Korean Beef-Wrapped Asparagus

Crisp asparagus is enveloped in thinly sliced beef that has been marinated in a wonderful blend of flavors. This is a fantastically delicious appy that your meat-loving guests will devour!

Beef roulade is the best cut to use for this recipe. It comes pre-sliced into paper-thin wide sheets, something you just can’t do at home. Most meat sections will have them already packaged, if not ask the butcher to prepare some for you.

Once the meat has been cut to size and marinated, wrap them around the stalks of the asparagus – each piece of meat should be cut so there is just under an inch of overlap. This way as the meat cooks and shrinks, it won’t unwrap.

Drizzle with a bit of oil, sprinkle with some sesame seeds and salt and pepper, then place each one seam-side down onto a hot grill. It will only take a few minutes per side, so watch them carefully.

Korean Beef-Wrapped Asparagus

Marla Hingley

The combination of textures and flavors in this dish is exceptional.

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Prep Time 2 hrs

Cook Time 10 mins

Total Time 2 hrs 10 mins

Servings 6

Ingredients

  

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• 1 lb beef roulade 1/8” thinly sliced beef

Marinade

• 3 Tbsp GF soy sauce
• 1 Tbsp pineapple juice
• 1 Tbsp sesame oil
• 1 clove garlic minced
• 2 tsp honey
• 1 ½ tsp GF fish sauce
• ½ tsp fresh ginger minced
• 1/8 tsp red pepper flakes
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 24 spears asparagus trimmed

Topping

• ½ tsp sesame seeds
• Salt and pepper

Instructions

 

• Cut beef into squares so they are wide enough to wrap around each asparagus once, with just a bit of overlap (the meat will shrink a bit as it cooks, so you still want enough of an overlap so it won’t unwrap as it cooks).
• Combine all the marinade ingredients, and pour all but ¼ of it into a ziploc bag. Set aside the reserve to use for later. Add meat and marinate in the fridge for up to 2 hours.
• Wrap a slice of meat around each stalk and place seam side down on a baking sheet. Drizzle with a bit of oil, and sprinkle with sesame seeds and salt and pepper.
• Place seam-side down on a hot grill for about 3 minutes on each side (you can also broil them in the oven).
• Pour reserved marinade in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Boil until reduced, and becomes thick. Drizzle over cooked stalks and serve.

Notes

Vegan alternative to fish sauce: Simmer 3 cups water, ¼ oz dried sliced shiitake mushrooms, 3 Tbsp salt, 2 Tbsp GF soy sauce over medium heat until reduced by half. Strain, cool and refrigerate up to 3 weeks. Makes 1 ½ cups.

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