Stuffed Ostrich Fillet With Truffle Sauce Recipes

STUFFED OSTRICH FILLET WITH TRUFFLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook chopped bacon in a small pan until browned, drain on absorbent paper.
• Heat butter in a pan (approx 20g-30g) add onion and garlic, cook until onion softens, add mushrooms cook again until mushrooms are soft. Add paste, bacon, cream pepper and parsley stir to combine and then remove from heat.
• Take fillets and slice from one side, almost all the way through to the other side, without going through, open up. Divide stuffing equally among fillets on one half fold other half over the top and wrap with a wide leek slice, secure with kitchen string.
• Heat a small amount of olive oil in a pan sear wrapped steaks a minute on each side. Remove place in baking dish. Cook in pre-heated oven 180c for 15-20 Min's for medium rare-medium or until desired doneness.(Cooking time will vary depending on the thickness of the steak.).
• Note: Ostrich meat is very lean while cooking time is similar to steak do not overcook as it will become tough.
• For the Sauce.
• Heat Madeira, water and stock in pan, mix a small amount of water to cornflour and add, Stir until mixture boils and thickens, add truffles and pepper to taste stir and serve immediately.
• To serve Place ostrich on plate pour truffle sauce over I served this with broccoli mash and vegetables.

SPICY OSTRICH ROAST

Steps:

• Note: You can use cornflour to thicken I just prefer the taste with the gravy granules.
• Crush spices and garlic using a blender or mortar and pestle.
• Rub mixture all over ostrich to cover completely, leave to sit for 1-2 hours.
• Heat some olive oil in a large fry pan, add ostrich and cook until browned all over, transfer ostrich to an over proof dish, roast in pre-heated oven 200 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes.
• Remove and allow to rest for 10-15 minutes before carving.
• Sauce.
• Combine all ingredients in a saucepan except the butter and gravy granules, bring to the boil and reduce liquid to approximately 1 cup.
• Whisk in butter and thicken with gravy granules, serve over meat.
• Serves 3-4.
• To Serve: I served mine on a big serving platter accompanied by a mix of wild mushrooms, onions done in butter and some fresh herbs, roasted pumpkin and sauteed cabbage.

STUFFED SOLE FILLETS

Steps:

• Saute onion, shrimp and mushrooms in butter until onion is tender.
• Add crabmeat.
• Sprinkle fillets with salt, pepper and paprika.
• Spoon crabmeat mixture on fillets; roll up and fasten with toothpick.
• Place in a greased 13x9x2 inch baking dish.
• Combine soup, broth and water, blend until smooth.
• Pour over fillets.
• Sprinkle with cheese.
• Cover and bake for 30 minutes at 400 degrees.
• Sprinkle with parsley and return to oven, uncovered for 5 minutes or until the fish flakes easily with a fork.
• Serve over rice if desired.

TRUFFLE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan melt 3 tablespoons of the butter over medium heat.
• When bubbly add shallots and sauté 3 minutes.
• Add brown sauce, red wine and truffle.
• Bring to a slow simmer and cook, occasionally swirling pan, until sauce reduces in half.
• Remove from heat, swirl in remaining tablespoon butter and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Serve immediately with squab, lamb, beef or veal.