Barbecued Beef Roll

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INGREDIENTS

1 - Full cut round steak (see note)
3/4 cup catsup
1/3 cup chili sauce
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup wine vinegar
2 tablespoons steak sauce
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
3/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
1/4 cup whole kernel corn
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
1/4 cup chopped pitted ripe olives
1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons cooking oil
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
2 tablespoons sliced pitted ripe olives
3 tomato roses
Green pepper slices

NOTE - Steak should be cut 1/2 to 3/4-inch thick and weigh approximately 2 to 2-1/2 pounds.

Combine catsup, chili sauce, brown sugar, wine vinegar, steak sauce, cumin and chili powder in a small saucepan; cook slowly 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, remove bone from round steak; sprinkle with salt and pepper and pound with mallet. Brush top of steak with 1/2 cup barbecue sauce. Sprinkle with 3/4 cup Cheddar cheese, corn, green pepper and 1/4 cup sliced ripe olives.

Beginning with long side, roll steak tightly and tie with string. Dredge steak roll in flour, and brown lightly in cooking oil in electric frying pan. Pour remaining barbecue sauce and water over steak. Cover tightly and cook slowly for 1-1/2 hours or until meat is tender.

During last 5 minutes of cooking time, remove strings and sprinkle top of meat with 1/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese and 2 tablespoons sliced ripe olives. Place steak roll on warm serving platter.

Garnish with tomato roses. Place green pepper slices around roses for leaf effect.

Serve remaining barbecue sauce with beef roll.

TOMATO ROSES - Using 3 tomatoes, pare each with a very sharp knife, starting at the rounded top and continuing in a circular manner around the tomato to obtain a strip of peel approximately 10 inches long and 1 inch wide. (Pare off only the skin).

Wrap one end of one strip around tip of index finger. Continue wrapping, forming petals of a rose. Gently lift rose from finger tip to serving platter. Repeat for other roses.

Makes 6 servings