OK since more than one asked, here is my Stuffed Flank Steak

**travelinman** · September 28th, 2004, 07:14 PM

This is the base recipe, last Saturday I added about 1/4 cup of the last of our fresh oregano and some red pepper flakes. All measurements are estimated as I don't measure unless I an baking (which is almost never).

Stuffed Flank Steak

1 Flank steak, try to find one that is as rectangular as possible, not one cut from the end
5 large garlic cloves chopped fine
1/2 cup fresh grated parmesan cheese
1/2 cup fresh Italian flat leaf parsley
1/2 cup Italian bread crumbs

Butterfly the steak, cover with wax paper and pound thin with mallet . Make sure you don't get any holes.

Season with salt and fresh cracked black pepper.

Sprinkle remaining ingredients over the steak in order as listed above.

Roll up steak so the grain runs length wise (the same way you cut it).

Tie with butchers twine, and season with salt and fresh cracked black pepper.

Brown on all sides in large thick bottomed pot or Dutch over in 1 tablespoon Olive Oil (save the EVO for the salad).

Remove steak and sweat about a 1/4 cup finely chopped carrots and 3 chopped garlic cloves over low heat until the carrots become soft, do not let the garlic brown.

Turn heat to medium and add one large can of Italian plum tomatoes and using a metal spatula break up the tomatoes while deglazing the bottom of the pot.

Simmer until the tomatoes start to break up and the sauce thickens.

Add 2 large cans tomatoes puree, not pre made sauce or anything that is not just tomatoes. Add back the flank steak and simmer slowly for two hours making sure to scrape the bottom of the pot frequently so the sauce doesn't stick.

Turn off heat and let cool. Refrigerate overnight or you can put the steak in a freezer bag and the sauce in a container and freeze.

Defrost steak and sauce, put back in pot and heat slowly, then simmer for another hour as above.

Remove steak from sauce 20 minutes before serving.

Cut off twine and slice cross grain into pinwheels.

Serve with sauce and pasta.

[ September 28, 2004 04:17 PM: Message edited by: travelinman ]

Edited by Mod wife to correct spelling and comprehension. A flank steak can be had at Jungle Jims. A flank stake..?? I dunno. [img]biggrin.gif[/img]

[ September 28, 2004 04:44 PM: Message edited by: gae ]