German Beef Roll-Ups Rouladen
- 4 pieces flank steaks, sliced very thin
- 4 large onions
- 3 slices bacon, steak, smoked and salted
- 1/2 cup pickle, diced, dill, kosher, German style
- mustard, spicy, hot
- salt
- pepper
- paprika
- cooking oil
- 2 cups broth
- Flatten out the flank steaks with a meat pounder and spread mustard on the "inside" of the meat.
- Dice 1 onion, the bacon and the pickles and distribute even amounts onto your roll up meat.
- season well with salt, pepper and paprika powder.
- Roll up meat from the short side up and secure edge with either tooth picks or some yarn/thread.
- spread more mustard on the outside of roll ups and season some more
- Heat oil in a heavy broiler pan and brown roll ups from all sides.
- ad 1 1/2 cups of broth to the broiler as well as the left over 3 onions cut into quarters INCLUDING the brown skins (very important, this will give color to the gravy).
- cover your boiler pan and broil in the oven at 350 F for 2-3 hours (uncover for the last 1/2 hour) or until meat is tender. ad broth if needed.
- take rouladen out of pan and set aside. Strain the liquid into sauce pan and reduce until thickened.
- Serve with potato dumplings and red cabbage.
flank steaks, onions, bacon, pickle, salt, pepper, paprika, cooking oil, broth
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/german-beef-roll-ups-rouladen-471075 (may not work)