Miff’s Stuffed Fillet

Posted by Miff Marais

Ingredients

• 1.5kg Beef fillet, trimmed
• Salt & black pepper
• 2 TBSP melted butter (or olive oil)
• 100g smoked oysters (canned) – optional OR chopped canned mushroom pieces & stems
• 3 TBSP fresh breadcrumbs
• 3 TBSP fresh parsley, chopped
• TSP dried thyme
• TSP rosemary
• Salt & black pepper
• 2 TBSP melted butter
• 1 Finely chopped onion
• 1 Crushed clove of garlic (optional)
• 2 TBSP sherry
• 3 TBSP sour cream

Method

1. Make the stuffing first. Melt the butter, salt, onion and garlic.
2. Let it cool down for a few minutes
3. Then add the mixture of oysters (or mushrooms), breadcrumbs, parsley, thyme, rosemary, salt & pepper.
4. Add sour cream and sherry and mix well.
5. Cut the fillet down on one side of the fillet – leaving, the 2 ends closed. Stuff the fillet.
6. Tie with string to keep in shape. Season lightly and brush with melted butter.
7. Prepare fire and put a foil drip tray between the coals.
8. Place meat on grill and seal – braai all around.
9. Wrap the fillet in foil and place back on the braai – cook for 30-40 minutes.
10. Serve with a simple pasta (fettuccini or Fusilli) cooked al dente and mixed with a dash of Pesto and fresh cream (optional) .