Sneha's Recipe: Tenderlion

I saw this recipe Bragoli recipe on tv, it's a Maltese recipe, very flavorful and taste delicious. It's the red wine in the gravy that gives an awesome taste to it.

When I, surfed the net seen so many different variations, so you can alter your bragoli according to your taste. I made this as seen on tv and altered it as per my taste.

Ingredients

2 Eggs - hard boiled and diced
6 Bacon Rashers
4 - 5 Beef Tenderloin Steak - flattened with a meat tenderizer
2 Big Cloves Garlic - minced
1 Tablespoon Chopped Flat Parsley
2 Tablespoons breadcrumbs
Salt to taste

Red Pepper flakes to taste
Olive oil for frying
Toothpicks

For the Gravy
2 Bay leaves
2 Medium Onions - finely chopped

1 Green Chilly - finely chopped

5 Medium Tomatoes - blanched, skinned & finely chopped

2 Carrots - diced
1 Stick Celery - chopped
1½ Cup Red wine

1 Cup Green Peas - used frozen

Method
Hard boil the eggs and set aside. Once cooled chop them and the bacon.

In a bowl mix the eggs, bacon, garlic, parsley, red chilly flakes, salt to taste and breadcrumbs.

Flatten the steak with a meat tenderizer.

Place a tablespoon of the filling on one end of the steak.

Wrap your meat around the mixture by rolling the meat to make a wrap.

Fasten with toothpicks.

In a deep pan / kadai heat oil and add the bay leaves.

Over a medium heat lightly brown your bragoli and set aside.
In the same pan, add the onions, garlic and green chillies fry for 2 - 3 minutes. Add the carrots, celery and tomatoes and a cup of water cook for 5 minutes on low flame . Add the wine and place the browned bragoli on top and bring it to a boil. Simmer on medium low flame for an hour, keep stirring in between.