Name: Beef tataki salad
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tablespoon vegetable oil; 500 gram piece thick beef steak, fat removed; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 tablespoon soy sauce; 2 tablespoon mirin (sweet japanese rice wine); 2 spring onions, finely sliced; 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, finely grated; 2 clove garlic, crushed; 150 gram mesclun; 2 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds; 2 lemons, cut into wedges

Beef tataki salad

Tataki is a traditional Japanese dish with meat or fish served raw or lightly seared.

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Serves 4

Cook

15M

Marinate

Ingredients

2 tablespoon vegetable oil

500 gram piece thick beef steak, fat removed

salt and freshly ground black pepper

2 tablespoon soy sauce

2 tablespoon mirin (sweet japanese rice wine)

2 spring onions, finely sliced

1 tablespoon fresh ginger, finely grated

2 clove garlic, crushed

150 gram mesclun

2 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

2 lemons, cut into wedges

Method

1.Rub one tablespoon of oil over the beef steak and season with salt and pepper. Heat remaining one tablespoon of oil in frying pan over medium-high heat. Add beef to the pan and cook for two to three minutes on each side until well-browned on both sides.

2.Combine the soy sauce, mirin, spring onions, ginger and garlic in a small deep-sided dish. Add beef and turn to cover in marinade.

3.Cover and refrigerate until the beef is cold, turning in marinade occasionally, for at least four hours and up to 24 hours.

4.Discard marinade and bring the beef to room temperature. Cut into thin slices and arrange on a bed of salad. Scatter with sesame seeds and garnish with lemon wedges.

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