ontario-beef-rouladen.json

{
    "directions": [
        "Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).",
        "Heat 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat in a large frying pan; stir in 1 onion and saute until softened, about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly.",
        "Stir pork, ground beef, bread crumbs, salt, and pepper together in a bowl; stir in onion. Pour beaten eggs over meat mixture; mix with your hands until well combined.",
        "Spread about 1 1/2 tablespoons of meat mixture onto each beef slice; top each with one pickle quarter. Roll beef slices around filling; secure each roll with a toothpick.",
        "Heat 2 tablespoons butter in the same frying pan; place rolls into pan and brown on all sides, about 10 minutes. Remove rolls; place in a single layer in a roasting pan.",
        "Heat remaining 2 tablespoons butter in the same frying pan over medium heat; cook and stir remaining onion, celery, carrots, and garlic until vegetables are soft, about 10 minutes. Stir in 3 cups water, tomato paste, sherry, bouillon granules, and bay leaf; bring to a boil. Pour sauce over rolls in roasting pan.",
        "Bake in the preheated oven until tender, about 3 hours; remove from oven to turn rolls over halfway through the cooking time.",
        "Remove rolls to a heated platter. Place roasting pan with sauce on the stove; bring to a boil. Whisk cornstarch and 1/3 cup water together in a cup; slowly whisk cornstarch mixture into sauce until thickened, about 5 minutes. Drizzle some sauce over the rouladen; serve the remaining sauce in a gravy boat."
    ],
    "ingredients": [
        "5 tablespoons butter, divided",
        "2 small onions, minced, divided",
        "1/2 pound ground pork",
        "1/2 pound lean ground beef",
        "1 cup fine bread crumbs",
        "1 1/2 teaspoons salt",
        "1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper",
        "2 eggs, beaten",
        "16 thin slices beef top round",
        "4 large dill pickles, quartered lengthwise",
        "2/3 cup chopped celery",
        "1 carrot, chopped",
        "4 garlic cloves, minced",
        "3 cups water",
        "1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste",
        "1/3 cup sherry",
        "4 packets beef bouillon granules",
        "1 bay leaf",
        "1 teaspoon cornstarch, or as needed",
        "1/3 cup cold water, or as needed"
    ],
    "language": "en-US",
    "source": "allrecipes.com",
    "tags": [],
    "title": "Ontario Beef Rouladen",
    "url": "http://allrecipes.com/recipe/236037/ontario-beef-rouladen/"
}