{"id":545,"slug":"carpetbag-steak","title":"Carpetbag Steak","description":"Carpetbag steak is a uniquely Australian dish that was first popularised in Sydney around 1950.","ingredients_raw":["1 Scotch fillet steak (thickly-cut)","Salt (optional)","Ground black pepper (optional)","Cayenne pepper (optional)","Lemon juice (optional)","Olive oil (optional)","3–4 oysters","Worcestershire sauce","Limes (optional)","Shredded cheese (optional)"],"ingredients_norm":["scotch fillet steak","salt","ground black pepper","cayenne pepper","lemon juice","olive oil","oyster","worcestershire sauce","lime","cheese"],"steps":["Cut a small pocket, approximately 6 cm (2.5 inches) in length and about the same depth, in the edge of the thick steak.","If desired, season the inside of the pocket with some of salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, lemon juice, and olive oil.","Dip the oysters into the Worcestershire sauce, and then insert them in the pocket in the steak.","If desired, add lime pulp or some shredded cheese into the pocket.","Seal the pocket with a moistened skewer.","Barbecue, grill, or broil the steak to your desired level of doneness. Alternatively, cook over a moderate heat in a heavy-based frying pan."],"categories":["Beef recipes","Australian recipes","Recipes using beef rib","Recipes using oyster","Broiled recipes","Pan fried recipes","Grilled recipes","Gluten-free recipes","Recipes using cheese","Recipes using lime","Recipes using lemon juice","Recipes using cayenne"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Carpetbag_Steak","source_ref":"4511340","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Carpetbag_Steak&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"6d5915ab9f026f6fe20a76bac7fed7998ce988be6a8fc395533dd70e52a7c7d4","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:42:58Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:42:58Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/carpetbag-steak"}