Beef Rouladen and German Potato Salad Recipe

I should name this the Post that almost wasn’t! WordPress and I have not been getting along the past few days and this is the third time I am writing this post! Arrrg! Ok enough of my whining… On to the good stuff

My Great Grandparents immigrated to America when Ellis Island was still open and they made their way from NYC to Chicago. Once settled there they opened a Bakery. I love my Grandpa’s stories of living above the bakery and growing up in downtown Chicago during The Great Depression! I never met my Great Grandpa Schmidt but I spent much time with my Great Grandma. She spoke with a heavy accent and with broken English.

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My Grandmother’s kitchen was always alive with the sights and smells and sounds of great cooking! German cooking is heavy and filling and quite frankly not that healthy. We are a robust people. This is not my grandmother’s recipe the sauce has no bacon fat or heavy cream in it like the traditional recipe calls for. Trust me when I say you won’t miss it! This is a lighter, healthier, and tastier version. Traditional Rouladen is braised for a long time and uses a cheaper cut of meat. I get around this by using a leaner better cut of sirloin. I pan sear it and finish it off in the oven.

Have your butcher cut and trim your sirloin steaks to about 1/4″ thick. Like this:

When you get home, you will need to pound them to about 1/8″ thickness. Like this:

This recipe will be great for beginners learning cooking and knife skills, and also help hone some skills for those more advanced. If you are a beginner do not be intimidated, this is a dish that is very forgiving. If you cut one carrot thin and the other thick no worries…. We all have to learn and we all need to keep up our skills. Here is how my veggies came out. Not that perfect, yet I don’t think too bad.

Layering and rolling and securing your steaks can also be a skill set to practice. You can use kitchen twine or secure with toothpicks. I used toothpicks. You just have to be a bit more gentle when you turn the meat while you are searing it.

 I make the Potato Salad first. You can always pop it in the microwave to heat it back through if it cools off too much.

I hope that you will enjoy this healthy and tasty meal. I love the tangy flavors of German food, I also love how when I make this dish it smells like my Grandma’s Kitchen.  It feels like home and I think that we all really relish that feeling!