Sunday Dinner Beef Rouladen
For a special weekend meal, prepare this Sunday Dinner Beef Rouladen that's a favorite in households across Europe. Strips of tender steak are rolled up with other tasty ingredients like bacon, onion, celery and more to create a unique and flavorful dish. When you're tired of making the same easy beef recipes again and again, surprise your family with this unexpected variation on a classic beef supper. Everyone at the table is sure to love this tasty dish from Germany!
Cooking Time1 hr 30 min
Ingredients
- 2 pounds thin-cut round steak, cut in 3 X 7 inch pieces, pounded thin
- several slices bacon
- 1 onion, cut into eighths
- 1 celery, cut in strips
- pickles, quartered
- salt, to taste
- crushed peppercorns, to taste
- 1/4 tablespoon corn starch
- 1/4 cup cold water
Instructions
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Season both sides of cut and pounded steak with salt and pepper, to taste.
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Place one slice of bacon, 1/8th of an onion, a strip of celery and 1/4 pickle in the center of the rouladen and roll up. Fasten with a toothpick.
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Brown all sides of meat in frying pan. You can either cook the rouladen with slow heat on top of the stove, or roast it in the oven. On top of the stove: after browning the rouladen, pour a little hot water over them, just enough so they won't burn and there is enough liquid for gravy. Put the lid on and let simmer until done, about 1 1/2 hours.
- For gravy, mix the corn starch and water in a cup, stirring well so that there are no lumps. Pour mixture into the pot with the rouladen and bring to a boil until the gravy is clear. Season to taste.
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