🇱🇹 Lithuanian Cuisine

Zrazai

Stuffed Beef Rolls

Prep Time 30 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Medium
Calories 422 kcal

Thin beef slices rolled around a savory filling of mushrooms and onions, braised in rich gravy until fork-tender.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Pound beef slices thin with a meat mallet. Season with salt and pepper.
  2. 2 Saute mushrooms and half the onions in butter until golden. Cool.
  3. 3 Place a spoonful of mushroom filling on each beef slice, roll tightly, and secure with toothpicks.
  4. 4 Brown rolls in oil on all sides in a hot skillet. Transfer to a baking dish.
  5. 5 Saute remaining onion in the same skillet, add flour, stir 1 min. Add broth and bay leaf, simmer until thickened.
  6. 6 Pour gravy over rolls, cover, and bake at 170C (340F) for 1.5 hours until very tender. Garnish with parsley.

Did You Know?

Zrazai came to Lithuania through Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth cuisine and became so beloved that Lithuanians consider them their own.