Slow Cooker Beef Recipes - Beef, Sage & Ham Roulades

This is the idea dish for special occasions.

Ingredients:

• 8 thin slices of topside of beef, beaten
• 8 slices of cooked shoulder ham
• 50g (2oz) fresh white breadcrumbs
• 50g (2oz) mushrooms, chopped
• 1 teaspoon dried sage
• 1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed
• salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 1 egg, beaten
• 50g (2oz) butter
• 225g (8oz) can tomatoes, chopped, with their juice
• 150 ml (5fl oz) red wine

To Finish

• 1 desserteaspoonoon cornflour
• 1 tablespoon cold water
• fresh sage leaves

Steps:

1. Lay the slices of beef on a board and cover each one with a slice of ham.
   
2. Mix together the breadcrumbs, mushrooms, sage, garlic and salt and pepper to taste. Add sufficient egg to bind the ingredients together.
   
3. Divide the stuffing between the slices of beef. Spread it almost to the edges. Roll up tightly and secure the roulades with pieces of fine string at each end.
   
4. Melt the butter in a frying pan. Add the roulades and brown on all sides. Transfer to the stoneware pot.
   
5. Add the tomatoes and wine to the pan and stir well. Heat thoroughly, then pour over the roulades.
   
6. Cover and cook on Low for 8-10 hours or High for 4-5 hours.
   
7. Lift out the roulades and remove the strings. Dissolve the cornflour in the cold water and stir into the sauce until it has thickened. Return the roulades to the sauce and reheat if necessary. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Garnish with sage leaves before serving.

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