Beef Rolls

Total Time: 2 hrs 35 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 slices bacon, finely chopped
• 4 ounces mushrooms, chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
• 1/2-1 lemon, zest and juice
• 2 cups fresh breadcrumbs
• 2 teaspoons dill weed
• salt, to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/2 lbs sandwich steaks, cut into 8 thin pieces
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 2 onions, sliced
• 1 3/4 cups beef stock
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 melt the butter in a large saute pan and fry the bacon and mushrooms for 3 minutes; put into medium size bowl; do not wash saute pan as you will use it again for step 7.
• 3 add to mushroom mixture, the chopped parsley, lemon rind and juice, bread crumbs, and seasoning.
• 4 spread an equal amount of the bread crumb mixture evenly over the beef slices, leaving a narrow border clear around the edges.
• 5 put flour onto dinner size plate and mix paprika into flour.
• 6 roll up the slices and tie securely with fine string, then dip the beef rolls in the flour/paprika mixture to coat lightly, shaking off any excess flour into a small bowl and reserve for thickening later.
• 7 heat the oil in the frying pan that you used earlier, saute the beef rolls until lightly browned and set rolls in casserole (that has a lid).
• 8 pour into frying pan the beef stock, onions, reserved flour; stir constantly, bring to a boil, stirring, and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
• 9 taste test the sauce, add more salt and pepper if needed.
• 10 pour the sauce over beef rolls, then cover with tight fitting lid and bake in the oven for 2 hours.
• 11 lift out the "rolls" using a slotted spoon and remove the string.
• 12 return beef to the sauce and serve hot.