Beef rolls filled with pickles and eggs

Beef rolls filled with pickles and eggs

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Beef patties filled with pickles, carrots, and hard-boiled eggs, browned and then simmered for a long time in a rich sauce made with red wine and vegetabl…

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Each thin slice of beef is coated in mustard and rolled around a pickle, a carrot, and a hard-boiled egg. The meatballs are then simmered until they become very tender in a rich brown sauce.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time45 min
  • Cook time1 hr 30 min
  • Total2 hr 15 min
  • DifficultyHard
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodnibbled
  • Estimated cost$35.90 $3.59 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

10 people
  • $24.96
  • $0.58
  • $3.81
  • $1.75
  • $1.01
  • $0.14
  • $0.23
  • $0.20
  • $0.26
  • $0.20
  • $0.68
  • $0.53
  • $0.29
  • $1.16
  • $0.10

Prices from US supermarkets for 9 of 15 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Flatten each piece of meat with a mallet until it is thin and wide. Season with salt, pepper, and mustard. ≈ 4 min
  2. On each slice, place a piece of pickle, carrot, and egg. Roll them up and secure with a toothpick. ≈ 10 min
  3. Heat the oil and butter in a saucepan, and fry the meatballs. Remove them and set aside on a plate.
  4. In the remaining fat, add the onion, carrots, celery, and leek. Then add the tomato paste and let it cook.
  5. Pour in the red wine, the brown sauce, and the brown stock. Add the bay leaf, pepper, and thyme, then season with salt. ≈ 2 min
  6. Bring to a boil once, then reduce the heat and return the dumplings to the sauce.
  7. Cover and let simmer until the meat is very tender.
  8. Remove the toothpicks before serving. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Beef rolls filled with pickles and eggs

  • 1.5 kg of beef, cut into 20 thin slices$24.96
  • 120 ml of mustard$0.58
  • 20 carrot sticks$3.81
  • 5 hard-boiled eggs, cut in half lengthwise$1.75
  • 240 ml of oil paint$1.01
  • 1 tablespoon of butter$0.14
  • 150 g of chopped onion$0.23
  • 130 g of chopped carrots$0.20
  • 100 g of chopped celery$0.26
  • 90 g of chopped leek$0.20
  • 65 g of tomato paste$0.68
  • 120 ml of red wine$0.53
  • 1 tablespoon of coarsely crushed peppercorns$0.29
  • 1 tablespoon of thyme$1.16
  • salt and pepper$0.10

Total$35.90

that's $3.59 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1.5 kg of beef, cut into 20 thin slices
  • 120 ml of mustard
  • 5 dill pickles, cut in half lengthwise
  • 20 carrot sticks
  • 5 hard-boiled eggs, cut in half lengthwise
  • 240 ml of oil paint
  • 1 tablespoon of butter
  • 150 g of chopped onion
  • 130 g of chopped carrots
  • 100 g of chopped celery
  • 90 g of chopped leek
  • 65 g of tomato paste
  • 120 ml of red wine
  • 960 ml of brown sauce
  • 960 ml of brown stock
  • One bay leaf
  • 1 tablespoon of coarsely crushed peppercorns
  • 1 tablespoon of thyme
  • salt and pepper

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