Howdy folks!
I don't know about you, but I love to cook dishes
from different parts of the world. I do this at home,
and also when I'm camping. This dish is a matambre, which
has its roots in Argentina. Matambre is a stuffed
rolled beef steak, and it was cooked as a camp and travel
food back in the old days. The word matambre means
kill hunger and this dish does just what it says it
will! It's a very tasty dish, especially when served over
steamed rice topped with some of the stock and meat
juices from the bottom of the Dutch oven.
The dry spices can be adjusted to your taste. I have
written this recipe spiced fairly mild; my wife and I
lean real heavy on the garlic. If you would like to
use fresh garlic and parsley, that's fine!
Cap's Matagorda Matambre
- 3, 1 pound each round steaksbeaten flat with a meat
hammer
- 3 large carrotsmade into peelings (keep peeling 'til
carrots are gone)
- 1/2 large head cabbagethin sliced (cut across top of
the cabbage head)
- 6 big green onionschopped (tops and all)
- 1 1/2 tsp dried granulated garlic
- 1 1/2 tsp cracked black pepper
- 6 tsp dried parsley flakes
- 1 1/2 tsp seasoning salt (I like Lawry's)
- some cotton string (butcher string)
- 2 cups rich beef stock
- light sprinkle of Cajun spice (I like Tony's)
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Round steak flattened and spiced.
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For each 1 pound round steak: pound the steak good and
flat.
Sprinkle on 1/2 tsp garlic bits (equals 2 garlic
cloves), 1/2 tsp
pepper, 1/2 tsp seasoning salt, 2 tsp dried parsley
flakes. Pat this
into the meat real good.

Layering the vegetables.
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Layer 1/3 of the chopped green onions on top of the meat. Layer 1/3 of the carrot peelings on top of that.
Layer 1/3 the thin sliced cabbage on top of that. Gently roll the filled round steak into a roll (like a
jelly roll).

Rolled and tied.
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Cut some butcher string and tie the steak roll on both ends and in the middle.
Now repeat this for the other two steaks.

Inside the Dutch oven.
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Place a trivet inside a Camp Dutch oven (12 inch or
better).
Place the 3 rolled steaks on top of the trivet.
Gently pour the beef stock into Dutch oven, then
lightly sprinkle the
Cajun spice over everything.

Cooking!
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Place in medium coals (350 American degrees) and
bake/cook for 1 1/2
hours.
Note! Do not throw away all that wonderful juice in
the bottom of the
Dutch oven! It makes a great gravy, sauce, or soup/chili stock!

Let's eat!
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Remove and slice into rounds and serve! Goes extremely well with a dollop of creamed horse radish.
Copyright 2002 by Phil Mahan Cooking With Da Cap'n
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