Classic beef roulades

AUTHOR
Janie Gentry
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
5 1
COOK TIME
120 mins
TOTAL TIME
120 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 5
  • 6 Beef roulades (approx. 190 g each)
  • 3 Gherkins (approx. 30 g each)
  • 7 medium-sized onions
  • 3 TABLESPOONS medium hot mustard
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper
  • 18 discs Bacon
  • 2 TABLESPOONS clarified butter
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Tomato paste
  • 150 ml dry red wine
  • 1 (approx. 1 kg) small head red cabbage
  • 3 TABLESPOONS Red wine vinegar
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Lard
  • 300 ml apple juice
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • 5 Cloves
  • 1 glass (360 g) Applesauce
  • 1 coated tbsp. flour
  • 1 Stalk parsley
  • 7-10 Tbsp Roulade needles

Directions

  1. 1

    Wash the roulades and dab them dry. Cut cucumbers into quarters. Peel 5 onions, cut into 8 slices each. Spread the roulades with mustard, season with salt and pepper. Cover each roulade with 3 slices of bacon. At one end of each roulade put 2 cucumber quarters and 2 onion slices. Roll up the meat firmly and pin it with roulade needles. Heat clarified butter in a roaster.

  2. 2

    Fry the roulades in it until they are well done. Season again with salt and pepper. Add the remaining onion slices and tomato paste and fry briefly. Deglaze with 1/2 litre water. Cover and stew for about 40 minutes. Add another 350 ml water and red wine and braise for another 40 minutes. In the meantime clean the red cabbage, cut into quarters and cut out the stalk. Chop or slice the cabbage into fine strips. Put them into a bowl, add 1 tablespoon of salt and vinegar and knead well. Peel 2 onions and chop finely. Heat the lard in a pot. Sauté the onions in it. Add cabbage and braise briefly. Add apple juice. Season with salt and pepper. Put laurel and cloves in a spice sieve and add.

  3. 3

    Peel 2 onions and chop finely. Heat the lard in a pot. Sauté the onions in it. Add cabbage and braise briefly. Add apple juice. Season with salt and pepper. Put laurel and cloves in a spice sieve and add. Covered cabbage and braise over medium heat for 50-60 minutes. After about 30 minutes stir in apple sauce. Mix flour and some water until smooth. Remove the roulades from the sauce. Stir in the flour. Boil up while stirring. Wash and finely chop the parsley. Arrange the roulades sprinkled with parsley in the sauce. Serve with red cabbage and boiled potatoes

  4. 4

    After about 30 minutes stir in apple sauce. Mix flour and some water until smooth. Remove the roulades from the sauce. Stir in the flour. Boil up while stirring. Wash and finely chop the parsley. Arrange the roulades sprinkled with parsley in the sauce. Serve with red cabbage and boiled potatoes

  5. 5

    With 6 people:

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
440 kcal
CARBS
28 g
FATS
12 g
PROTEINS
47 g

Categories & Tags

Main DishesMeatBeef