Best 6 Braised Rouladen With Pan Gravy Recipes

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Indulge in the culinary delight of braised rouladen, a traditional German dish that combines tender beef rolled with flavorful fillings and smothered in a rich, savory gravy. This article presents a collection of delectable rouladen recipes, each offering a unique twist on this classic dish. Embark on a culinary journey as we explore the art of preparing this delectable dish, from selecting the finest ingredients to mastering the braising technique. Discover the secrets to creating a succulent rouladen that will tantalize your taste buds and leave you craving for more.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

(ALMOST) MY GRANDMA'S ROULADEN



(Almost) My Grandma's Rouladen image

Provided by Melissa d'Arabian : Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 2h15m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

6 slices bacon, cut into lardons
1 (1 1/2-pound) piece of flatiron steak, butterflied open (by you or your butcher), cut into 4 equal pieces and pounded 1/4-inch thin
Salt and freshly ground pepper
2 tablespoons country-style or Dijon mustard
1 1/2 large yellow onions, diced
2 tablespoons pickle relish
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 large carrot, chopped
1 celery stalk, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup red wine
1 (14 1/2-ounce) can of diced tomatoes
Special equipment: kitchen twine

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
  • In a small saute pan over medium-low heat, cook the bacon just enough to render the fat, and set aside. Salt and pepper the steaks and lay flat on a large cutting board. Brush the top side of the slices with enough mustard just to coat.
  • In a small bowl, toss together half the onion with the pickle relish and the reserved bacon. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Spread the onion mixture over the meat. Starting at the short end, roll the meat up jellyroll style, and secure with kitchen twine.
  • Heat the oil in a medium heavy pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat, and brown all sides of the meat. Remove the meat from the pan, and add the remaining onion, carrot and celery and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook another minute. Deglaze the pan with the wine and then add in the canned tomatoes (with their juice).
  • Nestle the meat back into the pan, bring to a simmer, cover and then bake until the meat is tender, about 90 minutes. Turn the meat once halfway through cooking.

BRAISED BEEF ROLLS (ROULADEN)



Braised beef rolls (Rouladen) image

Provided by Craig Claiborne

Categories     dinner, main course

Time 1h30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

8 thin slices of top round of beef, each measuring 4 by 6 inches and 1/4 inch thick, about 2 pounds total weight
1 1/2 tablepoons homemade mustard, English-style (see recipe)
4 pickle spears or 1 kosher dill pickle, bottled without salt, each cut lengthwise into quarters, about 4 1/2 inches long
2 teaspoons dried marjoram
Freshly ground pepper to taste
1 tablespoon butter or oil
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 cup finely chopped carrots
2/3 cup finely chopped celery
1 tablespoon flour
1/3 cup dry white wine
1 1/4 cups unsalted beef broth
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1 bay leaf

Steps:

  • Place slices of meat one at a time on board and pound with flat mallet without breaking flesh.
  • Brush top of each slice with mustard. Cut each pickle spear crosswise in half. Place spear in center of each slice. Sprinkle with marjoram. Fold over ends of each slice toward center. Fold other ends over to enclose pickles. Tie each roll with string. Sprinkle with black pepper.
  • Heat butter in casserole or Dutch oven and add beef rolls. Cook, turning as necessary, until nicely browned all over, 8 to 10 minutes.
  • Remove beef rolls. To casserole add onion, carrots and celery. Cook, stirring, until wilted.
  • Sprinkle with flour and stir with wire whisk to blend. Add wine, stirring rapidly with whisk. Stir in broth. Add thyme and bay leaf. Return meat rolls to casserole. Cover and let simmer 1 hour. Remove strings from beef rolls and bay leaf from sauce. Serve with sauce spooned over.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 656, UnsaturatedFat 14 grams, Carbohydrate 9 grams, Fat 31 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 77 grams, SaturatedFat 13 grams, Sodium 502 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams

