Mini Rouladen
A traditional German recipe, this Beef Roulades recipe is made in a pressure cooker, for easy prep, and delicious results.
Beef Roulades are a German classic that is perfect for a family dinner. This recipe features thin beef rolled with bacon, mustard and gherkins, then simmered in gravy, for a decidedly German touch: Comfort food at its best.
35 Min
Total Time
20 Min
Cooking Time
15 Min
Preperation Time
Ingredients
| 4 | beef roulades (6-7 oz each) |
| Salt | |
| Freshly ground pepper | |
| Mustard | |
| 5-6 oz | streaky bacon |
| 1 | medium-sized gherkin, cut into strips |
| 1 | onion, cut in strips |
| 2 tbsp. | grapeseed oil |
| 3 | onions, quartered, to be fried |
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| For the sauce: | |
| ¾ cup | vegetable stock |
| ¾ cup | red wine |
| 1 tbsp. | tomato paste |
| 1 bay | leaf |
Instructions
Step 1:
Pat dry beef. Cut once lengthwise and once crosswise to get 4 equally large strips of meat, then place between two layers of plastic wrap and pound flat with a meat tenderizer.
Step 2:
Season meat strips with salt and pepper, and brush with mustard. Place half a slice of bacon, gherkin strips and onion strips on each piece of meat.
Step 3:
Roll up strips and fasten them with a toothpick. Mix together ingredients for sauce.
Step 4:
Heat grapeseed oil in a pressure cooker and sear roulades on all sides until brown. Add quartered onions and continue cooking, then deglaze with sauce.
Step 5:
Put potatoes into the inset, then onto the tripod inside the cooker.
Step 6:
Close pressure cooker in accordance with the instructions. Set cooking display with traffic light function to 2 (speed setting) and heat cooker at maximum heat.
Step 7:
When yellow ring appears, turn heat down. As soon as green ring is visible, cook for 15-20 minutes.
Step 8:
Then allow steam to escape from pressure cooker and open following the instructions.
Step 9:
If necessary, pass sauce through a sieve, then season with salt and pepper.
