Polishsteak Recipes

POLISH STEAK

Steps:

• Coat steak in flour, and sear on both sides in very hot butter. Adding butter as required. Remove meat to large covered casserole dish.
• Add onion (and more butter) to skillet and saute 5 minutes. Remove to casserole.
• Saute mushrooms (in yet more butter if required) for 5 minutes. Remove to casserole.
• Add diced potato to casserole, then pour on the cream. Add enough water to just cover, and the contents of the beef bouillon envelopes.
• Bake at 325 degrees covered, for 3 hours. Longer is ok too.

TRADITIONAL POLISH BEEF ROLL (ROULADEN)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• season steak with dry mustard, salt and pepper.
• Roll steaks up with bacon, onion and pickle, secure with string or toothpicks.
• Heat large pan with olive oil and brown rolls on all sides.
• Remove rolls and place in casserole dish with lid.
• Deglaze pan with beef stock and pour over rolls.
• Braise for 1 hour in preheated oven.
• Remove rolls and pour liquid into small pot. Bring to a boil and whisk in cornstarch. Whisk just until thickened. Add sour cream at the end.
• Serve sauce over rolls and enjoy!

ZRAZY ZAWIJANE (POLISH BEEF ROULADE IN SOUR CREAM SAUCE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a heavy skillet, melt 2 tablespoons butter with 1 tablespoon oil over medium heat.
• Saute the mushrooms and onions until the liquid in the pan starts to evaporate (8-10 minutes) (Do NOT let the mushrooms brown).
• Stir in the bread crumbs and half of the salt and pepper; remove from heat.
• Cut the steak into 8 rectangular pieces 3-4" wide by 6-8" long, sprinkle both sides evenly with remaining salt and pepper.
• Spread a thin layer of the mustard on each slice of beef, and place 1/8 of the stuffing on the shorter end of each piece of steak.
• Roll the steaks into cyclinders, enclosing the stuffing, and tuck in the sides; secure each end with kitchen cord.
• Roll the zrazy in flour and vigorously shake off any excess.
• In a heavy skillet, melt remaining butter with oil over high heat, and brown the rolls, turning them often so they evenly turn a rich golden brown without burning (about 15 minutes).
• As they brown transfer them to a casserole dish large enough to hold them all in a single layer.
• Pour off all but a thin layer of fat from the skillet and replace it with the beef stock.
• Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring constantly (scraping the bottom and sides of the pan).
• Pour the broth over the rolls and cover tightly.
• Braise in the oven until the meat is so tender that it gives no resistance when pierced with the tip of a skewer or knife (45 minutes).
• Remove the zrazy from the casserole dish, cut the cord off and cover with tin foil to keep the rolls warm while you make the sauce.
• Skim off and discard as much of the fat as possible from the liquid remaining in the casserole dish.
• Return to a boil over high heat, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat, and mix in the sour cream.
• Season to taste and serve over zrazy.