German beef roulades with pickles
Beef rolls filled with bacon and pickles, braised with onions.
Active time1 h
Cooking2 h
Total2 h 30 min
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Ingredients
- 200 g onions
- 5 g fresh parsley
- 600 g thin beef slices for braising
- 80 g thinly sliced smoked bacon
- 500 ml prepared beef stock
- 8 g cornflour
- 30 ml rapeseed oil
- 2 g sweet paprika
- 1 g black pepper
- 2 g salt
- 100 g drained pickled gherkins
Preparation
Wash and dry the parsley. Peel the onions. Slice the onions, cut the gherkins into sticks and chop the parsley. Refrigerate 50 ml of the stock for thickening.
200 g onions5 g fresh parsley500 ml prepared beef stock100 g drained pickled gherkins- knife
- chopping board
- bowl
Heat 15 ml oil in a casserole. Cook the onions over a medium heat for 15 minutes, stirring. Spread on a plate and cool for 5 minutes.
30 ml rapeseed oil- casserole
- spatula
- plate
Flatten the beef to about 5 mm between sheets of baking paper. Divide the salt, pepper, paprika, bacon, gherkins and onions between the slices, leaving clear edges. Fold in the sides, roll up and tie.
600 g thin beef slices for braising80 g thinly sliced smoked bacon2 g sweet paprika1 g black pepper2 g salt- chopping board
- baking paper
- meat mallet
- kitchen string
Heat the remaining 15 ml oil in the casserole. Brown the rolls on all sides for about 10 minutes, working in batches if needed.
- casserole
- tongs
Pour in the unreserved 450 ml stock. Cover and simmer for about 90 minutes, turning halfway through. The beef should pierce easily. Cook longer if needed. Watch the liquid and lower the heat if it evaporates too fast.
- casserole
- lid
- tongs
- fork
Lift out the rolls and remove all the string. Mix the cornflour with the reserved cold stock, stir into the sauce and simmer for 5 minutes. Return the meat, add the parsley and serve.
8 g cornflour- tongs
- scissors
- bowl
- whisk
- casserole
Allergens
- Celery
Sources and credits
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