Beef Braciole With Olives And Raisins Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Pound out the steaks with a meat hammer until they are approximately 1/4-inch thick. Sprinkle each steak with the minced garlic, fresh parsley and Parmigiano-Reggiano, then some salt and pepper. Roll up each steak and secure with toothpicks. Sprinkle the steaks again with pepper. Place steaks in a casserole pan or roasting pan and cover with the vegetable oil. Bake, rotating occasionally to ensure browning on all sides, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Cover steaks with tomato sauce and cover pan with aluminum foil. Place steaks back in the oven and reduce heat to 325 degrees F. Cook until fork tender, about 3 hours. Serve with your favorite pasta.

Steps:

• 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.

Steps:

• Filling: Preheat oven to 350 F. In a bowl, combine breadcrumbs, grated cheese, pistachios, raisins, red pepper flakes, and ground fennel seed. Use a Microplane to grate garlic cloves into the bowl. Pour in olive oil and stir to combine, then add lemon zest and combine again: the filling should feel like wet sand.
• Beef: Place flank steak on a sheet of plastic wrap, and cover with another sheet of plastic wrap. Use a rolling pin to pound meat, flattening to about ¼-inch to ½-inch thick. Set aside. Heat a heavy-bottomed pot over medium low heat. Remove top sheet of plastic from the steak. Spread half of the filling evenly over the steak. (Use remaining filling as stuffing for steak, chicken, or vegetables, or freeze for up to 2 months.) Use the back of a spoon to press the mixture into the steak; push in any stray raisins along the edges or they will burn in the pan. Starting with the thicker side of the meat, roll up the steak like a cigar, using the plastic to keep the roll tight. Wrap the rolled braciole in plastic to hold it together. Set aside.
• Truss: Cut four 12-inch strips of twine to tie the braciole. Place them on a flat surface, 2 inches apart and parallel to one another. Gently remove plastic wrap from the braciole, and lay the meat on top of twine, seam side up. Tie the outer strings first to keep the roll in place, and work inwards, finishing with the middle strings.
• Turn heat to high and heat the oil. Season braciole generously with salt and place in the pot; it should sizzle when it touches the oil. Turn heat down to medium-low and add rosemary sprigs to the oil on either side of the braciole. Brown meat on three sides, 2 minutes per side. Before browning meat on the 4th side, smash garlic cloves and add to pot to infuse the oil (you can leave the skins on). At this time, remove and discard the rosemary sprigs.
• When the meat is brown on all sides, turn off the heat and add the wine. Turn heat to medium and bring the wine to a boil; continue boiling until there is no odor of alcohol, 1-2 minutes. Add tomato purée (and salt, if the purée is unsalted); stir and bring to a low simmer. Shape a piece of aluminum foil into a circle about the size of the pot lid. Loosely tent the foil over the simmering meat. Place in the oven and cook for 20 minutes; then remove from the oven, lift away the foil, flip the meat over, and baste with the sauce. Replace foil over the meat and place back in the oven, 25 more minutes. (Meat will cook in the oven for a total of 80 minutes.)
• After a total of 45 minutes, remove foil and discard. Flip and baste braciole again, then place back in the oven for the last 35 minutes.
• When braciole is cooked, remove from sauce; cut into slices that are 1 to 1½ inches thick. Cut the twine and discard, then place slices on a serving platter. Spoon sauce over the meat followed by chopped parsley, a drizzle of olive oil, and freshly ground pepper. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Whisk together the breadcrumbs, Parmesan, parsley, chopped basil and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper in a medium bowl. Add 4 tablespoons of the olive oil to a small bowl. Grate 3 cloves of garlic into the olive oil and whisk to combine. Pour the olive oil mixture into the breadcrumb mixture and fluff with a fork until the mixture is evenly combined and resembles wet sand.
• Arrange one slice of beef on a clean work surface. Top with 1 slice of prosciutto, folding if necessary to fit the slice of meat. Top the prosciutto with 2 tablespoons of the breadcrumb mixture and press slightly to compact it. Fold in the side edges of the beef about a 1/4 inch. Starting from the bottom, roll up the beef like a jelly roll, creating a cylinder. Secure the opening with 2 toothpicks. Place the finished roll on a rimmed baking sheet and continue the process with the remaining meat, prosciutto and breadcrumb mixture. Once all the meat is rolled, season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
• Add the remaining 3 tablespoons of olive oil to a large high-sided pan and heat over medium. Once the oil is shimmering add the beef rolls, in batches, being sure not to overcrowd the pan. Brown on both sides, about 2 minutes. Remove to the rimmed baking sheet and brown the remaining rolls.
• Once all the rolls have been browned and removed from the pan, add the red wine. Cook, scraping up any brown bits from the bottom of the pan, until the harsh alcohol smell burns off and the wine slightly reduces, about 2 minutes. Next, add the tomatoes, basil sprigs, red pepper flakes, 1/4 teaspoon salt and the remaining 2 cloves of garlic. Stir to combine. Add 1/2 cup water to the can of tomatoes and swirl it around to clean any residual tomato from the sides of the can. Add the tomato water to the pan. Bring the mixture to a simmer, then add the rolls back to the pan and turn the heat down to low. Baste the meat in the tomato sauce, cover the pan and cook on low, basting the meat 2 to 3 times during the cooking process, until the meat is very tender, 1 hour 45 minutes to 2 hours.
• To serve, remove the toothpicks from the rolls and serve topped with red sauce and freshly grated Parmesan.