German Beef Rouladen Recipe

German rouladen is made with thin slices of beef. Browned, then braised, this delicacy makes use of inexpensive cuts of beef and transforms them into a favorite german meal. The sauce can be very simple (beef broth) or more complex with vegetables and cream. This recipe uses a little red wine for flavor, but you can make the dish without the wine. Rouladen is often rolled around a pickle, mustard, onion and bacon mixture, in which case it is called rindsrouladen. The adjectives hausfrauenart (literally, "Wife's method") and hausmannskost (literally, "Husband's repast or meal") added to the name of a dish means it's a simple concoction served at home, often made without written recipes. If you're not quite at the hausfrau level, don't worry, we've got you covered with a rouladen recipe.