Brazilian recipe
Easy Beef Roll-Ups (Bife a Rolê): A Classic Family Recipe
Whip up these traditional Brazilian beef roll-ups, perfect for a cozy family dinner. You'll love the tender beef stuffed with savory goodness and a rich, flavourful gravy.
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Ingredients
8 thin slices of beef (look for rump or sirloin cuts)
Salt to taste
Black pepper to taste
2 smoked sausages (calabresa type), cut into strips
2 carrots, cut into strips
1 red bell pepper, cut into strips
16 slices of mozzarella cheese
4 tablespoons butter
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 onions, sliced
1 1/2 cups water
2 tablespoons onion soup mix (powder)
Salt to taste
Black pepper to taste
2 smoked sausages (calabresa type), cut into strips
2 carrots, cut into strips
1 red bell pepper, cut into strips
16 slices of mozzarella cheese
4 tablespoons butter
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 onions, sliced
1 1/2 cups water
2 tablespoons onion soup mix (powder)
Where to find ingredients
Beef cuts: ask your local butcher for thin, tender frying steak or sirloin suitable for rolling. Smoked sausage: look for 'chorizo' or any smoked, firm pork sausage in the deli or meat section of your local supermarket. Onion soup mix: commonly found in the dry goods or seasoning aisle of local grocery stores. All other ingredients like fresh carrots, bell peppers, onions, and mozzarella are easily available at any fresh produce market or supermarket chain in Barbados.
Preparation method
- Season the beef slices with salt and black pepper
- Let the beef marinate for 30 minutes to absorb the flavours
- Place a strip of smoked sausage on each piece of beef
- Add a strip of carrot to each piece
- Add a strip of red bell pepper
- Place two slices of mozzarella cheese on top of the vegetables
- Carefully roll up each beef slice
- Secure the beef rolls with toothpicks to keep them together
- In a pressure cooker, melt the butter over high heat
- Brown the beef rolls in the hot pan, turning them until seared on all sides
- Add the minced garlic and sliced onions to the pan
- Sauté for one minute until fragrant
- Pour in the water and add the onion soup mix
- Stir well to dissolve the soup powder into the sauce
- Seal the pressure cooker
- Cook on low heat for 30 minutes once the pressure builds up
- Turn off the heat and wait for the pressure to release naturally
- Open the cooker safely
- If the sauce is too thin, return the pan to the stove without the lid
- Simmer until the sauce reaches your preferred consistency
- Serve the Bife a Rolê immediately on a serving platter
Observations
Bife a Rolê is a true classic in Brazilian home cooking, famous for being both elegant and deeply satisfying. It’s the perfect showstopper for Sunday lunch or any special gathering. The dish features thin, tender slices of beef wrapped around a hearty filling and slow-cooked in a robust, savoury sauce. This straightforward recipe makes it easy for you to master this delicacy at home, guaranteeing a hit at the dinner table.
This simple and delicious version focuses on an effortless preparation, keeping all the traditional flavours that make this meal so iconic. It’s a proper comfort food that’s sure to impress everyone without any fuss.
This simple and delicious version focuses on an effortless preparation, keeping all the traditional flavours that make this meal so iconic. It’s a proper comfort food that’s sure to impress everyone without any fuss.
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