Carpet Bag Steak

This is a classic recipe that you rarely find served any more, however it was some 20 years ago that I first became acquainted with this dish. Since then it has become one of my favorites. This dish was given its name because the finished product is supposed to represent a carpet baggers' bag. These individuals were made famous in the post civil war era as to the land grabbing Yankee's that amassed a considerable fortune by preying on a savaged south. These people were hated by Southerners and were identified by the bags they carried which were made from old carpet. As to the dish and why it was given this name I am not sure of, however it is a cooked fillet turned on its side, then split stuffed with fried oysters and topped with b