Description:

Rouladen consists of slices of beef round steak, flattened and spread with a filling; a piece of pickle is added, then it is rolled and simmered.

Serves/Makes:8

Ingredients

• 2 lbs (.9 kg). beef round steak, sliced or pounded to 1/4 inch thick
• 3 tbsp (45 ml). prepared mustard
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) finely minced onion
• 1 large dill pickle
• 4 slices bacon
• 2 tbsp (30 ml). flour
• 1-1/2 tsp (7 ml). salt
• 1/8 tsp (1 ml). pepper
• 3 tbsp (45 ml). oil
• 1 8 oz (224 grm). can tomato sauce
• 1 tsp (5 ml). Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tsp (5 ml). beef gravy base
• 1 cup (225 ml) hot water
• 1 tsp (5 ml). brown sugar
• heavy cord or skewers
• flour, for thickening
• cooked noodles, potatoe dumplings, or mashed potatoes

Preparation

• Cut round steak into 8 rectangular pieces and flatten with meat mallet.
• Spread steak rectangles with prepared mustard to within 1/2 inch of edges.
• Sprinkle all with minced onion, but stay on mustard.
• Cut dill pickle into 8 lengthwise strips.
• Halve slices of bacon crosswise.
• Top each steak with bacon half and pickle strip.
• Roll up jellyroll fashion and tie with cord or skewer securely.
• In a seperate bowl, combine flour, salt and pepper.
• Coat meat rolls and brown in a large skillet with oil.
• In another bowl, combine tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, beef gravy base, hot water, and brown sugar.
• Pour tomato sauce mixture over meat rolls in skillet.
• Cover and simmer for 1 1/4 hours.
• Remove meat from sauce and remove cord or skewers.
• If sauce is too thin, combine 1 tbsp (15 ml) or 2 tbsp (30 ml). of flour with an equal amount of cold water and stir into sauce.
• Cook sauce until thick an bubbly.
• Serve meat rolls with hot buttered noodles, potato dumplings or mashed potatoes.
• Top with sauce.

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