Sicilian Brasciole a la Lena Recipe
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Sicilian Brasciole a la Lena

By: Anthony J. Canestro  
"This recipe is so good that when my mom made these for Sunday dinner I wouldn't eat the pasta served. I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I do. They are well worth the effort! Serve sliced over pasta."

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Prep Time:
1 Hr
Cook Time:
1 Hr 30 Min
Ready In:
2 Hrs 30 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 4 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1/8 cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 cup bread crumbs
  • 1/8 cup grated Romano cheese
  • 1/8 cup raisins
  • 1/8 cup pine nuts, toasted
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 1/2 pounds round steak
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
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  • 1 (32 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce

Directions

  1. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil a heavy skillet over medium heat. Saute onion until translucent, 10 minutes. Stir in garlic and parsley, and continue cooking until onions begin to brown. Remove from heat, and allow to cool.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine bread crumbs, Romano cheese, raisins, pine nuts and pepper.
  3. Pound steak to 1/2 inch with a moistened mallet or the side of a cleaver. Spread onion mixture evenly over meat, leaving a 1 inch border around the edges. Spread bread crumb mixture in an even layer, and drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Roll up from the narrow end, and tie tightly with kitchen twine.
  4. Heat remaining olive oil in Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Brown roll on all sides, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Pour in spaghetti sauce, reduce heat to low, and simmer, covered, for 2 hours, until tender.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 807 | Total Fat: 42.6g | Cholesterol: 116mg

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 5, 2005 by JULIENNES 
My grandmother made brasciole every Sunday with her "gravy", tomato sauce to most people...... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 27, 2006 by mer3438 
Excellent! My only change will be the next time is to put a little more cheese and use italian... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 27, 2003 by Southern GurL 
try to use fresh bread crumbs (day oldfew days old bread)and i like fresh herbs......excellent... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 11, 2007 by Winelover813 
I made this for the Soprano's final episode party (which was disappointing) but the recipe was... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 16, 2007 by markolomeu 
Okay, gotta admit, I would never have even heard of braciola if I hadn't seen Everybody Loves... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 9, 2008 by SunnyByrd Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)
I had a hard time getting this one together. It also got a little bit burned on the bottom... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 9, 2005 by SHogue 
I have made better MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 1, 2006 by hmfleming 
This recipe was awesome. I used panko bread crumbs and dried cranberries instead of raisins. A... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 29, 2007 by roni7986 
Love this! Reminds me of Grandma. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 2, 2003 by MCNERK 
This was good but a lot of work. There were so many bread crumbs they fell out of the meat. ... MORE

 
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