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Ingredients:
1 large flank steak --butterflied
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon garlic, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon Thyme, dried
1 bunch spinach
2 carrots, peeled and cut lengthwise
2 eggs, hard-cooked and cut lengthwise 1 medium onion, thin
sliced and cut into rings
2 tablespoons parsley, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon sea salt
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 to 3 cups beef broth
Cooking Instructions:
Place the meat in a glass dish. Mix together the vinegar,
garlic and thyme. Pour over the meat
and let marinate for 1 or 2 hours at room temperature. Preheat
the oven to 375 degrees F.
Wash the spinach under cold running water; drain and trim off
the stems. Spread the leaves
evenly over the meat. Lay the carrots, in rows, across the
grain of the meat. Place the
egg quarters between the rows of carrots. Scatter the onion
rings over the eggs and carrots,
then sprinkle the parsley, red pepper flakes and salt over
all. Carefully roll up the meat with
the grain, jellyroll fashion. Secure with toothpicks and lace
up with string. Or tie with string
at 1-inch intervals. Heat the oil in a dutch oven. Add the
meat and brown well on all sides. Add
the stock, cover tightly, and bake for 1 hour. Remove the
matambre from the pan to a board
and let rest for 10 minutes. Using a sharp knife, remove
the strings and cut the roll into 1/4 inch
slices. Arrange on a heated platter and moisten with a little
of the cooking broth.
Additional Comments:
To serve cold: In Argentina, the matambre is poached, then
removed from the pot and
pressed under weights until the juices drain off. It is
refrigerated until chilled, then served
as a hors d'oeuvre, cut into thin slices.
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