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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
If you are still wondering what to cook for the weekend to treat your family members, TasteVN will introduce you to a dish from beef that is super delicious and easy to make! Let’s get cooking with a delicious and nutritious beef roll with enoki mushrooms in tomato sauce!
Ingredients for Beef Rolls with Enoki Mushrooms in Tomato Sauce Serves 2 people
Beef belly 100 gr Enoki mushrooms 50 gr Bell pepper 1 piece Tomato 2 pieces Minced garlic and onion 1 tablespoon Chili sauce 1 tablespoon Fish sauce 1 tablespoon Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Common seasonings a little (salt/ seasoning powder/ ground pepper/ sugar/ monosodium glutamate)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh beef
- Choose beef that is bright red, with light yellow fat, has a characteristic aroma, and the meat is small, tender, with fine fibers.
- If you see the meat has small, white nodules that are easy to detach, it may contain parasites, and you should not buy it.
- To check the quality of the meat, you can press on the cut of the meat with your hand; if no slime comes out, and the meat is soft, dry, and has good elasticity, then it’s good quality meat.
- Avoid buying meat that is pale green or dark red, has dark yellow fat, and has a strange smell, as this may indicate old or low-quality meat.
How to choose fresh and delicious enoki mushrooms
- Fresh and delicious enoki mushrooms usually have an ivory white color, the stems do not have black spots, and are slightly brown. Additionally, the caps of the mushrooms are firm and tightly attached to the stems.
- You should avoid buying mushrooms that are oozing slimy liquid, bruised, with stems that are separated and breaking apart as these are types of mushrooms that have spoiled and cannot be used.
- You should limit buying enoki mushrooms that have a moldy surface, and when smelling, if you detect a strange foul odor, it may be because the enoki mushrooms have been excessively sprayed with pesticides.
How to buy fresh and delicious tomatoes
- Fresh and delicious tomatoes have a bright red outer skin, plump, evenly colored, with intact skin, and no scratches.
- Natural ripe tomatoes usually have a light fragrance, while artificially ripened tomatoes often have no smell.
- You should choose tomatoes that still have the stem attached, with the stem still fresh and not wilted, as these are freshly harvested, delicious tomatoes.
- Do not buy soft and mushy tomatoes, with wrinkled skins, as these are tomatoes that have been around for a long time and are no longer fresh. Additionally, do not buy green tomatoes as they are not good for the body.
How to prepare Beef Rolls with Enoki Mushrooms in Tomato Sauce
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Prepare the ingredients
The beef you buy should be washed thoroughly with water, then cut into thin slices about the length of a hand. Next, place the beef into a bowl and marinate with 1/3 teaspoon of salt, 1/3 teaspoon of ground pepper, and 1/3 tablespoon of seasoning, then use chopsticks to mix well so that the meat absorbs the seasoning evenly.
Effective ways to prepare and eliminate the smell of beef- Method 1: You can use roasted ginger, crush it finely, then rub it on the surface of the beef and rinse with water.
- Method 2: Soaking the beef with white wine for about 15 minutes will effectively eliminate the smell of beef.
- Method 3: After buying, wash the meat briefly with cold water, then blanch it in hot water (not boiling) for about 3 minutes, then remove it.
See details: Effective ways to eliminate the smell of beef
For the enoki mushrooms, cut off the roots, then separate them into small clusters for easy eating, wash them a few times with water to clean, and let them drain.
Wash the bell pepper briefly with water, cut off the stem and seeds, then cut into long strips.
Wash the tomatoes, remove the stems, and then dice them.
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Roll and sear the beef
You spread the sliced beef on a cutting board and then add the bell peppers and prepared enoki mushrooms on top of the beef, roll it up, and use a toothpick to secure it.
Place a pan on the stove, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil and heat on medium. When the oil is hot, add the beef and sear for about 1 minute, wait until the beef is slightly cooked, then transfer it to a plate.
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Cooking Beef with Tomato Sauce
Place a pan on the stove, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, wait for the oil to heat up, then add 1 tablespoon of minced garlic and onion and sauté until fragrant. Next, add diced tomatoes and stir-fry briefly with 1 tablespoon of sugar for about 1 – 2 minutes.
Then, add the seared beef rolled with enoki mushrooms to stir-fry with the tomato sauce. After that, season with 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, 1/2 teaspoon of seasoning powder, 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 1 tablespoon of chili sauce, and a little water.
Cook on low heat for about 2 – 3 minutes for the beef to absorb the tomato sauce evenly, taste and adjust the seasoning, then turn off the heat and plate it.
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Final Product
The beef is fresh and naturally sweet, the enoki mushrooms are crunchy and chewy, blending perfectly with the sweet and sour sauce that everyone loves from the first try!
This dish is also amazing when eaten with hot rice, so give it a try!
With an extremely simple method and easily found ingredients, you have right away a delicious and attractive dish of beef rolled with enoki mushrooms in tomato sauce, right? What are you waiting for? Let’s get started in the kitchen, TasteVN wishes you success!
