Stuffed Meat Rolls

Preparation

• Mix ½ teaspoon seven spices and ½ teaspoon salt. Sprinkle a bit over each piece of steak and set aside.
• Melt butter in the skillet over high heat and stir in ground beef. Continue to stir the meat while it is cooking, about 4 minutes. Turn off heat and combine with the washed rice.
• Lay a slice of the steak on a cutting board. Scoop 1 tablespoon of the ground meat and rice mixture (or more depending on the size of the steak), and spread it in a line on the slice, leaving ½ inch empty on the right and left sides and the side nearest you. Fold the near side over the filling, tuck the right and left sides over it and roll tightly. Set meat roll with the loose side down, and finish remaining steak in the same way.

Procedure

1. Melt 2 tablespoons clarified butter in the skillet over high heat, add onion and sauté for 2 minutes.
2. Gently add stuffed meat with the loose ends down and cook for a couple of minutes or until all sides are brown. Pour in 2½ cups water, sprinkle seven spices, pepper and salt, then stir and bring to a boil for 5 minutes.
3. Turn the stuffed meat with a spoon and reduce heat to medium. Cook covered for 15 minutes or until the rice is tender inside the meat, then turn off heat.
4. Transfer stuffed meat to a platter, strain sauce over meat, discard onion and serve.

Serve it hot or warm with steamed vegetables and mashed potatoes or fries.