Chef John's Beef Braciole recipe
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Ingredients
- 2 (8 ounce) beef top sirloin steaks ½ cup bread crumbs 2 cloves garlic, crushed 2 tablespoons olive oil 3 tablespoons chopped raisins ⅓ cup freshly shredded Parmesan cheese 1 pinch salt, or to taste 1 pinch freshly ground black pepper, or to taste 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano 1 egg 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 cup water 1 pinch red pepper flakes, or to taste 1 bay leaf 1 ½ cups tomato sauce
Nutrition Info
- 405.1 caloriescarbohydrate: 22.1 gcholesterol: 111.8 mgfat: 23.7 gfiber: 2.4 gprotein: 26.5 gsaturatedFat: 6.9 gservingSize: -sodium: 795.3 mgsugar: 9.2 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Chef John's Beef Braciole
Directions
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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.