Stuffed buffalo fillet

In this delicious recipe, BBQ world champion Camillo “Don Caruso” Tomanek explains how to prepare a stuffed buffalo fillet with bresaola, mozzarella and baby spinach.

INGREDIENTS

FOR THE FILLING:

• 100g Bresaola
• 75g Mozzarella
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 shallot
• 500g baby spinach

FOR THE FILLET:

• 1 Büffelfilet
• Smokewood “Arran Whiskey” Woodchips if there is a gas grill

ADDITIONALLY:

• olive oil
• Salt

PREPARATION

PART 1 – THE FILLING:

1. Fry the bresaola until crispy and chill. Finally, fry the finely chopped garlic and shallot in the remaining fat (the garlic shouldn't become too bitter).
2. Now add the baby spinach and stir until soft, then cool as quickly as possible. Chop the cold spinach and mix with the bresaola and mozzarella.
3. Spread the mixture on cling film, roll it into a long, approximately 2 cm thick "stick," and freeze. The length doesn't matter, as it can easily be trimmed while frozen.

 

PART 2 – THE BUFFALO FILLET:

1. With the buffalo fillet, first cut off the wide end piece, from which you can make delicious steaks, medallions or sliced meat.
2. With a long and very sharp knife, you now cut lengthways in the middle of the fillet so that a slit for the filling is created.
3. Now trim the filling to the correct length and brush it with olive oil. Then carefully push the filling into the buffalo fillet and tie the open end of the fillet.
4. The thin tip of the fillet is folded down in the next step so that the fillet is just as thick there as in the rest of the part and finally also tied.

 

PART 3 – COOKING:

Grill the prepared buffalo fillet and then cook in the oven at 100°C until a core temperature of 56°C is reached. If you have a gas grill, you can also cook the fillet indirectly in the gas grill at 100°C to 56°C after grilling. Smokewood "Arran Whisky" wood chips can also be used to add a special smoky note.

Many thanks to BBQ World Champion and food blogger Camillo “Don Caruso“ Tomanek for recipe and photography.