Beef Rouladen

beef flank steak

🥗Healthier: turkey breast

💰Cheaper: pork loin

Turkey is leaner, while pork is often less expensive.

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: smoked sausage

Turkey bacon reduces fat content, while smoked sausage can be more affordable.

red wine

🥗Healthier: grape juice

💰Cheaper: white wine

Grape juice offers a non-alcoholic option, while white wine can be less costly.

beef broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Vegetable broth is lower in calories, while seasoned water is budget-friendly.

Go to your butcher and ask for top round cut beef sliced thin for rouladen.

Lay out the beef slices and sprinkle a pinch of mustard seed on them.

Add pepper and finely chopped onions on top of the mustard seed.

Sprinkle salt over the onions.

Place a piece of bacon on each slice of beef.

Roll the beef from one end to the other, enclosing the bacon and other ingredients.

Heat a pan and add margarine (or oil) until hot.

Place the rolled beef in the hot pan and sauté it, browning each side for about 5 minutes to sear the meat.

Cover the pan and simmer the beef for about 2 hours.

After simmering, you can add a little flour to the sauce to thicken it up if desired.

Serve the rouladen with noodles, and optionally add gravy on top.

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