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MORE ABOUT JAPANESE COOKING Vol.29 No.3 October 2015 / TRADITIONAL RECIPE

Beef Roll-Ups with Nagaimo and Umeboshi

Vegetables wrapped in beef is a popular dish to make at home. Other tasty fillings include asparagus, Japanese long onion, gobo (burdock root), carrot and green beans.

Calories
279kcal
Protein
18.6g
Fat
12.0g
(per serving)

Ingredients (Serves 4)

Nagaimo
Nagaimo
  • 120 g / 4 oz. nagaimo Chinese yam, peeled*1
  • 2 large umeboshi, pickled Japanese apricots
  • 1 T Kikkoman Manjo Mirin
  • 8 thin slices of beef, each 40 g / 1.6 oz.
  • 16 leaves of shiso (perilla leaf)*2
  • 1 T vegetable oil
  • 3 T sake
Seasoning
  • 3 T Kikkoman Soy Sauce
  • 3 T Kikkoman Manjo Mirin
  • 2 t granulated sugar
  • *1 C (U.S. cup) = approx. 240 ml; 1 T = 15 ml; 1 t = 5 ml

Directions

  1. 1

    Cut nagaimo into 8 sticks, each roughly 10 cm / 4 in. long and 1 cm / 0.4 inch wide.

  2. 2

    Remove the pits from the umeboshi. Mince the umeboshi and put into a small bowl. Add 1 T mirin and smooth to make a paste.

  3. 3

    Lay out one beef slice on a cutting board. Lightly spread a small amount of the umeboshi paste on top of the slice, place 2 shiso leaves atop the paste, then place a stick of nagaimo on the side nearest you. Roll up the beef (see photos); repeat to make a total of 8 rolls.

  4. 4

    Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan over medium heat; add the beef rolls with rolled ends facing down. Cook until golden brown, while shaking the pan.

  5. 5

    Add sake to the pan. Cover with a lid and simmer for 5 minutes.

  6. 6

    Add the seasoning ingredients and simmer again uncovered until the liquid has reduced and glazed, shaking the pan so that the liquid evenly coats the rolls.

  7. 7

    Cut the beef rolls into bite sizes to serve.

  1. *1If nagaimo is not available, use potato.
  2. *2If shiso is unavailable, substitute egoma (wild sesame leaf).

Recipe by Kikkoman Corporation

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