Boeuf En Croute Or Beef Wellington - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400\u00b0F.
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.
Remove and let stand until cooled. Remove string.
Preheat oven to 425\u00b0F.
Place pate in a bowl and beat until smooth.
Roll out puff pastry 1/2 inch thick, large enough to completely envelop the roast.
Spread pate over top and sides of filet. Place filet, pate side down on pastry. Spread remaining pate on the top of the filet.
Brush one side of the pastry with egg. Fold unbrushed over meat; fold together and press.
Brush entire pastry with egg and bake for 40 minutes -- increasing by 5 minutes for more well done.