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Beef Roll Ups

Luisa Gravito

Ingredients:

1 ½ pounds beef round, cut thin and fat trimmed

¼ cup olive oil

2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

1 teaspoon dried oregano

2 cloves of garlic smashed

¼ teaspoon red-pepper flakes

¼ teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon pepper

Filling:

3 tablespoons olive oil

¼ cup finely chopped onion

½ cup bread crumbs

2 hard cooked eggs, shelled and chopped

2 once prosciutto, coarsely chopped

2 tablespoons grated Romano cheese

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

1 clove garlic, finely chopped

salt

pepper

.

Procedure:

Cut meat into 6 rectangles. Place each piece between sheets of plastic wrap: pound to 1/8 inch thickness. Place in plastic food storage bag.

Whisk olive oil, vinegar, oregano, garlic, salt and pepper in small bowl. Add to meat. Refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.

Meanwhile, prepare filling: Heat olive oil in medium size skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion; reduce heat to medium. Cook 3 minutes, until softened. Stir in crumbs, egg, prosciutto, cheese, parsley, garlic, salt and pepper. Remove from heat.

Remove steaks from marinade; discard marinade. Divide filling among steaks: roll up jelly-roll style. Secure with wooden picks.

Heat oven to 400o. Place roll ups on greased broiler pan rack. Roast in 400 o oven for 15 minutes. Turn and cook for another 10 minutes.

You can heat jar Marinara sauce and pour it over spaghetti and serve it with the roll ups.