PAN GRAVY



Pan Gravy image

Provided by Food Network

Time 15m

Yield 3 cups

Number Of Ingredients 5

3 cups combined pan drippings and turkey or chicken stock
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup water
Cooked chopped turkey giblets (optional)
Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Steps:

  • Use the drippings from the roasting pan, skim off all but 4 tablespoons of the fat in the pan. Place the pan over high heat. Add the turkey or chicken stock and bring to a boil, scraping the bottom to loosen browned bits. Reduce the heat. Mix the flour and water together and whisk into the gravy. Blend well; add the giblets if desired, and simmer 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.;

HERBED PAN GRAVY



Herbed Pan Gravy image

Provided by Food Network

Time 1h35m

Yield 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

Giblets and neck from turkey
6 cups water
2-3 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth, divided
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup deglazing liquid, such as white wine, vermouth or brandy
1 tablespoon minced fresh herbs (optional)
Salt & freshly ground pepper to taste

Steps:

  • The giblets and neck from a turkey make a great flavorful stock that helps ensure a rich, tasty gravy, but you may substitute more chicken broth if you prefer.;
  • To make giblet stock: Place giblets (except liver), neck and water in a large saucepan. (Reserve the liver for another use or discard.) Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat and simmer, skimming and discarding any foam, for 1 hour. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve.
  • To make gravy: After removing the turkey from the roasting pan, pour any pan juices and fat into a large glass measuring cup and place in the freezer so the fat rises to the top, about 10 minutes. Skim the fat off with a spoon and discard. (Alternatively, pour the pan juices and fat into a fat separator then pour the defatted juices into a large measuring cup.) Add any accumulated juices from the resting turkey to the defatted pan juices; add the reserved giblet stock plus enough chicken broth so the combined liquids measure 5 cups total.
  • Whisk 1/2 cup chicken broth and flour in a small bowl until smooth.
  • Set the roasting pan over two burners on medium-high heat. Add deglazing liquid; bring to a boil and cook, scraping up the browned bits from the pan, until the liquid is reduced, about 3 minutes. Add the 5 cups of liquid from Step 2. Increase the heat to high and return to a boil, whisking often and scraping up any remaining browned bits. Boil until reduced to 2 3/4 cups, 8 to 12 minutes. Whisk the reserved broth-and-flour mixture into the roasting pan. Boil, whisking constantly, for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and pour the gravy through a fine sieve into a large measuring cup. Stir in herbs, if using. Taste and season with salt (if needed) and pepper.
  • NUTRITION INFORMATION: Per 3-tablespoon serving: 34 calories; 2 g fat (1 g sat, 1 g mono); 2 mg cholesterol; 2 g carbohydrate; 1 g protein; 0 g fiber; 56 mg sodium; 11 mg potassium.
  • 0 Carbohydrate Servings
  • Exchanges: 1/2 fat
  • MAKE AHEAD TIP: Prepare through Step 1 and refrigerate for up to 4 hours.
  • From www.eatingwell.com with permission. 2009 Eating Well Inc. Photo by Ken Burris

TRADITIONAL BEEF ROULADEN



Traditional Beef Rouladen image

Provided by Food Network

Time 1h35m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

4 long, thin slices top round
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup spicy brown mustard
2 dill pickles, sliced in thin spears
1 large onion, thinly sliced
1/2 cup chopped browned bacon
One 32-ounce carton beef stock
2 potatoes, sliced
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup butter, melted

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Place each top round slice between wax paper and pound to tenderize; add salt and pepper and generously spread each with the spicy mustard.
  • On the wide part of each piece of meat, place about 5 pieces of the dill pickle spears, some onion and a heaping tablespoon of the browned bacon. Fold in the edges and roll up like a burrito.
  • Carefully brown the rolls on all sides in a frying pan. Place in a large pot with the beef stock.
  • Put a slice of the raw potatoes between each rolled roulade, making sure the pot is packed tight; the potato slices will hold the roulade together without having to use a string. Cover and bake for about 45 minutes.
  • Make your gravy from the drippings by mixing the flour and butter and adding it slowly into the beef stock until it reaches the desired consistency. Serve with red cabbage and potatoes or spaetzle. You can also serve the potatoes that have soaked up all the delicious juices and held together the rouladen.

