Ludger’s Restaurant Beef Rouladen
Beef Rouladen (Rinderrouladen) is a great German recipe made with dill pickle, bacon and onion rolled in thin slices of beef. It is commonly served with red cabbage, sauerkraut, or potatoes, and is known for its rich, savory taste.
Choose the Right Cut of Meat
- Use top round (also called silverside) or bottom round—thinly sliced, about 1/4 inch thick. Have the butcher slice this for you.
- Each slice should be about 10 to 12 inches long and 4 to 5 inches wide.
Tip
- Don’t overfill—this helps the roulades roll tightly and cook evenly.
Roll and Secure Properly
- Roll tightly starting from the short end.
- Secure with kitchen twine, toothpicks, or small metal skewers.
Ludger’s Restaurant Beef Rouladen
Beef Rouladen (Rinderrouladen) is a great German recipe made with dill pickle, bacon and onion rolled in thin slices of beef. It is commonly served with red cabbage, sauerkraut, or potatoes, and is known for its rich, savory taste.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Yield: 4 rouladen 1x
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: German
Ingredients
Instructions
- Place a slice of beef on counter and spread with German mustard.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Place strip of bacon lengthwise down the middle of the beef.
- Put approximately 2 to 3 tablespoons of sautéed onion at one end of beef.
- Place quarter of the pickle on top of onions.
- Roll up the beef and place seam side down in baking dish or pie pan.
- Place baking dish in the oven and bake until rouladen are brown on top (about 10 to 15 minutes). Do not turn them over.
- Fill pan with enough water to cover rouladens, cover with lid. Lower temperature to 350 degrees F and braise in the liquid until the rouladen is fork-tender, about 45 minutes.
- Remove the rouladens and keep warm.
- Put liquid in saucepan and simmer until it reduces by half.
- Add a little flour, water and mustard to thicken.
- Pour over beef rouladen and serve.
Notes
Recipe credit: Ludger Schultz, Ludger’s Restaurant, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Photo credit: (c) Can Stock Photo / arfo
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