Swiss Rouladen Recipes

BEEF ROULADEN

Steps:

• Lightly spread mustard on each slice of steak; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place 1 bacon strip and a few onion wedges on each slice; roll up; secure with toothpicks. , In a large skillet, brown beef in oil until no longer pink; drain. Add broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours or until meat is tender. , Remove meat and keep warm. Combine flour and water until smooth; gradually stir into broth. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly until thickened and bubbly. Remove toothpicks. Return beef to gravy; heat through. Sprinkle with parsley if desired.

CHEF JOHN'S BEEF ROULADEN

Steps:

• Place slices of beef on a work surface, Season both sides with kosher salt and pepper. Spread one side with mustard. Place bacon strips on the mustard and sprinkle with paprika. Arrange onion slices cross-wise on the beef. Then evenly space 3 pickle slices across each slice of beef. Keep about an inch of the narrowest end of the beef slice free of toppings to facilitate rolling it up.
• Roll each slice of meat, beginning from the wider of the two short ends, working to keep all ingredients inside the roll. Rolls should be nice and tight. Secure the rolls (seam side down) with 3 loops of butcher's twine, one in the middle and one at each end. Trim excess string.
• Heat vegetable oil over medium-high heat in a large saucepan. Cook beef, turning and browning well on all sides, about 8 minutes. Remove meat from pan. Reduce heat to medium-low. Melt butter in the pan; whisk in the flour, cooking for about 1 minute. Pour in cold beef broth and whisk vigorously to combine. Raise heat to medium-high and simmer until sauce begins to thicken, about 1 minute.
• Transfer beef rolls to pan along with accumulated juices. Reduce heat to very low. Simmer gently, covered, turning rolls every 20 minutes or so, until beef is tender, about 1 1/2 hours. When the tip of a sharp knife can easily be inserted into the beef roll, the meat is done.
• Transfer meat to dish to allow it to rest. Raise heat to high and bring cooking liquid to a simmer to thicken slightly to make a gravy, about 1 minute. Serve rouladen with gravy.

SWISS ROULADEN

Steps:

• Pound beef and cut in 14 pieces 6" x 8". Melt butter in skillet, add onion and sauté till soft; set aside.
• In medium bowl, mix breadcrumbs, poultry seasoning, dry mustard, salt, pepper, chicken broth and cooked onion.
• Spread a bit of the mixture on each piece of meat. Top with 1 carrot strip and 1 green bean.
• Roll up and secure with toothpicks.
• Brown each roll in butter and oil.
• Remove toothpicks, place rolls in greased baking dish.
• Deglaze skillet with beef broth and water, thikden with flour and spoon over roulades.
• Seal baking dish and bake 2 hours at 325*.
• Makes 14 rolls.
• A make-ahead dish that can be stored in the refrigerator until cooking time.
• Dish that lends itself to slow cooking. Cook on Low for 7 hours.