Name: Roast Beef Stuffed with Smoked Oysters with Cucumber Sauce
Yield: Serves about 8
Ingredients: 3 lb (1.25 kg) joint of beef; ½ cucumber, peeled and chopped finely; olive oil; salt; 2-3 pinches of cayenne pepper (chilli powder); sea salt, black pepper; 5 fl oz (150 ml) carton of double cream; 3 tablespoons (3 x 15 ml spoons) natural yogurt; a large bunch of parsley, chopped finely; 1 small onion, chopped finely; 3½ oz (105 g) can of smoked oysters, drained; 2 teaspoons (2 x 5 ml spoons) lemon juice

Preparation info

Serves about
8

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Cooking for Christmas

By Josceline Dimbleby

Published 1978

About

There are some recipes that I could not be more pleased with. This is one of them, a real treat which requires very little effort. The marriage of beef and smoked oysters is an inexplicable success. The oysters are mixed with parsley and onion and the smoky taste permeates the roast beef to give an ambrosial flavour. The light, refreshing sauce perfects the pleasure of the dish. Serve with roast potatoes, and a green vegetable or braised chicory.