Name: German Rouladen
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 1.5 pounds flank steak; German stone ground mustard, to taste; 0.5 pound thick sliced bacon; 2 large onions, sliced; 1 (16 ounce) jar dill pickle slices; 2 tablespoons butter; 2.5 cups water; 1 cube beef bouillon

German Rouladen

Bacon, onions and pickles are wrapped in thin slices of flank steak, browned in butter, then simmered in beef broth. Serve with spaetzle to soak up the gravy.

1 hr 30 min total 20 min prep 1 hr 10 min cook 6 264 cal

Ingredients

6 serv.

1.5 pounds flank steak
German stone ground mustard, to taste
0.5 pound thick sliced bacon
2 large onions, sliced
1 (16 ounce) jar dill pickle slices
2 tablespoons butter
2.5 cups water
1 cube beef bouillon

Instructions

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1 Cut the flank steak into thin filets; about 1/4 inch thick and 3 inches wide.
2 Generously spread one side of each filet with mustard to taste. Place bacon, onions and pickle slices on each filet and form into a roll. Use string or toothpicks to hold the roll together.
3 Heat a skillet over medium heat and melt butter. Place the rolls in the butter and saute until browned.
4 Pour in 2 1/2 cups of water and add the bouillon cube; stirring to dissolve the bouillon cube. Simmer the rolls for about an hour.