japanese beef rolls

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 12 shiitake mushrooms, sliced
• 24 spears fresh asparagus, trimmed
• 8 thin-cut top round steaks
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1 bunch green onions, green parts only

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 40 mins


• heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. add the mushrooms, cover and allow them to sweat over low heat until soft. do not let them brown. meanwhile, bring a large pot or skillet of water to a boil. dunk the asparagus into the boiling water, then place into ice water to stop the cooking. set aside.
• preheat the oven broiler. grease a broiling pan.
• to construct the rolls, lay the steaks out flat. if your steaks are thick, pound them to about 1/4 inch thickness. brush soy sauce the surface, then place a few mushrooms, a couple of green onions and 3 asparagus spears at one end of each steak. roll up towards the other end to enclose, and secure each bundle with a toothpick. place the rolls seam side down on the broiling pan.
• roast under the preheated broiler until browned on top, about 3 minutes. turn the rolls over and brown on the other side, 2 to 3 more minutes. be careful not to over cook, this could burn the steaks or make them tough to eat.