Servings: 8

16 4oz. beef cutlets

2 pounds of ground beef with 1 kaiser roll

1/2 tablespoon of oil

48 carrot sticks (3per roulade) 1/8 of an inch thick

48 pickle sticks (3 per roulade) 1/8 of an inch thick

1 medium onion

2 tablespoons of choppped parsley

4 ounces of bacon

8 capers

1 cup of sour cream

1/12 cups of chicken stock or water

1/4 cup of flour

salt, german mustard, anchovy

black pepper & marjoram

2 gloves of garlic, minced

mushroom sauce

2 ounces of butter

1/2 cup onions, minced

6 cups of mushrooms sliced

2 cups of marsala wine

1/2 cuo of brown sauce, demi-glace

Flatten the beef cutlets

season with salt, pepper, mustard.

Cut 1/3 of the onions and bacon in very small cubes

Saute the bacon in skillet with oil, lightly.

Add the onions, and cook till light gold in color, and set aside to cool.

Mix ground beef with soaked roll, (pressed to remove the water from the roll)

Onions, bacon, parsley,salt, pepper, garlic & marjoram

Divide the mixture equal in 16 beef cutlets.

Lay carrots and pickles on top of the beef mixture.

Carrots & pickles should be as long as the Roulade

Roll the cutlets with the mixture inside tight

Fasten with toothpicks or string

Brown Rouladen on all sides in hot skillet with oil, and set aside

Heat the rest of the oil in sauce pan, add the sliced onions and brown lightly.

Add the flour, saute for a few minutes and add the stock.

Add chopped capers, anchovy & mustard.

Mix with whisk until smooth

Simmer for two minutes

Set the beef roulade in the sauce and cover sauce pan.

Cook covered in the oven at 450 for one hour or until tender.

Remove rouladen from the liquid and keep warm.

Puree sauce in food processor, and finish with the sour cream.

MUSHROOM SAUCE:

Heat butter in sauce pan, add onions and saute intil translucent.

Add mushroom and saute the mushrooms with the onions for a few minutes.

Deglace with Marsala wine and reduce by one quarter

Add brown sauce and the cooking liquid from the roulade.

Reduce some more until the sauce has the right thickness

Adjust the thickness if necessary & check for seasoning

Place the rouladen back in the sauce and simmer the meat at low heat for 5 more minutes

covered in the oven.

Serve 2 Rouladen per person with rice pilaf, pasta or mashed potatoes

Cuisine: GERMAN

Rudi Lechner's Restaurant - Houston, Texas

713-782-1180