Make Ahead
YaYa's Braciole for Any Day
- Serves 6-8
Author Notes
A simple Italian dinner is on the schedule and what a perfect opportunity to treat my grands to Braciole for the first time, probably only one will eat it and we will devour the rest with sauce and macaroni.
Our family recipe was simple and of course, lost through the ages since no one had any interest in making it... through the years I made many changes to our recipe. I never had the time for the small stuffed meat rolls and the flavor of the flank seasoned with Italian seasonings, cold cuts and cheeses serves several. I make several at one time and freeze in food sealer bags. Lots of tomatoes for a sauce again this week...Braciole, pick your pronunciation —ibbeachnana
What You'll Need
Ingredients
- Stuffing mix
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3/4 cup
fresh bread crumbs
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1/3 cup
grated Provolone,
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1/3 cup
grated Pecorino Romano
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1/3 cup
grated Parmigiano Reggiano
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1 tablespoon
2 fat cloves of garlic, finely minced
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2-3 tablespoons
fresh parsley
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1 teaspoon
each fresh rosemary, thyme, and oregano, minced
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1/2 teaspoon
or fresly grated lemon zest
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1 teaspoon
freshly ground pepper
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3 pieces
slices capacole, finely diced
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3 pieces
small slices mortadella, finely diced
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3 pieces
sliced sandwich pepperoni, finely minced
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4 pieces
slices prosciutto or enough for a layer over the flank steak
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1/4 cup
toasted pine nuts roughly chopped
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4-5 tablespoons
EVOO to moisten stuffing blend and drizzle over stuffing layer before rolling
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1/4 cup
or so red or white wine to moisten crumbs
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1 1/2-2 pounds
flank steak butterflied and pounded to an even thickness
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Flank Steak
- Saucing the braciole
Directions
- Stuffing mix
- Prepare and blend all of the stuffing ingredients and season to taste keeping in mind that the meats and cheeses offer some salt to the recipe. Most of the time I am up to 1 cup of the cheeses for my taste.
- Lay the flank steak out and season with pepper and a layer of prosciutto and some freshly ground pepper. Start laying the stuffing on top at about 1/2 inch from the edge until the steak is covered, pressing the stuffing down as you go. Drizzle with EVOO, roll and tie the flank stuffed roll. Season with salt and pepper.
- Saucing the braciole
- Sear the braciole on all sides and add it to a simmering pot of marinara sauce of your choice. Simmer for at least 2 hours. Remove from sauce, remove string, slice, and serve with more sauce. I happen to have about 20 lbs of tomatoes that will be made into our favorite version for the braciole and sausages.
- It has been so hot this summer so I have used a slow cooker for several dishes that I would normally turn on the oven for and today, braciole in the slow cooker, cooking time increased to 6 hours. I defrosted the sauce and heated it, placed some in the ceramic insert, browned the braciole and added it to the sauce in the slow cooker insert. Then deglaze the cooking pan with red wine, reduce slightly and pour over the braciole. Add about two cups sauce, cover and cook about 6 hours, turning 4 times.
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