Beef Braciole

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Ingredients

  • two pieces of top round steak
  • 56 oz, tomatoes, peeled
  • 1 cup bread crumbs
  • 1 cup parmesan
  • 1/2 cup parsley, chopped
  • 1/2 tsp. pepper
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 tbsp. olive oil
  • 2 tbsp. olive oil
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • chopped parsley (garnish)
  • grated cheese (garnish)

Method

Preparing the sauce and the meat

  1. put tomatoes into a blender and blend for at least 30 seconds or until smooth
  2. put the tomatoes in a pot and keep it on low heat
  3. cover the meat with a thick sheet of plastic (you can use a Ziploc bag for this) and pound the meat to make it about 1/4 inch thick

Preparing the filling

  1. put bread crumbs, minced garlic, 3 tbsp. olive oil, pepper, salt, parmesan, and chopped parsley into a medium bowl and mix everything together
  2. lay the two pieces of meat together and cover them with the filling
  3. grab the meet by the end and slowly roll it over itself
  4. tie some string several times around the meat to keep it together

Cooking the meat

  1. put 2 tbsp of olive oil into a pan and heat it up
  2. cook the meat in the pan and add a dash of salt and a dash of pepper. Make sure to roll the meat onto all sides to cook each side evenly
  3. move the meat into a big pot on heat and add the tomato sauce
  4. add white wine and turn down the heat to braze everything
  5. cover the pot and simmer for 1 hour and 20 minutes, or until the meat becomes tender
  6. put the meat on a plate and let it sit for 10 minutes
  7. cut the meat into thin slices and top it with the tomato some, some chopped parsley, and grated cheese before you enjoy!

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