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Beef olives (bragioli)
The joy of this recipe is that you don’t need the best cuts of meat to make a delicious meal. Thin slices of tenderised beef are stuffed with minced veal, herbs and flavourings and gently cooked in a tomato-based sauce. This can also be served as two meals in the traditional Maltese way with the cooking sauce paired with pasta as a first course.
Ingredients
Sauce
3 tbsp olive oil
2 large onions, diced
5 garlic cloves, crushed
400 g tin tomatoes
1 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves
½ cup basil leaves
2 bay leaves
250 ml red wine
500 ml water
salt and pepper
6 thin slices of topside or round steak
400 g minced veal
2 bacon rashers, diced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
½ cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
1 tbsp finely chopped oregano
1 spring onion, finely sliced
½ cup grated gbejniet (Maltese cheese)
2 eggs, beaten
salt and pepper
Preparation
To make the sauce, heat the oil in a large saucepan and add the onion and garlic. Fry until softened. Add the remaining ingredients and leave to simmer while you prepare the bragioli.
Flatten the beef slices with a mallet and set aside. Mix the remaining ingredients together well, seasoning with salt and pepper. Place a generous tablespoon of mixture on each slice of beef, spreading out well. Roll up and secure with toothpicks or tie with butcher’s string. Place the rolls in the sauce and simmer for 1 ½ hours over low heat.
SBS cook’s notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55–60 g, unless specified.
Maltese Restaurants
Displaying 4 of 4 Maltese Restaurants.
| Restaurant | Suburb | |
| 1. | The Original Maltese Cafe | Surry Hills |
| 2. | Maha Bar & Grill | Melbourne |
| 3. | Pastizzi Cafe | Newtown |
| 4. | Cafe Valletta | Sydney |
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