Beef Morcon

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 kg beef, sliced 1/4 inch thick (3 pcs.)
• 1/4 kg ground beef liver (or liver spread)
• 200 g sliced sausages or 200 g ham
• 200 g lamb fat (cut is strips)
• 3 hard-boiled eggs, sliced
• 100 g cheddar cheese, in strips
• 100 g grated cheddar cheese
• 2 onions, chopped
• 5 bay leaves (laurel)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup vinegar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 cups water
• string (for tying)

Recipe

• 1 spread and stretch the sliced beef on your working table.
• 2 arrange the filling on the sliced beef: sausage strips, cheese strips, sliced eggs, lamb fat and some ground liver.
• 3 roll the sliced beef with all the filling inside and secure with a thread or string.
• 4 repeat the procedure for the two remaining beef slices.
• 5 on a pot, place the beef rolls and put the water, the remaining ground liver, grated cheese, chopped onions, bay leaves, ground black pepper and salt.
• 6 cover the pot and bring to a boil. simmer for one hour.
• 7 add the vinegar and continue to simmer of another hour or until beef is tender.
• 8 slice the beef morcon, arrange on a platter and top with the sauce/ gravy poured on top.
• 9 cooking tips:
• 10 a spoon or two of flour can be added to water to thicken the sauce.
• 11 instead of boiling in a pot, you can use a pressure cooker for faster cooking.
• 12 optional: garnish with olives before serving.