ROULADEN



Rouladen image

Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 4h50m

Yield 8 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 22

1 head red cabbage, chopped in 1/4-inch pieces
2 to 3 apples chopped into small pieces with skin
Small onion, chopped
2 lemons juiced
2/3 cup of brown sugar
Round or Sirloin, cut into 1/8 x 3 x 6 pieces, 1 per person)
1 pound bacon, chopped
1 whole onion, chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons oil
3 to 4 beef bouillon cubes
1/2 cup water
2 bay leaves
2 to 3 tablespoons Maggie's seasoning (available in condiment aisle at grocery store)
5 pounds of potatoes peeled and placed in cold water
Salt and pepper
Herbs of choice
Potato water
Beef rouladen drippings
4 tablespoons flour
Cold water
1 to 3 tablespoons Maggies seasoning

Steps:

  • Sweet sour red cabbage: Combine all ingredients in a pot, bring to a boil and reduce heat to a simmer. Let simmer for 3 hours.
  • Beef Rouladen: Have the butcher cut the beef 1/8-inch thick, 3-inches wide, and 6-inches long, have one piece this size per person. Sprinkle beef with chopped bacon, chopped onions and season with salt and pepper. Roll-up beef and tie with kitchen string. Brown the rolls in large, deep, sauce pan with the oil. Dissolve the bouillon cubes in the water. Add the bouillon water to the pan. Add the bay leaves. Bring to a boil then simmer for 3 to 4 hours or put in a preheated 325 degree oven for 3 hours. Check often and add water if necessary. When done, remove the string from the roll-ups and plate. Do not discard juice from pan/dish.
  • Potato Dumplings (Klosse): Boil and mash (no butter or milk, just plain) 1/3 of the potatoes. Finely grate remaining 2/3 of potatoes, raw. Place in a fine cotton cloth and ring out as much of the extra juice as possible. Combine mashed potatoes with grated potatoes in a bowl with seasonings of choice. Form mixture into 3-inch diameter patties about 3/4 to 1-inch thick. Bring pot of water to a slow rolling boil. Place 5-6 potato patties (dumplings) into the water and boil slowly until they float. Plate the dumplings as they float and cover to keep warm. When all dumplings are finished, use the boiling water for making gravy from the beef roll-up drippings.
  • Gravy: Add potato water from mashed-potato boiling to the drippings from the Rouladen. Use about 4 tablespoons of flour to every 1 cup of remaining juice/broth. Mix flour with cold water before adding to hot broth. Bring mixture to a slow boil and whisk until the gravy thickens. Add 1 to 3 tablespoons of Maggies Seasoning. Add a little seasoning at first and continue adding to taste.

Tips:

  • To ensure the rouladen is cooked evenly, use a meat mallet to pound the meat to an even thickness before rolling.
  • Use high-quality beef for the rouladen, such as top sirloin or flank steak, to ensure a tender and flavorful result.
  • Don't overfill the rouladen with fillings, or they may burst during cooking.
  • To prevent the rouladen from drying out, sear them quickly in a hot skillet before braising them.
  • Use a flavorful braising liquid, such as beef broth, red wine, or tomato sauce, to add depth of flavor to the rouladen.
  • Braising the rouladen low and slow allows the meat to become tender and absorb the flavors of the braising liquid.
  • To make a flavorful pan gravy, use the drippings from the braising liquid and whisk in a thickening agent, such as flour or cornstarch.

Conclusion:

Braised rouladen is a classic German dish that is sure to impress your family and friends. Following these tips will help you make perfect rouladen every time. Enjoy!

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