Asian Beef Rolls

Roll a colorful Asian-inspired beef main dish for a fun dinner in. While the rolls are perfectly portioned for dinner, they could also be served as a festive appetizer at your next cocktail party. Serve with spicy ginger noodles.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 4 rolls)

Ingredients

• 1  pound  flank steak, trimmed
• 1/4  cup  low-sodium soy sauce
• 2 1/2  tablespoons  rice wine vinegar, divided
• 2  tablespoons  mirin (sweet rice wine)
• 1  teaspoon  dark sesame oil
• 48  (1 1/2-inch-long) pieces green onion tops (about 16 onions)
• 48  (1 1/2-inch-long) red bell pepper strips (about 1 large pepper)
• Cooking spray

Preparation

1. Cut steak diagonally across grain into 16 thin slices. Combine steak, soy sauce, 1 tablespoon vinegar, mirin, and sesame oil in a shallow dish. Marinate steak 10 minutes, turning occasionally.

2. Remove steak from marinade, reserving marinade. Place 1 steak slice on a cutting board or work surface; arrange 3 green onion pieces and 3 bell pepper strips on the end of steak slice. Roll up; set aside, seam side down. Repeat procedure with remaining steak strips, onion pieces, and bell pepper pieces.

3. Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Place beef rolls in pan, seam side down; cook 7 minutes, turning once.

4. While beef rolls cook, bring reserved marinade to a boil over medium-high heat; cook 3 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons vinegar. Drizzle sauce over rolls.

Spicy ginger noodles: Combine 3 cups hot cooked linguine, 1 tablespoon canola oil, 1 1/2 teaspoons grated peeled fresh ginger, 1 teaspoon dark sesame oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

204

Fat:

6.8g (sat 2.5g,mono 2.7g,poly 0.8g)

Protein:

25.4g

Carbohydrate:

7.7g

Fiber:

1.5g

Cholesterol:

37mg

Iron:

2.3mg

Sodium:

589mg

Calcium:

38mg