Beef And Scallion Roll-ups

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 bunches scallions, cut into slivers
• 1/3 cup beer
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 12 slices deli roast beef (thin slices)
• salt
• 1 cucumber, seeded and cut into slivers
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• cooked rice, for serving
• chopped cilantro, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 in a medium saucepan of boiling water, cook the scallions for 30 seconds; drain. in a bowl, whisk together the beer, soy sauce and sugar; set aside.
• 2 trim each roast beef slice to about 4 by 5 inches. season with salt.
• 3 lay a small cluster of scallion and cucumber slivers on the bottom edge of each slice and roll tightly to form a log; secure with a toothpick along the length of the roll.
• 4 repeat with the remaining beef, scallions and cucumber. using a basting brush, coat the logs with the reserved beer sauce; let stand for 10 minutes.
• 5 meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. add the beef rolls (reserve the sauce) and cook, turning, until the sides are brown, about 5 minutes.
• 6 transfer to a plate. add the reserved beer sauce to the skillet and simmer until syrupy, about 2 minutes.
• 7 remove the toothpicks from the beef rolls; discard. cut the rolls into quarters. top with the sauce.
• 8 top the cooked rice with the cilantro and serve with the roll-ups.