Carrot-Beef Sushi With Caper-Basil Mustard

Serves: 5

Terry Wiza

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

53

Spice

52

Sweetness

52

Sourness

36

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 tbsp

Vegetable Oil

3 tbsps

Basil (chopped)

3 tbsps

Dijon Mustard

Directions:

1

Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle

2

Heat a dry 12-inch heavy skillet (not nonstick) over medium-high heat until hot, about 2 minutes

3

Meanwhile, pat steaks dry and sprinkle all over with 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper (total)

4

Add vegetable oil to hot skillet, swirling to coat bottom, then brown steaks, turning once, about 4 minutes total

5

Transfer steaks to a small shallow baking pan and roast in oven 5 minutes

6

Transfer to a cutting board and cool about 30 minutes

7

While steaks cool, cut carrots lengthwise into 42 (1-inch-wide) ribbons (less than 1/16 inch thick) with an adjustable-blade slicer or a vegetable peeler

8

Cook ribbons in a pot of boiling salted water (2 tablespoons salt for 4 quarts water), uncovered, until just tender, about 3 minutes

9

Transfer with a slotted spoon to an ice bath to stop cooking

10

Carefully drain, then pat ribbons dry

11

Whisk together basil, parsley, mustard, shallots, capers, and garlic in a small bowl, then add oil in a slow stream, whisking until emulsified

12

Trim fat and gristle from steaks, then cut each lengthwise into 3 (3/4- to 1-inch-wide) strips

13

Place a sushi mat with slats running crosswise or a 9-inch square of parchment paper on a work surface

14

Arrange 6 to 8 carrot ribbons side by side lengthwise, following slats and slightly overlapping, to form a 6-inch square

15

Spread about 1 tablespoon of mustard sauce evenly across bottom half of carrot square, then lay 1 strip of steak across carrots 1 inch from edge nearest you

16

Roll up carrots and beef tightly, using sushi mat as an aid

17

Transfer beef roll, seam side down, to a cutting board, then trim ends and cut crosswise into about 10 (1/2-inch) pieces

18

Make and cut 5 more rolls

19

Turn pieces upright to serve

20

Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle

21

Heat a dry 12-inch heavy skillet (not nonstick) over medium-high heat until hot, about 2 minutes

22

Meanwhile, pat steaks dry and sprinkle all over with 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper (total)

23

Add vegetable oil to hot skillet, swirling to coat bottom, then brown steaks, turning once, about 4 minutes total

24

Transfer steaks to a small shallow baking pan and roast in oven 5 minutes

25

Transfer to a cutting board and cool about 30 minutes

26

While steaks cool, cut carrots lengthwise into 42 (1-inch-wide) ribbons (less than 1/16 inch thick) with an adjustable-blade slicer or a vegetable peeler

27

Cook ribbons in a pot of boiling salted water (2 tablespoons salt for 4 quarts water), uncovered, until just tender, about 3 minutes

28

Transfer with a slotted spoon to an ice bath to stop cooking

29

Carefully drain, then pat ribbons dry

30

Whisk together basil, parsley, mustard, shallots, capers, and garlic in a small bowl, then add oil in a slow stream, whisking until emulsified

31

Trim fat and gristle from steaks, then cut each lengthwise into 3 (3/4- to 1-inch-wide) strips

32

Place a sushi mat with slats running crosswise or a 9-inch square of parchment paper on a work surface

33

Arrange 6 to 8 carrot ribbons side by side lengthwise, following slats and slightly overlapping, to form a 6-inch square

34

Spread about 1 tablespoon of mustard sauce evenly across bottom half of carrot square, then lay 1 strip of steak across carrots 1 inch from edge nearest you

35

Roll up carrots and beef tightly, using sushi mat as an aid

36

Transfer beef roll, seam side down, to a cutting board, then trim ends and cut crosswise into about 10 (1/2-inch) pieces

37

Make and cut 5 more rolls

38

Turn pieces upright to serve