Involtini Di Manzo Recipes

INVOLTINI DI MANZO

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 160ºC/gas 2½.
• Lay the beef between 2 sheets of clingfilm and bash with a rolling pin or meat mallet until really thin.
• Lightly toast the pine nuts in a dry frying pan. Peel and finely chop the garlic, then pick and finely chop the herb leaves.
• Combine the pine nuts, breadcrumbs, three-quarters of the chopped garlic, raisins, herbs, a pinch of sea salt and black pepper and a lug of oil.
• Divide between the beef, spooning into the centre of one end of each slice. Roll up tightly, sealing in the mixture, then secure with cocktail sticks or kitchen string.
• Heat a heavy-based ovenproof pan (just big enough to fit all of the rolls snugly) over a medium heat and add a drizzle of oil. Brown the beef rolls on all sides.
• Peel and finely slice the shallots, then add to the pan with the remaining garlic and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring a little to keep the shallot from catching.
• Add the wine to the pan and simmer for a few minutes, until evaporated by half. Add the tinned tomatoes, and season.
• Bring the sauce to the boil, then transfer the pan to the oven and let it bubble away gently for 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes, or until the beef is tender when you cut into it, and the sauce is thick and rich. Serve with a green salad.

INVOLTINI OF BEEF

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of oil and 1 tablespoon butter in a heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the carrot, onion, and garlic and saute until the carrots are tender, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from the heat and cool slightly. Stir in the Parmesan. Season beef with salt and pepper. Using 2 tablespoons for each, divide the carrot mixture among the beef slices. Roll up the beef slices to enclose the filling, tucking in the ends. Secure the rolls with toothpicks.
• Heat the remaining oil and the remaining tablespoon of butter in the same large frying pan over medium-high heat. Dredge the beef rolls in flour to coat lightly. Add the beef rolls and cook until brown on all sides, about 8 minutes. Add the wine and stir to scrape up any browned bits on the bottom of the skillet. Add the tomatoes with their juices and the bay leaf. Cover and simmer until the beef is cooked through, about 5 minutes. Transfer the beef rolls to a platter. Remove the toothpicks, then cover the beef rolls with foil to keep warm. Add the peas and prosciutto to the sauce in the skillet and stir until the peas are heated through and the sauce reduces slightly, about 5 minutes. Season the sauce, to taste, with salt and pepper. Drizzle the sauce over the beef rolls and serve.

ITALIAN BEEF BRACIOLE

Steps:

• For the Filling: Combine all ingredients in a small bowl.
• Pound the beef slices until they're about ¼ inch thick. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Lay a slice of Parma ham on each slice of beef, followed by ½ slice of Provolone and then place 2 tablespoons of the filling in the center. Slightly fold in the sides of the beef, lengthwise, fold one of the ends in, then starting with the other end roll up the slices of beef, pressing firmly so that's it's good and tight. Secure either with toothpicks or wrap the rolls "gift package" style with some thread. (Remember to remove them before serving!)
• Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the beef rolls, seam side down to seal the rolls. Generously brown the beef on all sides. Transfer the rolls to a plate and set aside.
• Add the onions and garlic to the Dutch oven and saute until they're soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the red wine and bring to a boil, cooking until most of the wine is evaporated, about 3-4 minutes, deglazing the bottom of the pan.
• Add the crushed tomatoes, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and simmer for 2 minutes. Return the beef rolls and add just enough water to the pot until the beef rolls are submerged and covered. Return to a boil, reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for about 3 hours or until fork tender.
• Add the parsley and basil and simmer for another 2 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• To serve traditional-style, boil some pasta and serve with the sauce either as a first course, followed by the beef rolls and a leafy green salad.

INVOLTINI DI MANZO

Steps:

• Sauté carrots, onion and garlic in 1 tbsp oil and 1 tbsp butter until carrots are tender. Season with salt and pepper and remove from heat. Let cool slightly, then stir in parmesan.
• Season beef with salt and pepper. Place 2 tbsp of carrot mix in the middle of the wider end of each beef slice. Roll up slices starting at the wide end and tucking in the sides to enclose filling. Secure end with poultry laces or toothpicks.
• Heat the remaining oil and butter over medium-high heat. Lightly dredge the beef rolls in flour. Add to pan and brown on all sides. Add the wine and scrape up the browned bits on the bottom. Carefully stir in the tomatoes and add the bay leaf. Cover and simmer until beef is cooked through about 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer the beef rolls to a plate and let rest.
• Stir the peas and prosciutto into the sauce in the pan and simmer until the peas are heated through and sauce has slightly reduced. Season to taste.
• Remove picks from beef rolls and drizzle the sauce over the rolls.