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Rouladen

Name: Rouladen
Total time: 90 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Germany
Ingredients: 4 Beef; 4 slices Bacon; 1 Onion; 2 Pickles; 2 tbsp Mustard; 400ml Beef bouillon; 2 tbsp Flour

Main Dish

⏱ 90 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐⭐⭐

Thin beef slices rolled around bacon and pickles, then braised — a beloved Sunday dinner dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Thinly pounded beef spread with mustard, rolled around bacon, onion, and pickles, then braised slowly — a traditional German dish named for its rolled appearance ("Rouladen," or "rolled things"). Given the effort required, it's typically made for Sunday family dinners or special occasions rather than weekdays. Serving with mashed potatoes and braised red cabbage is the classic pairing.

🌆 Where it's eaten: A German family's Sunday: the aroma of slowly braising Rouladen drifts from the kitchen as everyone waits to gather at the table.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Beef 4
Bacon 4 slices
Onion 1
Pickles 2
Mustard 2 tbsp
Beef bouillon 400ml
Flour 2 tbsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Pound the beef thin with a rolling pin, season with salt and pepper, and spread with mustard.
Thinly slice the onion; cut the pickles into batons.
Layer bacon, onion, and pickle onto the beef, roll tightly from one end, and secure with toothpicks.
Brown the surface all over in a pot.
Add the bouillon, cover, and simmer over low heat for about 1 hour.
Remove the meat, thicken the cooking liquid with flour dissolved in water to make a sauce, and pour over the meat to finish.

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