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Beef rouladen with red cabbage and roasted potatoes

German Beef Rouladen Recipe

Martin
Beef rouladen, with advice from Saveur and curiouscuisiniere.com
Course dinner, Main Course
Cuisine European, German

Ingredients
  

  • 10–12 pieces of thin-sliced top-round beef
  • Salt and pepper
  • Dijon or spicy German mustard
  • 12–16 pieces of regular cut bacon all cut in half to make two short pieces each
  • 1 medium onion thin sliced
  • 3–8 German- or Polish-style dill pickles cut into quarters (spears)
  • 2 Tbsp neutral oil
  • 2 Tbsp butter
  • 1 leek white and light-green parts only, sliced and rinsed to remove any sand
  • 2 stalks celery chopped
  • 2 carrots peeled and chopped
  • 1 bay leaf
  • C red wine
  • 2 C beef stock

Instructions
 

Prepare the Rouladen

  • Lay two pieces of top round out, slightly overlapped along their long sides. Season with salt and pepper. 
  • Apply a thin layer of mustard across the whole swath of meat.
  • Lay 2–4 half slices of the bacon vertically across one third to half of the meat. Add several slices of onion and 3–4 pickle quarters.
  • Roll the meat, starting from the side with the bacon and secure it closed with a couple toothpicks. 
    Stuffing the rolls
  • In a large sauté pan, warm the oil over medium-high heat. 
  • Brown the rouladen well in batches, setting aside.
    Browning the rouladen
  • Once the beef rolls are browned and removed from the pan, add the butter to the pan over medium-high heat and sauté the vegetables until starting to brown on the edges.
  • Add the wine to the pan and cook it almost completely out, scraping up all the browned crusty meaty bits from the bottom.
    Sauteing the veggies
  • Add the stock and the bay leaf to the pan. 
  • Nestle the beef rolls into the pan among the veggies and insert a 2.5" needle probe into one of the rolls, bringing the pan to a light simmer.
  • Set the high-temp alarm on your ChefAlarm for 203°F (95°C) and cook. 
  • Check the pan every so often to make sure that not too much water has cooked out. If so, add 1/4 C more. 
  • When the rolls reach 203°F (95°C) according to your ChefAlarm, test their internal temperatures and their tenderness with your Thermapen ONE.
  • If they offer any significant resistance, set the timer on your ChefAlarm for 25 minutes and continue to cook.
    Temping the rolls
  • Once the rolls are up to temp and tender, remove them to a serving platter. 
  • Pour the sauce and cooked veggies into a serving dish, thickening first if you like.
  • Serve!
    A plate of rouladen
Keyword Hearty food, winter food
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