Oh. My. Gosh.
How have I missed this concept???
Beef AS the wrapper — not what’s inside the wrapper!!
This is absolutely brilliant. And it comes to us from our friends over at seasaltwithfood.com.
Japanese Beef Rolls
Ingredients
8 thinly slices of Beef (sirloin)
8 stalks of Asparagus, trimmed
3 stalks of Scallions, halved
100g Enoki Mushrooms, trimmed
3 Tbsp Japanese Soy Sauce
3 Tbsp Mirin
1 Tbsp Cooking Oil
Toothpicks or small skewers
Method
Preheat the oven to 400°F (205°C). Oil a baking tray.
Prepare the basting sauce. Mix the soy and mirin. Set aside.
Lay the beef slices, place the asparagus, scallions and mushrooms. Roll them tightly, and secure with toothpicks.
Bake in the oven for 5 minutes and baste the beef rolls with the sauce. Repeat the basting every 5 minutes until the beef rolls are cooked.
Boil the remaining sauce lightly and brush the beef rolls again. To serve, remove the toothpicks. Top it with some chopped scallions! DELISH!
Photo and recipe courtesy of seasaltwithfood.com.
September 8th, 2009 at 8:30 am
Something very similar can be done on the grill, too. Again, beef wrapper and enoki mushrooms (can add asparagus or other veggies if you like) held with a toothpick/small skewer, brush the outside with seasonings and drop them on the barbecue. My friend always does these at his barbecue, and they’re delicious! The first time I had one, I refused to believe that he hadn’t put butter inside; the juice from the meat mixed with the mushrooms is incredible!