Beef Brasciola

Submitted by Chef #1289490

"Old Fashioned Sicilian style beef brasciola"

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 30mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 6-8 slices
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 2 large piece beef top round steak (pounded very thin)
• 2 hard-boiled eggs
• 8 garlic cloves
• 1⁄4 cup chopped parsley (fresh)
• 1⁄4 cup grated cheese
• 1 small potato
• 1⁄8 cup raisins
• salt and pepper
• 1⁄4 cup pignoli nut (optional)

directions

1. place the steaks side by side on cutting board and salt and pepper meat, put garlic through garlic press right onto meat, covering entire surface, follow by sprinkling cheese,parsley, raisins, pignoli nuts and raw potato(which has been peeled, and cut into approximately 6 thin strips), finally add the hard boiled egg(which has been cut lengthwise into 4 pieces).
2. arrange everything on entire steaks, as you will be rolling them up jellyroll style.
3. after you roll up the brascioli, take some thread or butcher string and wrap around entire brascioli securely.
4. brown in olive oil, then add to your tomato sauce and cook until tender, probably about 2 hours.
5. when done, carefully remove string and slice into fairly thick slices and arrange on platter and cover with sauce, serve with your favorite pasta.
6. mangia!