Grilled Beef Rolls
- 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, plus more for brushing
- 1 tablespoon Asian fish sauce
- 1 fresh lemongrass stalk, tender inner white bulb only, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon five-spice powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons honey
- 4 garlic cloves1 minced, 3 very thinly sliced
- Kosher salt
- 1/2 pound flank steak, thinly sliced across the grain into 1/4-inch-thick slices, then halved crosswise
- 12 large grape leaves from a jar
- 1/2 small jicama, peeled and cut into 2-by-1/4-inch matchsticks
- 24 small basil leaves
- 2 scallions, minced
- 2 tablespoons chopped unsalted roasted peanuts
- Light a grill.
- In a medium bowl, mix 1 tablespoon of the oil with the fish sauce, lemongrass, five-spice powder, honey, minced garlic and 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
- Add the flank steak and toss to coat.
- Using scissors, snip off the stems from the grape leaves and spread a few of the leaves out on a work surface.
- Place 2 slices of the garlic in the center of each leaf.
- Top with 2 slices of steak, 2 pieces of jicama and 2 basil leaves.
- Roll up the leaves into tight cylinders, tucking in the sides as you roll.
- Repeat with the remaining grape leaves, garlic, steak, jicama and basil.
- Thread the rolls onto 4 pairs of skewers, so that each pair holds 3 rolls.
- Lightly brush the skewered rolls with oil.
- In a small skillet, heat the remaining 1/4 cup of oil until just beginning to smoke.
- Remove from the heat and add the scallions and 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
- Immediately pour the hot scallion oil into a ramekin.
- Grill the rolls over moderately high heat, turning once, until lightly charred outside and firm, about 8 minutes.
- Transfer the rolls to a platter and drizzle the scallion oil on top.
- Sprinkle with the peanuts and serve.
vegetable oil, fish sauce, only, fivespice powder, honey, garlic, kosher salt, flank steak, grape, jicama, basil, scallions, peanuts
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/grilled-beef-rolls (may not work)