This family recipe is slightly different, and slightly easier to make than what you might find elsewhere. Rouladen is something a little different if you’re looking to make a traditional meal from another country.

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<\/p><\/div>"} 6 Wrap a piece of bacon around the meat to hold it together. Usually, the meat is tied up with string to stay together, but wrapping it in bacon (as opposed to putting the bacon inside) is an easy trick so you don’t get stuck with strings at the end. The rouladen is now ready to cook. Usually, the meat is tied up with string to stay together, but wrapping it in bacon (as opposed to putting the bacon inside) is an easy trick so you don’t get stuck with strings at the end. The rouladen is now ready to cook.

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<\/p><\/div>"} 7 Brown the meat in a skillet at medium to high heat, turning them every couple minutes to cook each side. They will slow cook all the way through later.

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<\/p><\/div>"} 8 When brown, add 2 cups of water to the skillet and bring to a boil, using a spoon to scrape any meat drippings off the bottom of the pan.

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<\/p><\/div>"} 10 Add 1-2 cups of water and ¼ cup of pickle juice after the 30 minutes, and continue doing this every 15 minutes for two hours total. If you haven’t used all the pickle juice by the end, add the rest. Also, you can always add more water throughout to make sure the meat is covered, depending on how quickly the water evaporates.