Jun 11 2010
Flank Steak Roulade
We’re going to show you how to create a fancy looking dinner in about 30-40 minutes. It’s much easier than it looks and you will definitely impress your company. We’ve always enjoyed making roulade, which is basically meat that is rolled around a filling. Last year, we made Chicken Roulade stuffed with sautéed mushrooms and bell peppers, so this time around we wanted to try using flank steak. As for the filling, we used what we had on hand – like sundried tomatoes, roasted bell peppers, spinach, artichoke hearts, parmesan cheese, fresh herbs, and breadcrumbs. It provides layers of flavor and freshness to the roulade. The cooking time is only about 20-25 minutes in the oven, so it’s fairly quick. In a short matter of time, you can have a beautiful plate of dinner before your eyes to share with loved ones (or a hot date)!
Although the flank steak already comes flat, we wanted to make it even flatter to about 1/3" so we get more surface area to roll. If you like the thickness of your flank, then no need to pound it out.
For the filling, we combined a few of our favorite ingredients: parmesan cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, marinated artichoke hearts, and fresh basil and oregano from the garden. Just chop and dice them to smaller pieces.
We started off layering the steak with roasted red peppers and then a layer of fresh spinach. To that, we added our cheese mixture. Remember to salt & pepper the steak first. Also for added flavor, we sprinkled some Italian breadcrumbs into the filling before rolling it up.
Roll the steak tightly and neatly, then secure it with butchers twine to hold it together. Salt and pepper the outside of the steak.
Heat a skillet with olive oil and sear the steak on high for 2-3 minutes, and turn it so every side of the steak has a nice brown color. Then place the skillet with the meat into a 350-degree oven for about 20-25 minutes until medium doneness. If you like it cooked more, keep it in longer.
When you take out the steak, make sure you let it rest for about 5 minutes before slicing, so that the juices don't run out.
We paired the Flank Steak Roulade with a side of roasted potatoes with similar toppings and a glass of Beringer Cabernet Sauvignon 2008. The sweet notes from the wine paired perfectly with the sweetness of the roasted red peppers and acidity from the artichokes. It's surely a pretty presentation of colors and flavors that will tickle your fancy. Keep in mind that you can always choose different ingredients to fill the meat! We enjoyed our creation of this Flank Steak Roulade, but next time we're going to step it up a notch and make a demi glace sauce to go on top. Yum!
To view or print-out this recipe, click here: Flank Steak Roulade
This looks so good. I have attempted similar things in the past, but the pounding it out is what makes your presentation so elegant. GREG
my mouth is watering…
SECOND! Actually, while re-reading it, this doesn’t seem *too* hard to make. I have the majority of the ingredients as well (For once!). Minus the twine and actual steak though. Ha!
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Thanks GREG! Didn’t realize pounding makes a difference in presentation!
Cecille – you and Michelle missed out. We made this the other night but you guys left! But then again, not sure if we’d have enough… maybe 2 pieces per person hahaha.
Sandy – Yea it isn’t hard, just looks fancy! Don’t be fooled. I think fried rice is more complicated, and you’ve perfected that! haha!
What a wonderful dish. I love the stuffing and it’s so quick and simple!
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Oh gosh….. yumminess!! I have never made a roulade….good inspiration. Nice flavour mix -
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This looks really good. Beautiful mixed of flavours. Thank you for sharing.
Looks perfect! Love the add of fresh herbs:)
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beautiful photography! looks delicious!
wow,looks amazing!beautiful pics!
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wonderful …..look so cool…
Love the recipe. But, HORRORS! I hope you didn’t put the non stick pan in the oven! Highly toxic!
Will make the recipe using my all-clad pan or brown and put in another pan!
Oh, this looks so amazingly tempting! Put it on my favourites, hope to try it out soon
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This is a beautiful dish with an inexpensive cut of beef. I will definitely try your recipe.
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all kinds of awesome. this delivers in appearance and flavor–i love those sun-dried tomatoes. great tutorial.
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They look beautiful
the final product is nothing short of AMAZING =D
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WOW – that looks as amazing as it sounds! I NEED to try it!
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Yum! This is so pretty and impressive. I love the idea of adding a demi glace next time!
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yummy..you guys make everything look finger licking good..
Looks incredible. I love doing roulades! http://fightthefatfoodie.blogspot.com/2010/05/chicken-spinach-roulade-with-blackberry.html
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The final product is AMAZING! Thank you for posting a simple to cook yet beautiful, tasty, and wine friendly (not sure if that makes sense but you know what I mean). I love steak! I love basil, and I LOVE to impress my hot date (Mark). Going to practice at home first before I try to impress him. Tsk tsk! Thank you again! SN
That is great. My husband is now bugging me to try this.
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found your site on del.icio.us today and really liked it.. i bookmarked it and will be back to check it out some more later
here via SippitySups! tweet. Excellent job on the preparation and photos, just gorgeous!
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So delicious and easy to make! Thanks for encouraging us to use any ingredient/filling we wanted! Now for that sauce you promised to go with this! It will be icing on the cake! I promise once it’s out, I’ll make it for Ed.
wow. looks great and very simple. thanks for the recipe
Hey Faye, glad you got to give this recipe a try! You are definitely becoming a ‘food addict’ like us. We’ll let you know when we create that sauce for these roulades! Oh poor Ed!
hi krissy/daniel! we met at hong/kim’s spring roll event a few weeks ago (i am lan anh’s neighbor). i just wanted to let you know that i am so impressed with this recipe! i can’t wait to try this. thanks!
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I have eaten this roulade the weekend and it was delicious. I added a tomato and onion sauce made at home … Thanks for the recipe!
Acidity from the artichokes. Ok…
I think I almost died. Its the middle of Ramadan and I’m reading this; my mouth is watering. It looks AMAZING, and I cannot WAIT to try it out.
This roulade looks awesome! Absolutely amazing!
LOVE this! Thank you for the new way to make my flanks in the winter!!
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Hi I am doing a school assignment and i was just wondering if you had a list of all the ingredients on this recipe and how much of each you need
Looks amazing and I can’t wait to make it