Roulade Beef Recipes

CHEF JOHN'S BEEF ROULADEN

Steps:

• Place slices of beef on a work surface, Season both sides with kosher salt and pepper. Spread one side with mustard. Place bacon strips on the mustard and sprinkle with paprika. Arrange onion slices cross-wise on the beef. Then evenly space 3 pickle slices across each slice of beef. Keep about an inch of the narrowest end of the beef slice free of toppings to facilitate rolling it up.
• Roll each slice of meat, beginning from the wider of the two short ends, working to keep all ingredients inside the roll. Rolls should be nice and tight. Secure the rolls (seam side down) with 3 loops of butcher's twine, one in the middle and one at each end. Trim excess string.
• Heat vegetable oil over medium-high heat in a large saucepan. Cook beef, turning and browning well on all sides, about 8 minutes. Remove meat from pan. Reduce heat to medium-low. Melt butter in the pan; whisk in the flour, cooking for about 1 minute. Pour in cold beef broth and whisk vigorously to combine. Raise heat to medium-high and simmer until sauce begins to thicken, about 1 minute.
• Transfer beef rolls to pan along with accumulated juices. Reduce heat to very low. Simmer gently, covered, turning rolls every 20 minutes or so, until beef is tender, about 1 1/2 hours. When the tip of a sharp knife can easily be inserted into the beef roll, the meat is done.
• Transfer meat to dish to allow it to rest. Raise heat to high and bring cooking liquid to a simmer to thicken slightly to make a gravy, about 1 minute. Serve rouladen with gravy.

TRADITIONAL BEEF ROULADEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place each top round slice between wax paper and pound to tenderize; add salt and pepper and generously spread each with the spicy mustard.
• On the wide part of each piece of meat, place about 5 pieces of the dill pickle spears, some onion and a heaping tablespoon of the browned bacon. Fold in the edges and roll up like a burrito.
• Carefully brown the rolls on all sides in a frying pan. Place in a large pot with the beef stock.
• Put a slice of the raw potatoes between each rolled roulade, making sure the pot is packed tight; the potato slices will hold the roulade together without having to use a string. Cover and bake for about 45 minutes.
• Make your gravy from the drippings by mixing the flour and butter and adding it slowly into the beef stock until it reaches the desired consistency. Serve with red cabbage and potatoes or spaetzle. You can also serve the potatoes that have soaked up all the delicious juices and held together the rouladen.

BEEF ROULADEN

Steps:

• Lightly spread mustard on each slice of steak; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place 1 bacon strip and a few onion wedges on each slice; roll up; secure with toothpicks. , In a large skillet, brown beef in oil until no longer pink; drain. Add broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours or until meat is tender. , Remove meat and keep warm. Combine flour and water until smooth; gradually stir into broth. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly until thickened and bubbly. Remove toothpicks. Return beef to gravy; heat through. Sprinkle with parsley if desired.

GERMAN BEEF ROULADEN

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Slice the beef about 1/4-inch thick across the large surface (horizontally). This can be done with a slicing machine, by the butcher, or by hand with a very sharp knife . This works best when the meat is partially frozen. You should be able to get 4 to 6 slices from the meat. Lay beef out flat.
• Cut pickle lengthwise into strips and dice the onion and bacon very finely and set aside.
• Spread each beef slice with mustard; fill one end with 2 slices of pickle, 1 to 2 tablespoons of onion, and some diced bacon.
• Roll up from the filled end and tie with string (tie like you are wrapping a present or use a modified blanket stitch), or use turkey lacers (in Germany they are called rouladennadel ) to keep the rolls tightly closed.
• Melt the butter and oil in a saucepan or Dutch oven and brown the outside of the roulades in it. Remove the roulades to a plate.
• Add the diced carrot and celery, which is known as a suppengrün or mirepoix , to the same pan the rolls were braised in. Sauté for a few minutes, until soft.
• Place the beef rolls back on top of the vegetables, add the red wine and a little water, to make about 1/2-inch of liquid in the pan.
• Add the bay leaf , 1/2 teaspoon of salt (depends on how salty the bacon is), and some grinds of pepper.
• Cover and braise over low heat for 2 hours, or until beef is tender.
• Remove beef roulades and keep warm.
• Purée sauce and thicken (optional) with a little cream, sour cream, or Wondra flour (known as sossenbinder in Germany). Season to taste with more salt and pepper as needed.
• Place roulades back in the sauce until serving time.
• Serve with boiled potatoes ( dampfkartoffeln or parsley potatoes) or spaetzle noodles and red cabbage .
• Enjoy!

