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Italian Braciole
This Authentic Italian Beef Braciole Recipe is perfect for a Sunday family dinner with tender beef rolled up with breadcrumbs, pine nuts, raisins, and cheese, then simmered all day in a rich red wine tomato sauce.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
3 hrs
Total Time
3 hrs 30 mins
Servings: 5 servings
Calories: 500 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- ¼ cup golden raisins or dark raisins
- ¼ cup Italian flat leaf parsley finely chopped
- ½ cup finely grated good quality parmesan cheese recommended: Grana Padano or Parmigiano Reggiano
- 4 large cloves garlic divided, half minced and half very thinly sliced
- ½ cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
- ¼ cup pine nuts lightly toasted
- 1 ½ lb flank steak
- 4 tablespoons olive oil divided
- salt and pepper to taste
- ½ small yellow onion minced
- ½ cup dry red wine
- 1 28- ounce can whole peeled tomatoes crushed with your hands or the back of a spoon
- 1 bay leaf
Notes
- Tie the steak together loosely enough that the filling is not squeezed out of the steak, but tight enough that it doesn't fall apart while you’re rotating it in the pot.
- Make sure the oil is hot in the pan before adding the meat so that you get a nice sear on each side.
- Keep the pot to just a simmer and not a boil while the braciole is braising. If you have the heat too hot, the sauce will evaporate too quickly and burn.
Nutrition Information
Calories
500kcal
(25%)
Carbohydrates
26g
(9%)
Protein
37g
(74%)
Fat
26g
(40%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
13g
Cholesterol
89mg
(30%)
Sodium
633mg
(26%)
Potassium
959mg
(27%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
297IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
18mg
(20%)
Calcium
234mg
(23%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 5servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 500
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 500kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 26g | 9% |
| Protein | 37g | 74% |
| Fat | 26g | 40% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Cholesterol | 89mg | 30% |
| Sodium | 633mg | 26% |
| Potassium | 959mg | 20% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 297IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 18mg | 20% |
| Calcium | 234mg | 23% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.