Yummy Glazed Beef Wrapped Asparagus – Kid-Friendly Vegetables
Craving a taste of vibrant Tokyo without booking a flight? These Soy Glazed Beef-Wrapped Asparagus, also known as Aspara Nikumaki, is EXACTLY what you need. These little bundles of savory joy are inspired by my recent trip to Shibuya and will transport you straight to bustling food stalls with every bite. Don’t worry, you don’t need expert chopsticks or fluent Japanese to master this recipe – it’s surprisingly easy and whips up in just 20 minutes. It’s the perfect weeknight dinner or lunchbox hero, guaranteed to impress even the pickiest eaters.
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Perfect Way To Add Veggies for Meat Lovers
Inspired by my recent Tokyo trip, this Soy Glazed Beef Wrapped Asparagus recipe is SO savory and delicious, and a great way to sneak in some veggies. It’s great as an appetizer, quick and easy dinner, or a packed lunch! Dom doesn’t enjoy asparagus no matter what dish they’re in…but this one? He REQUESTS it for his lunchbox ALL THE TIME! I sometimes make extra portions for dinner, and pack the rest for lunch the next day. So few ingredients – yet OH SO GOOD!
For a VEGETARIAN option, you can wrap the asparagus in softened tofu skin or a whole cabbage leaf, and cook them in the sauce. Of course, you can replace the oyster sauce and dashi power with vegetarian alternatives as well.
Beef Wrapped Asparagus Ingredients
- 24 thin slices of beef (hot pot beef is what I used)
- 12 asparagus
- Black pepper to season
- Green onion and sesame seeds to garnish
Soy Glazed sauce
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce
- 0.25 tbsp dashi powder
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- ¼ cup cold water
- Wrap two thin slices of beef around the asparagus, roll it up, and rest it opening side facing down. Season with black pepper.
- For the sauce, mix soy sauce, oyster sauce, dashi powder, sugar, and water.
- Drizzle pan into an oil, and turn heat to medium-high. Add in the asparagus, and pan-fry for 2-3 minutes on each side
- Drizzle in the sauce, cover and let it cook for 2-3 minutes or until the sauce has thickened.
- Garnish with green onion and sesame seeds and enjoy!
Soy Glazed Beef Wrapped Asparagus
By Tiffy Cooks
Ingredients
- 24 thinly slices of beef hot pot beef is what I used
- 12 asparagus
- Black Pepper As needed
Soy Glaze Sauce
- 2 tbsp Soy Sauce
- 1 tbsp Oyster Sauce
- 0.25 tbsp dashi powder
- 1 tbsp Sugar
- ¼ cup cold water
Garnish
- Green onion
- sesame seeds
Instructions
- Wrap two thin slices of beef around the asparagus, roll it up, and rest it opening side facing down. Season with black pepper.24 thinly slices of beef, 12 asparagus, Black Pepper
- For the sauce, mix soy sauce, oyster sauce, dashi powder, sugar, and water.2 tbsp Soy Sauce, 1 tbsp Oyster Sauce, 0.25 tbsp dashi powder, 1 tbsp Sugar, ¼ cup cold water
- Drizzle pan into an oil, and turn heat to medium-high. Add in the beef-rolled asparagus, and pan-fry for 2-3 minutes on each side
- Drizzle in the sauce, cover and let it cook for 2-3 minutes or until the sauce has thickened.
- Garnish with green onion and sesame seeds and enjoy!sesame seeds, Green onion
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This is very similar to Japanese Negimaki but instead of asparagus the beef is rolled around scallions and then chopped into rolls with a very tasty special sauce poured over it. I use to eat it a lot in Japanese restaurants on the East Coast. I’ve never seen it on the West Coast unfortunately and that is where I live. The server would bring it out sizzling and everyone would turn their heads and ask “What are you eating” The aroma was intoxicating.