GERMAN BEEF ROULADEN

Steps:

• Spread 1/2 tablespoon mustard over one side of each piece of meat. Sprinkle the onion, paprika, salt, and pepper evenly over the steaks. Lay one slice of bacon on each piece. Roll the steaks jelly-roll style and secure with toothpicks.
• Heat the canola oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook meat on all sides until browned. Add the beef broth and water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low; cover and simmer until tender, about 30 minutes.
• Remove the meat rolls. Strain the broth mixture and return liquid to the skillet. Whisk together the cornstarch and 1 cup of water. Slowly pour the cornstarch slurry into the skillet, stirring continually until the sauce has thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the sour cream. Return rolls to the sauce; serve immediately.

EASY GERMAN BEEF ROULADE

Steps:

• With meat mallet or rolling pin, flatten meat to about a 10x8 rectangle.
• Spread with mustard.
• In large skillet on medium high heat, cook bacon and onion til bacon is crisp.
• Pour off fat reserving 1/4 cup in skillet.
• Spread bacon mix over meat.
• Sprinkle pickle on top.
• Roll up meat from short end and secure with string or turkey pins.
• Place meat roll in skillet over medium high heat in reserved bacon fat and brown on all sides.
• Remove to 13x9 baking dish.
• Stir flour into fat in skillet and blend until smooth, gradually stirring in beef broth.
• Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened.
• Pour sauce over beef roll.
• Cover and bake at 325 degrees for 1 1/2 hours or until done.
• Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.
• Skim fat from sauce, strain and serve with meat.

BEEF ROULADEN

Steps:

• Spread mustard on one side of each slice of meat.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Place one strip of bacon, dill pickle slice (if using), and a few onion wedges on each slice of meat; roll up and secure with wooden toothpicks.
• Put oil in dutch oven or other large pan and brown meat; drain.
• Add broth and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours or until meat is tender.
• Remove meat and keep warm.
• Combine flour and water until smooth and slowly stir into broth.
• Bring to a boil, stirring constantly until thickened.
• Remove wooden pics from meat and return to gravy; heat through.
• Sprinkle with parsley if desired.

GERMAN BEEF ROULADEN

Steps:

• Cut steak into six serving-size pieces; pound to 1/4-in. thickness. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place a bacon strip down the center of each piece; arrange a pickle half on one edge. Roll up and secure with a toothpick. , In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Brown beef on all sides. Add the water, onion, parsley and bouillon if desired. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until meat is tender. Remove to a serving platter and keep warm. , For gravy, skim fat from drippings. Combine the flour, water and browning sauce if desired; stir into drippings. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with beef.

ROULADEN

Steps:

• Lay the steaks on a thick chopping board and hammer with a meat tenderizer. You want the steaks to be quite thin, a maximum of around 5mm thick.
• Spread mustard thickly over the whole surface of the steak and lay two rashers of bacon on each.
• Cut the gherkins lengthways into 4 and slice about half of an onion. Lay the gherkin and onion widthways on the steaks and season.
• Start at one end and tightly roll the steaks into a roulade. Tie with string or use cocktail sticks to keep the stuffed steaks in a roll.
• Heat some oil in a pan and brown the roulades on all sides. Remove from pan and set aside once done.
• Whilst the roulades are frying, chop the carrot, celery and remaining onion and fry on a medium heat to soften.
• Once softened add some garlic, herbs and black pepper. Add 250ml of red wine and 250ml beef stock and simmer for a couple of minutes.
• Add the roulades to the sauce (the sauce should come just over half way up the roulades) and cover. Cook on a low heat for about an hour turning once.
• Remove the roulades to a serving dish and strain the vegetables from the sauce keeping them aside. Put the sauce back on the heat and slowly stir in the Creme Fraiche.
• Pour the sauce over the roulades and take to the table. Serve the vegetables separately or save for another day.