Rockin' Rouladen - Savory German Style Beef Roll-Ups

• 2 lbs (.9 kg). round steak, sliced very thin
• Dijon mustard, (use a quality one with tang)
• 2 dill pickles, chopped finely (German sours if you can find them are best)
• 1 lb (.5 kg). bacon, (use a good flavorful bacon, don't skimp with this recipe)
• 1 onion, chopped finely
• 1-1/2 tbsp (20 ml) light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) flour
• 2 cups (475 ml) rich beef broth
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) red wine (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees (175 C.).
2. Cut round steak into 3 inch x 5 inch pieces (makes about 6).
3. Spread meat with mustard.
4. Place pickle on each square.
5. Cook the bacon until crisp, remove, crumble and sprinkle over meat.
6. In 2 tbsp (30 ml) of the bacon drippings (reserve the rest), saute the onions until tender.
7. Put onions on meat.
8. Sprinkle with brown sugar and season with salt and pepper.
9. Roll each piece of steak and secure with string.
10. Dredge the rolls in flour and brown quickly in the reserve bacon drippings.
11. Transfer to a casserole.
12. Measure 2 tbsp (30 ml) of the left-over flour and sprinkle over drippings.
13. Cook, stirring.
14. Add the broth (and 1/2 Cup (125 ml) of red wine if using it) and bring to a slow boil to make the sauce.
15. Pour this sauce over beef rolls, cover and bake about one hour.

mustard, dill pickles, bacon, onion, light brown sugar, flour, beef broth, red wine

Taken from online-cookbook.com/goto/cook/rpage/000CC2 (may not work)