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Matambre

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Matambre

Main Dish
⏱ 90 min
👥 Serves 6
Difficulty ⭐⭐⭐

Thin beef rolled around vegetables and hard-boiled egg and slow-simmered — a showpiece dish with a beautiful spiral cross-section.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

A thin sheet of beef is laid with carrot, spinach, and hard-boiled egg, then rolled up and slow-simmered. When sliced, the cross-section reveals a colorful spiral pattern, making it a treasured centerpiece for special occasions.

🌆 Where it's eaten: A festive centerpiece for gatherings like Christmas and New Year, taking pride of place at the family table.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

👩‍🍳 Instructions

  1. Spread out the beef and rub with salt and grated garlic.

  2. Cut the carrot into thin strips and briefly blanch. Briefly blanch the spinach as well.

  3. Arrange the carrot, spinach, and peeled hard-boiled eggs over the beef.

  4. Roll tightly from one end and tie securely with kitchen twine.

  5. In a pot, combine the beef bone broth base and water, and simmer the roll for over an hour until tender.

  6. Let cool slightly, then slice into rounds, arranging to show off the cross-section.

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