Beef roulades
Mustard, bacon, gherkin, onion — rolled, seared and braised for two hours. Sunday.
- Time
- 2 h 30 min
- Effort:
- demanding
- Season
- autumn, winter
- classic
- meat
- Sunday
- hearty
- freezes well
- low carb
Ingredients for 4 portions
4beef roulades
4 tspmedium mustard
8 slice(s)streaky bacon
4gherkins
3onions
1carrots
100 gceleriac
1 tbsptomato purée
200 mlred wine
500 mlbeef stock
3 tbsprapeseed oil
1 tbspcornflour
to tastesalt
to tastepepper
The ingredients land on the shopping list as soon as the dish is in the week.
Possible allergens
Derived from the ingredients as they are typically composed.
- Celery
- Mustard
- Sulphites
- contains alcohol
Please check allergens and intolerances yourself — on the packaging, at the bakery, at the butcher's. Recipes change, and a list like this cannot take responsibility for that.
Nutrition per portion
Estimates computed from the ingredient list — with 4 portions per recipe.
| Energy | 466 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 42.3 g |
| Fat | 23.5 g |
| Carbohydrates | 10.7 g |
| of which sugar | 8.3 g |
| Fibre | 3.2 g |
| Salt | 3 g |
Not counted because listed without a quantity: salt, pepper.
Computed with raw ingredients as bought. Cooking losses, peel, trimmings and what stays on the plate are not accounted for. Own dishes and ingredients “to taste” have no values.
Source: Max Rubner-Institut (2025), Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS) version 4.0, CC BY 4.0. The mapping of ingredients to BLS foods and the piece weights are the operator's own.
Estimates, not lab values — not a basis for medically prescribed meal plans.
Method
- 1
Flatten the roulades, season, spread thinly with mustard.
- 2
Top each with two slices of bacon, onion strips and a gherkin wedge, roll up tightly, secure with cocktail sticks or string.
- 3
Brown all over in hot oil and remove; roast the onion, carrot and celeriac in the fat, add the tomato purée.
- 4
Deglaze with red wine, reduce, add the stock, return the roulades — braise covered for 90 minutes.
- 5
Remove the roulades, strain or blend the sauce, thicken with slaked cornflour, season.
Sides
Part of the meal: planned along with the dish, and swappable or removable in the week. Their ingredients go on the shopping list too.
