Stuffed beef escalopes

Name: Stuffed beef escalopes (Niños envuelto)
Cuisine: Argentine
Ingredients: 150 ml/¼ pint/⅔ cup white wine; 8 basil leaves; 2 bottled or grilled (bell) peppers, seeded and halved; 2 bottled or grilled (bell) peppers, seeded and halved; 4 slices of Cheddar cheese; 4 rashers (strips) of smoked back bacon, trimmed; 30 ml/2 tbsp mild mustard; 4 beef escalopes, each weighing about 150 g/5 oz; salt and ground black pepper; 150 ml/¼ pint/⅔ cup beef stock; salt and ground black pepper

Niños envuelto

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Food and Cooking of Argentina

By Cesar Bartolini

Published 2014

About

Litterally translated niños envuelto means ‘wrapped-up children’. These rolls contain a tasty filling of bacon, cheese and grilled peppers. They are braised in white wine and stock, which can be thickened with a little cornflour to make a sauce.

Ingredients

4 beef escalopes, each weighing about 150 g/5 oz
30 ml

Americas
Argentina
Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Place the beef between sheets of clear film (plastic wrap), and gently pound with a meat mallet or rolling pin until very thin.