crockpot - Braciole
Source of Recipe
from hungry monster
crockpot - Braciole
2 1/2 pounds round steak, (1/4 - 1/2 inch thick),
...trimmed of all fat
1/2 pounds loose, bulk Italian sausage
1 Tablespoon dried parsley flakes
1/2 teaspoon + 1 teaspoon + 1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 minced + 5 chopped garlic cloves
1 large finely chopped + 2 large chopped onions
1 teaspon + 1 teaspoon + 2 teaspoons salt
1, 16 ounce can Italian style tomatoes
1, 6 ounce can tomato paste
dash taco sauce
2, 28 ounce cans tomatoes or 10 large tomatoes
1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 Jalapeno peppers
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 Tablespoon white granulated sugar
1 Tablespoon flour
1 Tablespoon oil
1 Tablespoon wine vinegar
Cut the steak into 8 evenly shaped pieces.
Pound the steak pieces between waxed paper until they
are very thin and easy to roll.
In a frying pan, lightly brown the sausage. Drain well.
Add the parsley, 1/2 tsp. of the oregano, the minced
garlic, the finely chopped onion, and salt and mix well.
Spread each steak with 2 - 3 tbsp. of the sausage mixture.
Roll up the steaks and tie together with cotton string.
Stack the steak rolls in the crockpot/slow cooker.
Combine the Italian style tomatoes, tomato paste, 1 tsp.
of the salt, and 1 tsp. of the oregano together. Pour
over the steak rolls.
for the sauce:
Place the regular tomatoes, the chopped garlic,
Worcestershire sauce, the 2 tsp. salt, the chopped onions,
Jalapeno pepper, chili powder, the other 1 tsp. oregano,
hyme and sugar together and place in the crockpot and
stir well.
Cover, using low heat, and cook for 8 - 10 hours.
Remove the cover and turn heat to high for the last hour
to reduce excess moisture.
Remove the steak rolls from the crockpot to a serving
platter and keep warm.
Stir in the flour, oil, and vinegar into the liquid in
the crockpot. Allow to cool slightly. Then pour 3 cups
of the sauce at a time into a blender/food processor
and blend until smooth, if desired.
Serve the steak rolls with the sauce.
Makes 8 servings.
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