**A Culinary Journey into Steak Braciole: Unveiling a Symphony of Flavors**
Steak braciole is an Italian dish that combines the richness of thinly sliced steak with a flavorful filling of herbs, cheese, and vegetables. Originating from the Campania region of Italy, this dish has captivated taste buds for generations with its tender meat, savory stuffing, and tantalizing aroma. Typically made with flank steak, this culinary delight is carefully rolled and secured with toothpicks or string before being braised in a flavorful sauce. While the heart of the dish lies in the traditional Italian flavors, variations of steak braciole exist, each offering a unique twist on this classic.
This article presents a culinary exploration of steak braciole, featuring three distinct recipes that capture the essence of this beloved dish. The "Classic Steak Braciole" recipe stays true to the traditional Italian roots, using flank steak as the base and a filling of garlic, parsley, pine nuts, and pecorino cheese. The "Tuscan-Inspired Steak Braciole" adds a Tuscan flair by incorporating sun-dried tomatoes and spinach into the filling, while the "Sicilian Steak Braciole" brings forth the vibrant flavors of Sicily with the addition of capers, olives, and oregano.
Each recipe is meticulously crafted to guide you through the process of preparing this delectable dish. From selecting the right cut of steak to creating a flavorful filling, and from carefully rolling and securing the braciole to braising it in a rich sauce, you'll be guided every step of the way. Whether you're a seasoned cook or just starting your culinary journey, these recipes will empower you to create a restaurant-quality steak braciole that will impress your family and friends.
So, prepare to embark on a culinary adventure as we delve into the world of steak braciole. Discover the secrets behind this classic Italian dish, explore variations that showcase regional influences, and indulge in the symphony of flavors that make steak braciole a timeless masterpiece.
BEEF BRACIOLE
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Pound out the steaks with a meat hammer until they are approximately 1/4-inch thick. Sprinkle each steak with the minced garlic, fresh parsley and Parmigiano-Reggiano, then some salt and pepper. Roll up each steak and secure with toothpicks. Sprinkle the steaks again with pepper. Place steaks in a casserole pan or roasting pan and cover with the vegetable oil. Bake, rotating occasionally to ensure browning on all sides, 25 to 30 minutes.
- Cover steaks with tomato sauce and cover pan with aluminum foil. Place steaks back in the oven and reduce heat to 325 degrees F. Cook until fork tender, about 3 hours. Serve with your favorite pasta.
BRACIOLE
In our family Braciole was served as a special treat for birthdays and holidays. It was Grandma's specialty and the preparation was time consuming. When the meat and sauce were fully cooked, Grandma called us into the kitchen to watch her lift the big roll from the sauce to the cutting board to slice it. The pinwheels of meat, laid side by side on the platter, topped with Grandma's delicious sauce, made a colorful picture. —Cookie Curci, San Jose, California
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h50m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Flatten steak to 1/2-in. thickness. Rub with 1 tablespoon oil. Combine the bread crumbs, parsley, cheese, garlic, oregano, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Spoon over beef to within 1 in. of edges; press down. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; tie with kitchen string. , In a Dutch oven, brown meat in remaining oil on all sides. Add onion and cook until tender. Stir in the tomato sauce, water, Italian seasoning, sugar and remaining salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 70-80 minutes or until meat is tender. , Remove meat from sauce and discard string. Cut into thin slices; serve with sauce and If desired, spaghetti and additional grated Parmesan cheese and minced fresh parsley.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 330 calories, Fat 20g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 54mg cholesterol, Sodium 1028mg sodium, Carbohydrate 13g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 25g protein.
CHEF JOHN'S BEEF BRACIOLE
This is stuffed, rolled beef that's cooked in a little bit of tomato sauce. It's kind of fun to say bru-ZHOLE. Usually recipes are either rustic or kind of fancy. This recipe is both!
Provided by Chef John
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 55m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Place steaks between 2 pieces of heavy plastic; pound meat about 1/4-inch thick using a meat pounder. If a piece of meat breaks off, use it to patch a thinner area.
- Place bread crumbs into a mixing bowl and stir in garlic, 2 tablespoons olive oil, raisins, Parmesan cheese, salt, black pepper, oregano, and egg until thoroughly combined.
