How to make maltese bragioli (beef olives)

Make Maltese Bragioli (Beef Olives)

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First wrap lean beef with minced beef to make the bragioli. One beef olive serves one person.

First wrap lean beef with minced beef to make the bragioli. One beef olive serves one person.

Required ingredients: 130 ml ragu sauce, onions, garlic and potatoes.  One can add carrots and peas. For this recipe, I am going to add carrots. Seasonings: bay leaves, salt and pepper.

Required ingredients: 130 ml ragu sauce, onions, garlic and potatoes. One can add carrots and peas. For this recipe, I am going to add carrots. Seasonings: bay leaves, salt and pepper.

Peel the potatoes.

Peel the potatoes.

Peel and finely dice the onions.

Peel and finely dice the onions.

For colour and taste, I like to add carrots. Peel the carrots.

For colour and taste, I like to add carrots. Peel the carrots.

Peel and finely cop the garlic.

Peel and finely cop the garlic.

Place one teaspoon of oil in a medium size saucepan.

Place one teaspoon of oil in a medium size saucepan.

Place the chopped onions and garlic in the saucepan. Stir well with a wooden spoon.

Place the chopped onions and garlic in the saucepan. Stir well with a wooden spoon.

Dice the carrots.

Dice the carrots.

Dice the potatoes.

Dice the potatoes.

Pour half of cup of red wine. Stir well.

Pour half of cup of red wine. Stir well.

Add the chopped potatoes and carrots into the saucepan.

Add the chopped potatoes and carrots into the saucepan.

Add ragu sauce.

Add ragu sauce.

Add a pinch of salt and pepper.

Add a pinch of salt and pepper.

Add bay leaves.

Add bay leaves.

Stir well.

Stir well.

Place the bragioli in the saucepan.

Place the bragioli in the saucepan.

Close the saucepan with the its' lid.

Close the saucepan with the its' lid.

After 15 mins on medium heat, stir the bragioli. Leave them for 20 mins more.

After 15 mins on medium heat, stir the bragioli. Leave them for 20 mins more.

Serve the bragioli with stew. Enjoy your Maltese meal!! :)

  • 3.0 Bragioli
  • 3.0 Potato
  • 2.0 Onions
  • Carrots (Optional)
  • Peas (optional)
  • 1.0tsp Oil
  • 1.0pch Salt
  • 1.0pch Pepper
  • Red wine
  • 4.0 Garlic cloves
  • 2.0 Bay leaves