Japanese Beef And Vegetables Rolls

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 large carrot
• 12 small asparagus spears
• 4 green onions
• 12 slices filet of beef (thin slices)
• 1 tablespoon oil (i use olive oil but vegetable would be fine.)
• 80 ml mirin or 80 ml sweet rice wine
• 60 ml japanese soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons sake
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornflour

Recipe

• 1 using a vegetable peeler slice carrot into thin strips, lengthways. cut strips to fit beef slices.
• 2 lay beef slices flat sift about 1 tablespoon of cornflour over the top. lay 2 pieces each of carrot and onion and top with an asparagus spear, roll up beef and secure with kitchen string or toothpicks. dust rolls with remaining cornflour.
• 3 heat the oil in a pan, add rolls, cook until browned all over. remove rolls from pan, wipe oil from pan with absorbent paper.
• 4 return rolls to pan, add combined mirin, sake, soy sauce and sugar, bring to the boil. reduce heat to a simmer and simmer rolls, stirring occasionally, until cooked through. if you prefer a thicker sauce remove rolls from pan and bring mixture to the boil to thicken or add just a small amount of cornflour mixed with water to thicken the sauce. return rolls to pan to coat with sauce.
• 5 remove rolls from pan, cool 2 minutes. remove and discard toothpicks, cut rolls in half, arrange on a serving plate and pour remaining sauce over.