Paprika beef roll

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2Round Steaks; * see note
Salt And Pepper
Paprika
¼poundsMushrooms; sliced
1Onion; sliced
Pimiento
Bread Crumbs
½cupMelted Butter Or Bacon Drippings
1tablespoonBoiling Water
1Egg
Stuffed Olives
¼cupButter Or Bacon Drippings
6Whole Mushrooms
3smallsWhole Onions
1cupRed Wine

Directions

*3 pounds total.

Pound steaks until thin, rub in salt, pepper, and plenty of paprika.

Overlap steaks on meat board, making one large steak. Spread with a layer of sliced mushrooms and a layer of thinly sliced onions. Add pimiento.

Cover with finely rolled bread crumbs.

With beater, combine: ½ cup melted butter or bacon drippings, boiling water, and egg. Immediately dribble this mixture over bread crumbs.

Arrange stuffed olives in a row on long side of steak. Roll the meat around olives. Tie roll firmly. Salt and pepper the outside. Brown in ¼ cup butter or drippings in roaster or deep earthenware baker.

Place whole mushrooms and onions into roaster, and sprinkle all lightly with salt, pepper and paprika. Add 1 cup of red wine. Roast meat in 350° oven for about two hours. Serve hot or cold.

Serves 6

Source: "Mountain Measures" -- Junior League of Charleston, WV ed. 1974 billspa@...

Recipe by: Mrs. Henry E. Payne, III Posted to EAT-L Digest by Bill Spalding <billspa@...> on Aug 2, 1997