NF..... Making Rouladen....

[Burtess]

A couple months ago my father passed (well not really passed, he still has a bunch of Rouladen left in him!!) the recipe to me as we spent the afternoon together cooking.

 

The ingredients: thin cut eye of round (I cut it myself), onion, pickle, bacon, paprika, sea salt, black pepper....

 

 

Seasoning the meat with paprika, sea salt, and black pepper....

 

 

Arranging the other fillings....

 

 

Roll them up and tie with thread (Dad does this far better than me!!)....

 

 

In the skillet.....

 

 

Browning....

 

 

Add the extra "good stuff"....

 

 

Degalze the pan with juice from a previous roast (wanted to "keep it real" instead of using beef stock), and let it simmer....

 

Damn... it smells good....

 

Burt

 

 

P.S. Lets eat!!! Made some schnitzel as well.....

 

Burt

Edited November 13, 2010 by Burtess

[Rod Caster]

You just ruined my granola bar snack.

 

That looks divine Burtess!! Wow. Simple ingredients too....

[jimmer]

I love that stuff, you had to tease us!

[mercman]

DROOL DROOL

[blaque]

Looks great, reminds me of "Braciola" (sort of)

[irishfield]

Man..that went good with a Moosehead !

[mercman]

Man..that went good with a Moosehead !

 

is that one of them new fangled beers they make now that i quit ???

[misfish]

Very nice Burt.

I do a simalier thing with mushrooms,cheese and brachutto, covered in a mushroom sauce.

 

I must give yours a try.

 

Thanks for sharing.

[irishfield]

is that one of them new fangled beers they make now that i quit ???

 

If 1867 is "new" !

[solopaddler]

Awesome, looks great. That was a staple in our household growing up, I'd forgotten about it.

[HTHM]

Ya know, I am close enough to come over.......

[ehg]

Twenty years ago or more i did my apprenticeshp as a chef under a traditional German chef.

Ended up making tons of that stuff. Had to tenderize slices with meat hammer then woodpicked them after rolling.

Absolutely love the stuff but have not seen it for many years.

Great job, looks super yummy!

[Fisherman]

Oma used to make them when I was a lot younger,45+years ago,I remember she had to explain to the butcher at Dominion at Lawrence & Kingston Rd how to cut the meat, not a common cut. I can still smell the rouladen and fried potatoes. Maybe get off the keyboard an make some on sunday.

[Joey]

Mmmm, my mom used to make us that all the time, what memories.

 

Maybe I'll buy all that stuff and take it over and mom and I can make it together

 

Thanks for sharing, I had forgotten all about rouladen.

 

Joey

[blue pickeral]

Have saved your pics and recipe to give it a try. Any chance you'd post the schnitzel recipe? Thanks.

[Burtess]

Have saved your pics and recipe to give it a try. Any chance you'd post the schnitzel recipe? Thanks.

 

No pics for the schnitzel but it is easy to make as well.

 

Pork or veal cutlet (scallopini), beat it fairly thin with a meat hammer.

 

Roll in flour - this dries the meat surface. Don't skip this step.

 

Dip in beaten egg and let excess drip off.

 

Cover in bread crumbs (I add some seasonings to the bread crumbs - Tony Chachere's Creole seasoning, granulated garlic, black pepper, salt) - this next part is important - do not press the bread crumbs into the meat!!!

 

Fry till golden in vegetable oil at fairly high heat. I use canola (don't use olive). Use lots of oil, I use about 1/2-3/4". If you fry them in lots of oil and high heat they will not be greasy! Drain and lay on paper towel.

 

The result will be a cutlet enveloped by a thin, crisp, breading that floats around the meat (this is due to the method of breading). A squeeze of a lemon and your done. Eat them quick, they are fantastic fresh out of the pan. Still good the next day but not as good as freshly made.

 

Burt

[blue pickeral]

The result will be a cutlet enveloped by a thin, crisp, breading that floats around the meat (this is due to the method of breading). A squeeze of a lemon and your done. Eat them quick, they are fantastic fresh out of the pan. Still good the next day but not as good as freshly made.

Burt

 

Thanks Burt!

[Rich]

Looks great! For better results use outside round or sirloin tip for rouladen.. eye of round is the worst for anything!

[Burtess]

Looks great! For better results use outside round or sirloin tip for rouladen.. eye of round is the worst for anything!

 

Eye of round is cheap!!

 

If I purchased all that meat already cut (from whatever cut of beef) in the store they regularly charge $14-15 per Kg. I had a full eye of round in cryovac for $2 per pound. All that meat cost me $12.... instead of $45.

And since you cook it so long, I think it almost becomes irrelevant where the meat comes from lol.... its all tender in the end.

 

Burt

[Woodsman]

Looks good.

But I'm one to tinker. Garlic - yes must add.

Not a big one for hot pickles. Replace with green olives.

A project to try for sure.

Thanks for the idea.

 

Best Wishes: Rick

[Gerritt]

thank you for the inspiration! I am making this as we speak! I could not find eye of round however.... so I am using top sirloin roast

 

G

[misfish]

thank you for the inspiration! I am making this as we speak! I could not find eye of round however.... so I am using top sirloin roast

 

G

 

 

I find what burt posted about the cost of meat these days,he,s doing good. Foods food.Lets eat.

Local food basic, had beef loin fast frys marked down. Pound them out and you got a great Rouladen. Im adding some hot peppers to mine.

 

Burt,what are you using for "thread" as you call it. Butchers tyne?

Edited November 14, 2010 by BrianB

[Burtess]

Burt,what are you using for "thread" as you call it. Butchers tyne?

 

Just cotton sewing thread..... should have used white though as it was difficult to see the black after they were cooked. You can use tooth picks but with the thread you can seal the ends so that stuff doesn't fall out when cooking.

 

Burt

Edited November 14, 2010 by Burtess

[Gerritt]

Burtess, thank you for the recipe and method it smells and tastes delicious! this is the first time cooking with pickles for me... I am using Bicks extra garlic, Brian, I hit up my local Walmart, and grabbed two top sirloin for 12.75, they were 50% off... I had no intentions of freezing them, so they fit the bill perfectly! I still need to make Jigs dinner.... perhaps you can share it with us?

[misfish]

Pretty sure I did one G:

But for those that wish,I,ll post one next Sunday.Step by step and even some peas pudd,n.