The beloved dish of the Princess from Belgium

Hello Local Guides!
From time to time I cook some food and this time I decided to share with you an interesting and not very difficult dish.
To prepare this dish, I was inspired by the post by @FaridTDF , who introduced Matambrе as one of the most delicious Argentinian dishes.
This dish that I want to share is very similar to Matambrе and it is very popular in Bulgaria and Hungary. The difference between the two dishes is that the Bulgarian and Hungarian versions use minced pork and veal - minced meat.
It’s about - “Stephanie roll”

The story of this dish is about a royal princess named Stephanie Belgian. She was much in love with Count Elemér Lónyay, a wealthy Hungarian and diplomat during the Austro-Hungarian Empire. But her father, the King of Belgium, had been against them for many years.
Their love was so strong that she relinquished her title and inheritance to marry her beloved. Princess Stefania was very fond of Hungarian cuisine. Count Elemér Lónyay experimented with a variety of food combinations to impress his beloved, and when he succeeded - called the dish Stephanie.

Now let’s get back to the recipe.

The necessary products for the recipe:

1 kg. minced meat of pork or veal
2 - carrot
5 - eggs
1 - onion head
2-3 tbsp breadcrumbs
4 pcs. pickles
100-120 gr. cheese
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 tsp cumin

We start, turn on the oven at 180 degrees.
1. Put the carrots to a boil until softened.
2. In another cooking pot, boil 4 hens eggs and boil for about 10 minutes, then remove the eggs.
3. Cut the onion in retail.
4. In a deep dish, place the minced meat, chopped onions, breadcrumbs, one raw egg and spices.

5. Mix it all together until a homogeneous mixture is formed.

6. When the eggs and carrots are done, cut the eggs in half, and the carrots and pickles in long strips. The

cheese is grated using a kitchen grater.

7. On a baking paper, spread the mixture using our hands in the form of a rectangle.
8. Arrange the eggs lengthwise on the mixture.
9. Then the carrots and pickles.
10. Finally sprinkle with grated cheese.

11-14. Wrap the roll with baking paper and then with your hands close all the holes so that it is well formed at the edges and there are no holes sideways.
15. Put the roll in a greased baking pan, then pour some water on both sides of the roll. Bake for about 35-40 minutes in the oven until golden brown.

The Princess’s dish can be served with a variety of vegetables or sauces. I chose to garnish with vegetables: lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers and it was very tasty!

Bon appétit!

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@mockata2

If it’s beef based or you may suggest will be a great help as pork is deadly prohibited, thanks.

:pray: :pray: :pray:

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Hi @rizbab28 . Usually this recipe is made with pork mince, but I’m sure the same recipe can be cooked with other types of minced meat such as beef.

Best regards!

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@mockata2

Thank you very much and I will try with beef as you may understand our limitations.

:pray: :tulip: :pray:

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Yes, of course @rizbab28 . When you have time cook with beef mince and share your photos and impressions.

Best regards!

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@mockata2

Sure Dear !!

:pray: :pray: :pray:

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Se ve muy sabrosa esta variante del arrollado @mockata2 :yum: :+1: :clap: lo voy a tener en cuenta para prepararlo.

Por otro lado me pone contento que mi post te inspire a desear hacer el tuyo contando sobre platos que parecen que estan a miles d e quilómetros pero realmente todos estamos misteriosamente muy conectados. :grinning: :four_leaf_clover:

Un gran saludos desde la Tierra del Fuego, Farid.

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I would be very glad if you @FaridTDF cook “Stefani’s Rollo” and share it. Indeed, there is a huge distance between Argentina and Bulgaria, but this does not prevent us from having similar dishes :slightly_smiling_face:

Best regards!

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Hello @mockata2

Great post. Very nice recipe. Clearly written and can be tried anywhere in the world where all this ingredients and condiments can be found.

Thank you for sharing this lovely recipe with us here on connect.

Let me tag Local Guides this may interest @OlgaKlimchik @Ant_Bad_Yogi @Izumi @FalguniP @SabbirShawon @Zino @Ale_003 @Stella2

Best regards

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@Austinelewex Thank you for tagging me to this post.

@mockata2 That looks really yummy. It’s good I already had dinner. Hahaha. Thank you for sharing the recipe with us.

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This looks great @mockata2

Amazing pictures and neatly plated :ok_hand: :ok_hand:

Thanks for Tagging me

@Austinelewex

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Thank you @Austinelewex for liking how I cooked Stephanie’s Roll. Admittedly, I made this recipe for the first time and will cook it again. It tastes better than it looks :slightly_smiling_face:

I am sure that the products and spices are almost everywhere in grocery stores, whoever decides to cook according to this recipe, I do not think it will be difficult to find them.

I want to thank both @Ant_Bad_Yogi and @FalguniP for the nice comments!

Best regards!

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Hi @mockata2 ,

Thank you for sharing this delicious dish with us and for the very detailed recipe.

Since I was a little kid this is my favorite one. My mother used to prepare it for us, and now every time I prepare it for my kids I remember the time when she was calling me to come home for the Руло Стефани dinner :).

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I’m glad I evoked memories in you from my childhood @MoniV . Indeed, I also remember this dish when I was little, so I decided to share the recipe here with people who do not know about our foods and recipes.

Поздрави от Благоевград!

Христо

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the food looks good @mockata2 if see this i will play game

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