Boliche Relleno Stuffed Boliche Eye Of The Round Roast Recipes

BOLICHE RELLENO (STUFFED BOLICHE) - EYE OF THE ROUND ROAST

Steps:

• Clean the meat by trimming excess fat.
• With a knife make a deep cut along the center of the beef, leaving both ends uncut.
• Place the meat in a large pot.
• Line with plastic liner - so as to be able to mix the marinade and roast.
• To prepare marinade, mix garlic, oregano, cumin, bay leaf, bitter orange juice, lime juice, wine, 1 packet of Goya con Azafran seasoning, 1 tablespoon Goya Adobo seasoning, 1/2 of the cilantro, salt, if using, and pepper, if using.
• Add 3 tablespoons of the marinade to the opening inside the meat.
• For best results, marinate for 3 hours or up to overnight, refrigerated.
• In food processor container mix the stuffing: ham or bacon, carrot, onions, bell peppers and chorizo, 1 packet of Goya con Azafran seasoning, 1 tablespoon Goya Adobo seasoning, olives, capers to a fine grind.
• Mix the contents with the marinade in a bowl.
• Loosely stuff mixture into the cavity of the roast by pressing it with a long handled spoon as far into the cavity as possible.
• Tie stuffed roast closed, tightly.
• Add the rest of the marinade to the outside of the meat.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Heat a large frying pan that can be used on stove as well as in the oven, add olive oil.
• When olive oil is heated and begins to "smell fragrant", add the roast and brown on all sides, turning with a large fork several times.
• Add the remaining marinade, cover and place in oven.
• Roast for approximately 3 hours. (Keep checking about every 45 minutes to 1 hour).
• Discard bay leaves.
• Remove meat to a separate dish and allow to cool, at least 30 minutes, before slicing into 1/4" slices using a very sharp knife, so that roast doesn't crumble (approximately 20 to 24 slices).
• Combine the chunky tomato sauce and remaining Badia Cilantro with the marinade that remained in the pan and simmer for 3 minutes.
• Pour over sliced meat.
• Cover meat with aluminum foil and reheat if necessary (approximately 15 minutes), be careful not to dry out!
• Can be served with roasted potatoes, a vegetable, an avocado salad, good warm Cuban bread to sop up the juice and a lovely wine.
• Que les aproveche!

CUBAN STYLE POT ROAST (BOLICHE)

Steps:

• Place the onions and bell peppers in a bowl and add the black pepper, garlic, oregano and bay leaves. Let marinate for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Heat the oil in a large oven-proof cooking pot like a Dutch oven. When the oil is hot, add the vegetable mixture from bowl and saute until soft. Add the roast and brown on all sides for 5 minutes, or so. Add the wine and vinegar and allow to reduce briefly. Add 2 cups of the broth and all the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil, then place in the oven for 1 hour.
• Check at intervals, adding the remaining 2 cups of chicken broth, if needed. Remove the meat from the oven and let sit for 30 minutes. Strain the sauce. To serve: slice the meat about 3/4-inch thick and serve with the sauce.

CUBAN BOLICHE ROAST

Steps:

• Slice sausage.
• Make a cut in roast length wise down the center and create a pocket.
• Stuff with with sausage.
• Cut smaller slits in roast and insert garlic slices.
• Mix salt and pepper with flour and dredge roast in flour mixture.
• In a large pan or dutch oven heat olive oil and brown roast on all sides.
• (You aren't cooking the roast, just lightly browning it, the whole process should take about 5 minutes) Reduce heat and add remaining ingredients.
• Cook, covered over low heat for 3 hours.
• May add additional tomato sauce if necessary.

BEEF OF EYE-ROUND ROAST

Steps:

• Thoroughly rinse the roast and pat dry with paper towel.
• Salt and pepper the roast on all sides for searing.
• Cover the bottom of a roasting pan with olive oil and set on medium-high heat about 4 minutes until very hot.
• Wearing a long sleeve shirt and oven gloves (so that you do not get splashed with hot oil), place roast into hot roasting pan and sear on all sides until nicely browned and about 1/2 cup of fat has rendered, which should take a total of about 6 to 8 minutes.
• If you do not get 1/2 cup of fat rendered, that is okay.
• Set a wire rack in another roasting pan, and then set the roast onto the rack.
• Pour the water over the roast, making sure that it covers the bottom of the roasting pan, and then pour the wine over the roast.
• Brush roast with Dijon mustard.
• Smear 1 tablespoon of minced garlic from jar onto top of roast.
• Season again with salt and pepper, and then sprinkle the rest of the seasonings evenly, including 4 tablespoons of Au Jus Powder and then place the 3 bay leaves on top.
• Place roast, uncovered, in the middle of the oven that has been pre-heated to 325 degrees F. for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until roast is almost done.
• If you desire it to be medium-rare, remove from oven when it is rare.
• If you desire it to be medium, remove from oven when it is medium-rare.
• After removing from oven, tent with aluminum foil.
• Allow to stand for 10 to 15 minutes to allow the juices to redistribute themselves evenly throughout the roast, and for the roast to complete its cooking to your desired doneness.
• Set the roast onto a cutting board and carve.
• Place all of the juices, including the 1/2 cup of fat rendered from the initial searing process and 4 tablespoons of Au Jus powder into a gravy boat to serve as the au jus sauce or gravy.