Authentic Italian Bracioli

OK, I was a big fan of Everybody Loves Raymond! They had an episode where Deborah wanted to make Ray's FAVORITE Bracioli (Bra-jool) but she wasnt so hot at it. Only his mama could make it how he liked it!   I LOVE making authentic dishes from other cultures and this is no exception!
After a little nudge from a friend, I decided to give it a whirl and was SOO surprised at how easy and YUMMY it was!!   I made it in my crock pot but you can definitely use a regular stock pot!

Ingredients:
1-2 pounds flank steak/round steak
4 Tbls. extra virgin olive oil
1 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
1 cup mozz cheese
1 cup seasoned bread crumbs
2 cloves garlic, finely minced
2 tablespoons freshly chopped Italian parsley
1 medium onion, finely diced
Freshly ground black pepper
3-4 cups basic Marinara sauce or more :)
Fresh Green beans
Cooking String/Toothpicks

Lay the steaks out and pound them until very thin.  Take your minced garlic and spread it all over the pieces.  Sprinkle the mozz and parmesan cheese all over, as well as your diced onion, and season well.  Start with the narrow end and roll the steak up like a burrito.  Try to tuck in the edges using cooking string or toothpicks.

Heat a little olive oil and sear all your "meat roll ups" and then submerge them in your simmering marinara sauce.  I added fresh green beans to my pot , you can add peppers as well.

Cook on low 4-5 hours in your crock pot....You can also cook stove top 2-3 hours.

Serve over pasta!!
Enjoy!
Dani :)