Carpet bag steak

Womans~Day

Cooking time: Less than 60 minutes

Serves: 4

Type: Steak

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Ingredients

20g butter
1/3 cup stale breadcrumbs
12 Sydney rock oysters, shucked
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
4 eye fillet steaks (220g)
4 long, thin slices prosciutto
1 tablespoon olive oil
shoestring fries, to serve

Preparation method

Preheat oven to hot, 200°C. Line an oven tray with baking paper or foil.
Melt butter in a large frying pan on medium heat. Add breadcrumbs. Saute 3-4 minutes, until crisp and golden. Drain on paper towel.
In a small bowl, combine oysters and sauce. Season to taste.
Cut a 3cm-wide pocket in side of each steak to fit oysters, ensuring knife does not pierce all the way through. Fill each pocket with 1 tablespoon of breadcrumbs and 3 drained oysters. Wrap each steak in a strip of prosciutto to seal. Secure with toothpicks.
Heat oil in a large frying pan on high. Sear steaks 2 minutes each side. Transfer to tray. Bake 5-6 minutes for medium, or until cooked to your liking. Rest, loosely covered with foil, 5-10 minutes. Accompany with fries and iceberg wedge salad (see recipe, right).

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