Brociole (Italian)

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds round steak
• Melted lard
• 1/4 cup grated cheese
• 1/4 cup bread crumbs
• Black pepper, salt
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
• 1 hard-cooked egg
• 1 clove of garlic or small onion
• 1 tablespoon catsup
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 pint tomato pulp
• 1 cup dry macaroni

Instructions

1. Have the steak cut very thin, brush with melted lard, sprinkle with cheese, bread crumbs, pepper, salt, and parsley. Add sliced egg. Roll steak up tightly, tie firmly with a string.
2. Sear in hot greased skillet with a clove of garlic or onion. Remove the meat, and add to the skillet catsup and flour. Stir until smooth and add tomato pulp. Return the meat, and simmer in moderate oven until tender.
3. Boil macaroni in salted water until tender, about twenty-five minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water, place on platter with meat, sprinkle thickly with grated cheese, and spread with tomato sauce from the meat. Serve hot. Bake in the oven for 1 hour at 300 degrees.