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A braciole is an Italian and Sicilian dish that just has some slight differences between the two regions. It is just thin slices of beef or flank steak that is stuffed and then rolled and seared in their own juices and then slowly cooked in a tomato meat sauce slowly for hours.(This is how we do it in New York) Many countries have such a dish and they call it by another name. In france it is called a Roulade and in Germany it is called a Rolladen. They are all flank steak recipes of one type or another. Braciole flank steak recipes can be Prepared in tomato sauce or not. It can be made in the skillet and then placed in the oven the sky is the limit. Braciole flank steak recipes range in the hundreds. The flank steak can be stuffed meats like ham or sausage and with eggs either hard boiled or scrambled. Eggplant can also be used. The flank steak recipes and ideas for braciole are endless. Herbs like oregano and basil either fresh or dried are used and any type of Italian cheese is used

Cooking Procedure

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n Ingredients For Sauce Step One For This Recipe:nn I used 2 cartons of Pomi Brand Roma Tomatoes 1 carton strained and 1 carton chopped plus one 14.5oz stewed/sliced italian Roma tomatoes.nn 8 Cloves of garlic minced.nn 2 Tbsp of my homemade onion confit. You can use 1/2 to 1 whole onion finely chopped.nn 1 small piece of bacon or pork shoulder or pork based sausage to contrast the flavor of the beef and slow down the sauce sticking to the sides of the sauce pot.nn 2 Tbsp. dried Greek oregano bulbs or more to taste.nn 2 Tbsp. dried basil or more to taste.nn 1 Tsp. red pepper flakes for flavor and not heat.nn 2 Tbsp. Extra virgin olive oil.nn 1 Tsp. Salt.nn 2 Tbsp. Sugar or honey to cut the acid from the tomatoes. I used honey. (see video)nn Method For Making The Sauce:nn 1. Pour all of your tomatoes into your sauce pot and then bring to a boil. Once at a boil bring to a simmer.nn 2. Add all of the other ingredients one at a time and stir them into the sauce well before adding the next ingredient.nn 3. Allow this sauce to simmer for at least 30 minutes. At end of 30 minutes stir the sauce and allow to keep simmering and while it continues to simmer go make your Braciole.nn NOTE: You will need to have some artichoke hearts for searing for this dish. I use prepared hearts in a jar with water but you can use the one’s in oil if you wish and frozen will work just as well.nn Ingredients For Braciole:nn 2 1/2 Lbs minimum piece of flank steak. (flank steak is fairly tender but I use a meat mallet and gently use the flat side of the mallet on the steak first to flatten it out a bit more and then I use the textured side of the mallet gently all over the steak to break up any connective tissue and allow the meat to get really tender from the simmering.)nn Olive oil to coat the meat.nn Enough fresh or dried basil to cover the flank.nn Enough fresh or dried oregano to cover the flank.nn A sprinkle of granulated garlic just enough to cover the meat.nn A pinch of red pepper flakes. Just enough for flavor and not high amounts of heat.nn Any kind of Italian cheese to cover the meat. Generally about a cup or 2.nn 2-3 Scrambled eggs scrambled loosely. They will tighten up in the simmering.nn Thinly sliced ham of any kind. Enough to cover the flank steak.nn Enough white flour to coat the rolled up flank steak for searing in the skillet.nn 4 or 5 toothpicks to hold the flank steak together while you tie up the Braciole.nn 1 Cup of red wine to deglaze the skillet used for searing the Braciole.nn 2 or more Tbsp. of Onion Confit. (Recipe for Onion Confit @ bottom of blog post)nn NOTE: A Braciole can be stuffed with many different items. You don’t have to use the ingredients I used. You can use sausage, prosciutto, chicken, lamb, veal, eggplant and even seafood! There are so many ways to make this dish it is really incredible!nn Method For Making The Braciole:nn 1. Lay the flank steak out on a synthetic cutting board.nn 2. Pour some olive oil on the flank steak and rub it into the surface of the meat. This will help with the tenderness.nn 3. 2 to Tbsp Onion Confit.nn 4. Now use enough fresh or dried basil to cover the surface of the Braciole.nn 5. Now use enough oregano to cover the surface of the flank steak thinly, don’t bury the meat in it.nn 6. A pinch of salt and pepper to taste.nn 7. A sprinkle of granulated garlic to cover the flank steak. You can use fresh garlic if you want depending on how much fresh garlic you put in your tomato sauce because you don’t want to overpower you sauce with the taste of garlic.nn 8. A pinch of red pepper flakes. Just a pinch as we only want the flavor and not overpower the flank steak with the heat of the pepper.nn 9. Now cover the surface of the Braciole recipe with the Italian cheese of your choice.nn 10. Add your thinly sliced ham or meat of your choice to the surface of the flank steak. (This is my fave part of the Braciole recipe!)nn 11. Add your scrambled eggs to the flank steak horizontally about one inch from bottom of the flank steak so it will roll easier.nn 12. Now it is time to roll the Braciole recipe up. Grab the bottom one inch of flank steak and fold it over the scrambled eggs as if you were rolling sushi. Roll up the meat tightly all the way to the end.nn 13. Once the meat is rolled up use your toothpicks to hold the final flap of flank steak down against the roll.nn 14. Now that the roll is held in place with the pick get your string and tie up the Braciole recipe. Tie it firm but don’t strangle the meat or end up cutting it with the string.nn NOTE: Now that the Braciole is rolled up coat it in white flour and then sear the Braciole in a skillet with olive oil. Once all sides of the Braciole have been seared in the skillet and you have all those little brown bits of flavor in the pan remove the Braciole and gently put it in the sauce pot to simmer for a minimum of one hour. If you want the Braciole to really get tender simmer for two or more hours and if necessary add little amounts of beef stock to the sauce in case it is reducing to much. After about sixty minutes deglaze your skillet with the red wine and pour that into your sauce for that little extra flavor boost! It will make your sauce DELICIOUS!nn About fifteen minutes before the Braciole is ready to be served cook your pasta. I used Linguine. Also sear your artichoke hearts in olive oil and salt and pepper about five minutes before serving the dish. Then remove Braciole from sauce and slice on a board. Plate some pasta and pour sauce over the pasta and then add one or two slices of the Braciole to the sauce.( the slices should be at least one inch thick minimum)Then add your artichoke hearts and serve. Enjoy!n

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