Ingredients:

6-8 slices of the European beef (roast beef, leg or silverside), salt, pepper, 1 teaspoon of marjoram, half a teaspoon of herbal pepper, 2 teaspoons of mustard, 3-4 tablespoonsfuls of oil, 1 glass of beef-tea, half a glass of water, 7-8 dried mushrooms, 1 onion, 2 bay leaves, 3 grains of allspice, 1 table spoon of wheat flour, 2 pickled cucumbers, 1 slice of bread, 6-8 slices of raw bacon, 2 tablespoonsfuls of cream, toothpicks for tacking

Preparation:

1. Leave the mushrooms in lukewarm water for about 15 minutes, then drain off any extra water.
2. Thinly slice the beef, season with salt and pepper and brush with mustard.
3. Cut the pickled cucumbers into strips.
4. Slice the bread into strips.
5. Place a slice of bacon, a cucumber strip, bread and a quarter of onion on the meat.
6. Roll up the meat and tack it with a toothpick.
7. Fry the rolls in oil on each side and put them into a pot with boiling beef tea.
8. Dice the onions and mushrooms.
9. Add onions, mushrooms, marjoram, bay leaves, allspice and herbal pepper to the pot.
10. Cook covered until the meat is tender (about 2.5 hours).
11. Dissolve a tablespoonsful of flour in half a cup of water and pour into the boiling sauce.
12. Stir and bring it to the boil.
13. Add two tablespoonsfuls of cream.
14. Stir thoroughly.
15. Serve with salad and potatoes.