms, sliced; 2 large shallots, chopped very fine (about 1/3 cup); 3 tablespoons fresh thyme, chopped; 1 ounce dry sherry; 1 ounce duck liver pâté; 4 sheets frozen phyllo dough, thawed

December 9, 2011

This puff pastry-wrapped and pâté-packed dish is de rigueur for any character in a book, movie, or television show who is trying to impress someone with an über-elegant meal. The classic is rich beyond measure and fussy as hell. I’ve minimized its artery-clogging character—by about 77 grams of fat and 777 calories—and the fuss factor, too. It remains über-elegant.

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