These traditional German-style beef rolls are filled with the classic bacon, carrot sticks, and pickles. Inexpensive thin round steak is used in this recipe.
PrintGerman-Style Beef Rolls (Rouladen)
These German beef rolls, or Rouladen, are filled with a savory mixture of bacon, onion, carrot sticks, and bacon. The beef rolls are cooked to perfection in a simple tomato-based sauce.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Beef, Main Dish, Dinner, German Food
- Cuisine: German
Ingredients
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- 4 small thin boneless round steaks, about 1/4-inch thick, or a round roast, cut into 1/4-inch thick slices
- 3 tablespoons prepared whole grain mustard
- 1/4 cup minced onion
- 4 strips bacon
- 2 carrots, cut into matchsticks
- 1 large dill pickle, quartered lengthwise
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 3 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 cup hot water or unsalted stock
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
Instructions
- Lay the steak slices on a cutting board. Spread mustard on each steak and sprinkle with the minced onion. Place a bacon strip on each slice. Lay carrot sticks and a pickle quarter at the end of each of the steaks. Roll up jelly roll style and secure with toothpicks or skewers.
- Combine the flour, salt, and pepper. Coat roll-ups with the seasoned flour. Reserve any remaining flour mixture in the refrigerator until the meat is done.
- Heat the oil in heavy skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the steak rolls and brown on all sides.
- Combine tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, hot water and brown sugar.
- Pour the sauce mixture over meat.
- Cover the pan and simmer for 1 hour. Alternatively, you may cover the pan and place in 325 F oven for 1 hour.
- Remove the meat to a platter; remove the toothpicks or skewers and keep warm.
- Combine 2 tablespoons of reserved flour mixture with 2 tablespoons of cold water and whisk to make a smooth paste. Add to the sauce and cook, stirring, until thickened and bubbling.
- Pour sauce over roll-ups.
