Rouladen German Pigs In A Blanket Recipes

GERMAN-STYLE PIGS IN A BLANKET

Steps:

• Cut bratwurst in half lengthwise and then cut each piece in thirds. Each bratwurst will yield 6 pieces.Cook them in a nonstick pan over medium-high heat until browned. Let cool.
• Thaw puff pastry according to package directions. Roll each piece into a 9x12-inch rectangle.Using a pizza cutter, cut each piece into 8 strips that are 1 1/2-inch wide. Cut each strip into 2 shorter pieces.
• Spread about 1/2 teaspoon of mustard on each puff pastry piece.
• Place about 2 teaspoons of sauerkraut on each puff pastry piece. Top with a piece of bratwurst.
• Coat one narrow end of each puff pastry piece with egg wash. Roll puff pastry up and around sausage. The egg wash will help seal the puff pastry so that it does not pull apart as it bakes.
• Brush with egg wash and sprinkle with poppy seeds or caraway seeds.
• Place seam side down on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Place in refrigerator for 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.Bake for about 25 minutes, or untl golden.
• Serve with extra mustard.

ROULADEN -GERMAN PIGS IN A BLANKET

Steps:

• Trim all fat from meat and if not pounded flat by your butcher, take a metal or wooden cooking mallet and pound the steak until the tissues are broken down and it is pretty thin.
• Cut steak into long thin strips.
• Season flour with salt and pepper.
• Arrange an assembly line for preparation for ease of rolling.
• On each piece of steak, place a dab of mustard and rub it along the steak.
• Add a piece of bacon.
• Add a piece of pickle slice.
• Sprinkle a dab of marjoram.
• From one end of the steak, start rolling the steak, bacon, pickle until completely rolled and secure with toothpicks or string.
• Continue until all steak is rolled.
• Dredge rolls of steak into flour until coated.
• Heat oil in deep fryer pan.
• Brown steak until browned.
• Transfer to casserole dish.
• Continue browning and transferring into casserole dish until done.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Stir and scrape up any browned bits left in frying pan and slowly add 2 cups of beef broth.
• Sprinkle a dash of extra marjoram into gravy and stir.
• Pour gravy over steak rolls in casserole dish.
• Either bake now at 350°F for 1-1-1/2 hours or you can refrigerate and cook later.

PIGS-IN-A-BLANKET WITH SAUERKRAUT AND MUSTARD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F. Set racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven. Line two 13x18-inch baking sheets with parchment paper. In a small bowl, beat the egg with 1 tablespoon water. Prep the ingredients for the filling and set aside.
• If using a 17-ounce puff pastry package, roll each sheet to a 9x12-inch rectangle. Cut each piece lengthwise into eight 1 1/2-inch wide strips. Cut each strip crosswise into two pieces, about 4 1/2 inches long. You should have 32 pieces of pastry.
• Spread the center of each piece of pastry with 1/2 teaspoon mustard and top with 1/2 teaspoon sauerkraut. Brush one narrow end of the pastry with egg wash, add one piece of sausage, and roll to enclose. Return to parchment-lined baking sheets. Brush the top of each pastry with egg wash and sprinkle with caraway seeds, seam-side down. Chill in refrigerator for 15 minutes. Bake until golden brown and puffed, 23 to 27 minutes.