beef Wellington

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Etymology

Named after an unknown person. There is no definite connection to Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.

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Noun

beef Wellington (countable and uncountable, plural beef Wellingtons)

  1. A fillet of beef tenderloin steak coated with pâté de foie gras and a duxelles of mushrooms, wrapped in puff pastry and baked.
    • 2025 July 7, Victoria Kim, Livia Albeck-Ripka, “Erin Patterson Is Found Guilty of Murder in Australia Mushroom Poisoning Case”, in The New York Times‎[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 7 July 2025:
      The charges against Ms. Patterson stemmed from a lunch party nearly two years ago in the rural town of Leongatha, at which she cooked and served beef Wellington.

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