Meat rolls with different fillings are cooked quickly, and they are very tasty. It is also an amazing appetizer that you can whip up when unexpected guests come to you.
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You will need
- Thinly sliced meat of your choice (corned beef, ham, pastrami, salami, etc. - everything fits well).
- Soft cream cheese, preferably with spices (Philadelphia or other similar).
- Fresh basil (or other leafy ones to choose from: spinach, arugula, mint, dill, shiso, etc.).
- Seasonal vegetables (asparagus, cucumbers, carrots, bell peppers, cabbage, green onions, leeks, etc.).
- Seasonal fruits (apple, pear, mango, papaya, avocado, strawberries, peach, etc.).
- Canned fruits or vegetables (pickled peppers, fried tomatoes, kimchi, pickled daikon, etc.).
Instruction manual
1
You can buy cream cheese pre-seasoned, but it's easy to make yourself. Just soften the cream cheese, letting it stand in a warm room, then mix a combination of any of the ingredients listed below. The meat roll recipe does not offer any concrete correlation: just keep adding ingredients until it tastes good for you!
Salty seasoning:
- Finely chopped or grated garlic
- Dijon mustard
- Finely chopped onion
- Worcester or soy sauce
- chopped greens
- Smoked salmon
- Mashed anchovy fillet
- Grated Parmesan Cheese
- Ground red pepper, smoked paprika, or other spices
Sweet seasoning:
- fruit jam
- Honey
- Citrus zest
- Frozen and thawed berries, mashed
- Cinnamon, Jamaican pepper or other spices
2
To spin the meat rolls, lay the meat on a cutting board, put the basil on about 1/4 of one end, and then add all the other ingredients that you want to use on top of the basil leaf.
3
Pour cream cheese along the line. Also note that placing basil leaves upside down on the meat means that they will lie down nicely and are easier to combine with cream cheese.
4
Holding the meat, roll the meat rolls so that the filling is firmly wrapped.
5
Now cut the meat rolls with the filling (each) into 2-5 pieces, about 1-1.5 cm in length. Use a very sharp knife, and wipe the blade between the cuts so that the edges look beautiful and cream cheese does not leak.
6
Choose a suitable dish size and move the sliced meat rolls onto it. If they begin to unfold, fasten with toothpicks.
Useful advice
This appetizer can be covered with plastic wrap and refrigerated before serving. If you have a few rolls left after the feast, they will taste even better the next day.