Beef And Bacon Twirls Food

STEAK ROLL-UPS

Steps:

• Flatten steak to 1/3-in. thickness. Cut into six pieces. In a small bowl, combine the next eight ingredients. Place 1/3 cup on each piece of steak; roll up and fasten with a toothpick. Roll in flour. , In a large skillet, brown roll-ups in oil. In a small bowl, combine the soup, water and browning sauce if desired; pour over roll-ups. Cover and simmer for 2 hours or until meat is tender, turning occasionally.

SPICED BACON TWISTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Combine first five ingredients; rub over bacon on both sides. Twist bacon; place on a rack in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan., Bake 25-30 minutes or until firm; bake longer if desired.

BEEF & GUINNESS STEW WITH BACON DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• First, make the dumplings. Gently fry the bacon until crisp in a large lidded casserole dish. Stir in the thyme leaves, then tip into a bowl and leave to cool slightly. Add the flour and suet to the bacon, and stir everything together. Make a well in the middle, then add the egg yolk, parsley, ½ tsp pepper and 2 tbsp very cold water, and start to mix into a dough. Keep adding water until you a have a firm but pliable dough. Divide the mixture into eight balls and chill until needed.
• Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Quickly clean the casserole dish with some kitchen paper, then heat the oil. Brown the meat really well in batches, then set aside. Tip in the onions or shallots, carrots and celery, brown well, then stir in the flour. Add the meat and any juices back into the dish, give everything a good stir, then pour in the stock and Guinness. Season, then tuck in the thyme and star anise and bring everything to a simmer. Cover with a lid, then cook in the oven for about 2 hrs until the meat is tender.
• Remove the stew from the oven and arrange the dumplings evenly on top. Put the lid back on and return to the oven for 20 mins, then cook for a final 10 mins with the lid off to brown the dumplings. Bring the dish to the table in all its glory. Spoon into bowls with cabbage and mash, to serve.

ROASTED BEEF TENDERLOIN WRAPPED IN BACON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F. Using small sharp knife, cut twelve 1-inch-deep slits all over beef tenderloin. Insert garlic slices into slits. Rub pepper all over tenderloin. Arrange bacon slices on work surface, overlapping slightly and forming rectangle. Place 1 rosemary branch down center of bacon rectangle, perpendicular to bacon slices. Place tenderloin atop rosemary branch. Place remaining 2 rosemary branches atop tenderloin. Wrap bacon slices around tenderloin and rosemary to enclose tenderloin completely. Place tenderloin in roasting pan, bacon ends down. (Can be assembled 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Roast tenderloin until meat thermometer inserted into center registers 125°F for rare, about 1 hour. Remove from oven. Tent with foil and let tenderloin stand 10 minutes.
• Transfer tenderloin to cutting board. Reserve pan drippings for Broccoli Pancotto , if desired. Using large sharp knife, cut tenderloin through bacon and rosemary into 1/2-inch-thick slices and serve.

BEEF AND BACON TWIRLS

Steps:

• Place bacon in a 12x8x2-inch baking dish; cover with paper towels.
• Microwave at HIGH for 4 to 5 minutes or until bacon is partially cooked. Drain bacon; set aside.
• Place steaks between two sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap; pound to 1/2-inch thickness, using a meat mallet.
• Sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder; dash of pepper and 1 tablespoon parsley over each steak.
• Arrange 5 slices of bacon lengthwise over each steak.
• Starting at narrow end, roll up steaks; secure with wooden picks at 1-inch intervals.
• Cut into 1-inch slices.
• Grill, covered, over hot coals for 4 to 5 minutes on each side or to the desired degree of doneness.

BEEF & BACON MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and oil the inside of a 900g loaf tin. Tip the stuffing mix into a bowl, crumble in the stock cube and pour over 300ml boiling water. Give it a good stir, then set aside.
• Stretch the bacon rashers a little by running the back of a spoon along their length, then use 6-7 to line the base and longest sides of the tin. Chop the rest.
• Mix the chopped bacon and mince into the stuffing with some black pepper, then press into the bacon-lined tin and bake for 40 mins until firm. Turn out and serve sliced.

HOT DOGS AND BACON TWIRLS

Steps:

• Slice the hot dogs in half lengthwise. In a small bowl, mash the cheese with a fork, then blend in mustard, onion and Worcestershire sauce. Spread generously between hot dog halves. Roll 1 strip of bacon around each of the hot dogs. Grill over hot coals, turning often until bacon is browned to taste. Serve on hot dog rolls.