- Season steak with salt and pepper; place half the bread crumb stuffing onto the bottom 2/3 of a steak, leaving the top third of the steak without stuffing. Lightly press the stuffing onto the meat and roll the steak up into a tight roll, starting from the stuffed end. Tie 3 to 4 pieces of kitchen string around the roll to hold it together. Trim ends of string. Repeat with remaining steak and stuffing.
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Pan-fry the steak rolls in the hot oil until well browned on all sides, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Pour in water and dissolve pan juices and browned bits of food in the water.
- Season steak rolls with salt and pepper; add red pepper flakes and bay leaf to the water. Spread tomato sauce onto rolls. Pan liquid should cover the rolls about halfway up.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes; turn rolls over and cook covered about 10 more minutes. An instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the center of the stuffing should read at least 145 degrees F (65 degrees C). Remove from pan, transfer to a platter, and let them rest for 10 minutes.
- Raise heat to medium, bring sauce to a boil, and cook, stirring often, until sauce has reduced by half, about 10 minutes. Slice the rolls crosswise. Serve arranged on a little sauce and drizzle more sauce on top.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 405.1 calories, Carbohydrate 22.1 g, Cholesterol 111.8 mg, Fat 23.7 g, Fiber 2.4 g, Protein 26.5 g, SaturatedFat 6.9 g, Sodium 795.3 mg, Sugar 9.2 g
BRACCIOLE (FLANK STEAK ROLLS)
Authentic Italian recipe: flank steak rolls with garlic, parsley, and Parmesan cheese. Serve with egg noodles or as an addition to spaghetti or ravioli.
Provided by JEND818
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 1h50m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion in the hot oil until tender, about 10 minutes. Season with 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper.
- Mix parsley, garlic, Parmesan cheese, egg, 1 pinch salt, and 1 pinch pepper in a bowl; drizzle in about 1 tablespoon olive oil, while continually stirring, until a sticky consistency is reached.
- Spread parsley filling in a thin layer atop flank steak; roll steak in a jelly-roll style and fasten ending piece to steak with toothpicks to contain filling.
- Pour remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil into skillet with onions over medium heat; cook steak roll in the onion mixture, turning steak until browned on all sides, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Add tomato sauce, sugar, and chopped tomato to the steak mixture; simmer over very low heat until steak is cooked through and sauce has slightly reduced, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 318.3 calories, Carbohydrate 5.5 g, Cholesterol 88.7 mg, Fat 22.8 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 22.6 g, SaturatedFat 7.3 g, Sodium 749.1 mg, Sugar 2.7 g
BRACIOLE
Provided by Alton Brown
Time 1h5m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place the tomato sauce in a 9 by 13-inch baking dish and place in the oven to heat.
- In a the bowl of a food processor mix the croutons, cheese, eggs, herbs and garlic until it forms a paste.
- Brush the pounded flank steak with the olive oil and season generously with the salt and pepper. Spread the filling evenly over the meat. Roll tightly and tie with butcher's twine.
- In a large saute pan heat 1 to 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil and sear all sides of the rolled meat. Remove from the pan.
- Add to the hot tomato sauce, cover with a tin foil tent so that the foil is not touching the meat. Braise for 35 minutes or, up to 3 hours.
BEEF BRACIOLE
Provided by Valerie Bertinelli
Categories main-dish
Time 45m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Whisk together the breadcrumbs, Parmesan, parsley, chopped basil and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper in a medium bowl. Add 4 tablespoons of the olive oil to a small bowl. Grate 3 cloves of garlic into the olive oil and whisk to combine. Pour the olive oil mixture into the breadcrumb mixture and fluff with a fork until the mixture is evenly combined and resembles wet sand.
- Arrange one slice of beef on a clean work surface. Top with 1 slice of prosciutto, folding if necessary to fit the slice of meat. Top the prosciutto with 2 tablespoons of the breadcrumb mixture and press slightly to compact it. Fold in the side edges of the beef about a 1/4 inch. Starting from the bottom, roll up the beef like a jelly roll, creating a cylinder. Secure the opening with 2 toothpicks. Place the finished roll on a rimmed baking sheet and continue the process with the remaining meat, prosciutto and breadcrumb mixture. Once all the meat is rolled, season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
- Add the remaining 3 tablespoons of olive oil to a large high-sided pan and heat over medium. Once the oil is shimmering add the beef rolls, in batches, being sure not to overcrowd the pan. Brown on both sides, about 2 minutes. Remove to the rimmed baking sheet and brown the remaining rolls.
