Grilled Beef-Wrapped Asparagus
- Level: Easy
- Total: 3 hr (includes marinating time)
- Active: 15 min
- Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients
4 ounces flank steak
1 tablespoon mirin
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon minced ginger
1/4 teaspoon garlic chile sauce, such as sambal
Zest of 1 lime
Juice of 1/2 lime
8 to 10 asparagus, trimmed
1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
1 teaspoon sesame seeds
Directions
- Place the steak in the freezer for 45 minutes. This will make it easier to slice.
- Thinly slice the steak, about five 4-inch-long strips. In a medium bowl, mix the mirin, soy sauce, ginger, chile sauce, lime zest and lime juice. Add the steak and marinate, covered, for at least 2 hours.
- Toss the asparagus in the sesame oil. Remove the steak from the marinade. Wrap 2 pieces of asparagus with a single piece of steak. Heat a grill pan set over high heat until smoking. Grill each bundle, turning, until all sides are cooked and the asparagus begins to wilt, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with the sesame seeds, and then serve.
