This recipe is a modified version of something my mom used to make all of the time while I was growing up. I think it was even my special birthday dinner a couple of times. It came out of an ugly cookbook from the seventies. There were no pictures and I have no idea how my mom went about deciding to try this one but it was a hit! The title is "Steakettes with Stuffing" which always left me to wonder what in the world is a "steakette"? Whatever, we always just called it bracciole (brah-zhole) even though the dish isn't Italian and involves a brown gravy rather than a tomato sauce. What it does involve is a way to make a hearty meal out of a cheaper cut of beef.
6 slices of bottom round beef (about 1/2" thick)
1 medium onion, chopped finely
6 T veg oil
3 cups of soft bread crumbs (pulse 6 slices of white bread in a processor)
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese (use the good stuff, it's worth it)
1/3 cup of dried parsley
1 t salt
1 t white pepper
1/4 cup hot water
4 beef bouillon cubes
1/4 cup flour
1 t dried thyme
4 cups of water