- Once all the rolls have been browned and removed from the pan, add the red wine. Cook, scraping up any brown bits from the bottom of the pan, until the harsh alcohol smell burns off and the wine slightly reduces, about 2 minutes. Next, add the tomatoes, basil sprigs, red pepper flakes, 1/4 teaspoon salt and the remaining 2 cloves of garlic. Stir to combine. Add 1/2 cup water to the can of tomatoes and swirl it around to clean any residual tomato from the sides of the can. Add the tomato water to the pan. Bring the mixture to a simmer, then add the rolls back to the pan and turn the heat down to low. Baste the meat in the tomato sauce, cover the pan and cook on low, basting the meat 2 to 3 times during the cooking process, until the meat is very tender, 1 hour 45 minutes to 2 hours.
- To serve, remove the toothpicks from the rolls and serve topped with red sauce and freshly grated Parmesan.
THE BEST BRACIOLE
This is Giada DeLaurentis's recipe from her book Everyday Italian, and it is so wonderful. She does suggest to be creative with the flavorings by using different herbs or cheeses, if you'd like. This is sure to impress. The recipe looks a little lengthy, but it is not complicated or difficult. And don't worry if some of the stuffing falls out during the browning - just spoon it back in if you can, or let it blend into the sauce. It will be great. NOTE: I made 4 of these for a large gathering, browning them in a skillet, then baking them in a 11x15 pan 2 1/2 hrs mostly covered, 30 more minutes uncovered. (For this much, you only need 2 or 3 times the wine and sauce, not 4 times.)
Provided by Recipe Reader
Categories Steak
Time 2h30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Stir the cheeses, bread crumbs, parsley, garlic and 2 tablespoons of the olive oil together.
- Lay the flank steak out flat on work surface and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper.
- Pat the bread crumb mixture over the steak.
- Starting at one short end, roll up the steak (like a jelly roll) and tie with butcher's twine. Season the outside with the remaining salt and pepper.
- Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil in a heavy large ovenproof skillet over medium heat and add the flank steak.
- Cook, turning until browned on all sides, about 8 minutes.
- Add the wine to the pan and bring to a boil, and stir in the tomato sauce.
- Cover partially with foil and bake until the meat is almost tender, turning the braciole and basting with the sauce every 30 minutes. After about 1 1/2 hours, uncover and continue baking until the meat is tender, about 30 minutes longer.
- Remove the braciole from the sauce. Cut the twine off, and slice into 1/2 inch thick slices.
- Transfer the slices to a platter, and spoon some sauce over the slices.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 801, Fat 41.8, SaturatedFat 14.2, Cholesterol 142.2, Sodium 2148.9, Carbohydrate 42.2, Fiber 6.4, Sugar 20.1, Protein 51.4
Tips:
- Choose the right cut of steak. A flank, skirt, or hangar steak are all good options for braciole. These cuts are relatively thin and flavorful, and they cook quickly.
- Pound the steak thin. This will help it cook evenly and make it easier to roll up.
- Use a variety of fillings. Traditional braciole fillings include bread crumbs, cheese, parsley, and garlic. However, you can also get creative and use other fillings, such as spinach, mushrooms, or sun-dried tomatoes.
- Roll the steak up tightly. This will help keep the filling inside the steak while it cooks.
- Sear the steak before braising it. This will help to brown the steak and give it a nice flavor.
- Braise the steak in a flavorful liquid. This could be a simple combination of water and tomato paste, or a more complex sauce made with wine, broth, and vegetables.
- Cook the steak until it is tender. This will usually take about 1-2 hours.
- Serve the steak with a variety of sides. Some popular options include pasta, rice, and vegetables.
Conclusion:
Steak braciole is a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. It is a great way to use up leftover steak, and it is also a perfect dish for a special occasion. With a little planning and effort, you can make a steak braciole that is sure to impress your family and friends.
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