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    Home > Meal Type > Party Snacks

    Japanese Beef Tataki Rolls

    Updated: Jun 22nd 2021 • Published: Sep 10th 2018 • 8 Comments

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    These Japanese Beef Tataki Rolls make a great canapé or hors d'oeuvre for parties. The almost raw beef is rolled around crisp vegetables making them perfect finger food. Or serve them as an appetizer at the start of a Japanese inspired meal.

    close up showing the rare/raw beef and the sesame seed garnish

    What is Beef Tataki?

    Tataki is a Japanese dish that refers to a piece of meat (or fish) that has been seared around the edges but left raw in the centre.

    It is often served sliced like carpaccio, with a light ponzu sauce.

    Beef tataki takes filet beef, marinates it, sears the outside and then when the meat is only lightly seared, slices it thinly similar to sashimi.

    overhead showing 5 beef tataki rolls on a blue plate

    How do you slice the beef thinly for beef tataki?

    To make these beef tataki rolls easy to eat, the meat does need to be cut as thinly as you can manage. Because this dish is served chilled it doesn't matter if you refrigerate the beef before you make them. So to get the beef slices as thin as you can:

    • wrap the seared beef fillet in gladwrap/clingfilm
    • chill it in the fridge for several hours (or 30 minutes in the freezer)
    • this firms up the meat and makes it much easier to slice thinly

    What vegetables to put inside Beef Tataki

    You want to pick vegetables that work well raw and have a nice crunch to them. For these beef tataki rolls I used napa cabbage, carrot, green onion and red chili.

    But you could add red bell pepper, thinly sliced snap peas and if you can find it mouli makes a great talking point.

    showing the vegetables inside the beef tataki rolls plus the bed of cilantro leaves
    Enjoy x

    P.S If you are a lover of raw or rare beef then check out my posts on Beef Carpaccio and Italian Carne Cruda.
    Both are delicious ways to enjoy beef filet/beef tenderloin

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    Japanese Beef Tataki Rolls

    These Japanese Beef Tataki Rolls make a great canapé or hors d'oeuvre for parties. The almost raw beef is rolled around crisp vegetables making them perfect finger food. Or serve them as an appetizer at the start of a Japanese inspired meal.
    Prep Time15 mins
    Cook Time5 mins
    Resting time30 mins
    Total Time20 mins
    Course: Appetizer, Snack
    Cuisine: Japanese
    Servings: 24
    Calories: 69kcal
    Author: Claire | Sprinkle and Sprouts
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    Ingredients

    US Customary - Grams
    • 1 lb beef filet/beef tenderloin
    • 1 tablespoon neutral oil
    • 4 tablespoon soy sauce
    • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
    • 1 teaspoon sugar
    • ¼ napa cabbage
    • 1 carrot
    • 1 green
    • 2 red chilies
    • 2 teaspoon sesame seeds
    • Large bunch cilantro

    Instructions

    • Place a non-stick or cast iron fry pan over a high heat, and let it get very hot.
    • Brush the beef filet with the neutral oil and then sear for 40 seconds on each side.
    • Mix the soy sauce, sesame oil and sugar together in a small bowl and stir until the sugar has dissolved.
    • Use 2 tablespoons of the dressing and brush it over the meat. Reserve the rest of the dressing for later.
    • Wrap the beef in glad wrap/clingfim and chill in the fridge for at least an hour (or 30 minutes in the freezer)
    • To Serve
    • Cut the napa cabbage, carrot, green onion and red chili into thin lengths.
    • Thinly slice the beef and add a piece of each vegetable to the middle.
    • Drizzle each roll with a little of the dressing and then carefully roll up.
    • Serve on a bed of fresh cilantro and garnished with sesame seeds.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 69kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 179mg | Potassium: 106mg | Vitamin A: 490IU | Vitamin C: 8.1mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 0.6mg
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    1. Jack | BBQRecipez says

      September 18, 2018 at 11:04 am

      5 stars
      Just made this for the family and it was fantastic. Wouldn’t change a thing!!

      Reply
      • Claire McEwen says

        September 19, 2018 at 9:23 am

        Jack, thank you so much for coming back to comment. So happy your family enjoyed them 😀

        Reply
    2. Meaen Brosius says

      September 13, 2018 at 5:50 am

      5 stars
      These are such a crowd pleaser! We made them and they're delicious, of course, but they're also SO beautiful!

      Reply
      • Claire McEwen says

        September 13, 2018 at 5:58 am

        Oh yeah, I am so happy you and your guest enjoyed them 😀

        Reply
    3. Tayler Ross says

      September 13, 2018 at 5:45 am

      5 stars
      Now this is my kind of dish! So beautiful and tasty!

      Reply
      • Claire McEwen says

        September 13, 2018 at 5:47 am

        Thank you Taylor, I love beautiful food that tastes amazing 😀

        Reply
    4. Jessica Formicola says

      September 13, 2018 at 5:44 am

      5 stars
      I love all of those pretty colors and fresh flavors! Such an awesome dish!

      Reply
      • Claire McEwen says

        September 13, 2018 at 5:46 am

        Thank you Jessica, me too 😀

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