Braciole

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 1/2 lbs round steaks
• 1/2 lb italian sausage
• 1/2 cup chopped parsley
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning mix
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large onion, chopped (1 cup)
• 1/2 cup chopped carrot
• 1 1/2 cups dry red
• 1 (16 ounce) can plum tomatoes
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon salt (again)
• 1 bay leaf

Recipe

• 1 trim all fat from steak; cut meat into 8 equal pieces; then pound until very thin with a wooden mallet.
• 2 remove casing from italian sausage.
• 3 break up in a medium size bowl; add parsley, parmesan cheese, garlic, italian seasoning, 1 tsp.
• 4 salt and the lemon pepper seasoning; mix thoroughly.
• 5 spread each steak with 2 heaping tablespoons of the sausage mixture; roll up, jelly-roll fashion; fasten with wooden picks or tie with string.
• 6 brown beef rolls, 3 or 4 at a time, in hot oil in a dutch oven; remove rolls and place on plate or wax paper.
• 7 add onion and carrot to pot; cook until vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes.
• 8 stir in , tomatoes, paste and remaining 1 tsp.
• 9 salt and bay leaf; bring mixture to boiling; lower heat.
• 10 add beef rolls; cover and simmer for 1 hour.
• 11 remove from heat.
• 12 remove the picks or string from braciole before serving.