Rolled Steak
We've been having such a hectic week!
We've been having such a hectic week! So I thought, Din would be really happy to come home to his love of Rolled Steak & greens.....and he was :-) Even my kids were trying to attack each others plates! I can only shake my head at their lack of table manners!
Ingredients
- Ingredients:~1 piece of flank steak (part between the hips & ribs)1 tsp salt
- peppercotton string for tying1 tsp
- butter2 tsp
- oilIngredients for black pepper sauce:~drippings from the beef1 onion, chopped1 tbsp
- of flour1 tbsp
- coarsely chopped black peppercorns1/2 cup of beef broth2 tbsp
- creama pinch of salt2 tbsp
Instructions
- 1.
Smother the steak with salt & pepper.Roll it up and tie it with a cotton string.Alternately, you could buy the ready-tied ones sold at supermarkets.Heat the oil & butter in an ovenproof pan.Place the rolled steak on the pan over medium high heat.Brown for 3-4 minutes on all sides of the steak.Place the pan into a preheated 200ºC oven and cook for about 25-30 minutes.Place the steak on a chopping board and let it rest for 5 minutes.Discard the cotton string and cut the steak in 1/2 inch slices.~To make the black pepper sauce~Put the pan with the beef drippings back on the stove over low fire.Sautee the onions till soft.Put in the flour and stir.
- 2.
Add the pepper.The pour beef stock very gently over the pan and stir vigorously until the gravy is smooth & shiny.Pour in 2 tbsp of cream and a pinch of salt.Simmer until sauce thickens for about 5 minutes..Serve over the rolled steak.