Enoki beef rolls — bundles of enoki mushrooms wrapped in thinly sliced beef over a bed of onions and silky eggs. It's perfect over a bowl of white rice and a great addition to the weekday dinner rotation since it's super easy (and fun!) to make and takes less than 30 minutes. Alternatively, try our gyudon (Japanese beef bowl) for a dish with similar flavor profile but with even less prep work or mille feuille nabe for a similar concept with napa cabbage and thinly sliced pork.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Total Time20 minutesmins
Yield: 3servings
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Ingredients
For the dish:
1poundthinly sliced beef ribeyethawed (or sirloin for a leaner cut) *see notes
7ouncesenoki mushrooms(usually 1 pack is 7oz/200g)
Make the seasoned broth:Mix together all of the ingredients for broth until the dashi powder dissolves. Set aside until needed.
Assemble the enoki beef rolls:Trim off the ends of the enoki mushrooms, about 1 to 2 inches, and separate the mushrooms into small bundles, no bigger than about ¼ inch. Wrap each bundle of enoki mushrooms with a sheet of the thinly sliced beef. Repeat with all beef and enoki mushrooms.
Cook:In a large skillet or saute pan over medium heat, add the oil. Once the pan is hot, add the sliced onion and saute until the onion softens and turn translucent.
Arrange the prepared enoki beef rolls around the pan in as even of a layer as possible on top of the sautéed onions. If you need to lower the heat while doing this, it's totally okay.
Next, pour the prepared seasoned broth around the pan, crack some black pepper on top of the enoki beef rolls (optional), cover with a lid, and bring it to a boil over medium to medium high heat. Once the broth comes to a boil, reduce the heat to keep it at a simmer and cook for about 2 to 3 minutes until the beef is just cooked through. At this point, the beef should no longer be red or pink.
Optional:Once the beef is cooked, pour the beaten egg around the pan. Cover with the lid again and let the broth come back to a simmer. Simmer until the eggs are cooked, about 30 seconds to 1 minute.
Finish:Uncover and garnish with sliced green onions and sesame seeds. Enjoy while hot with rice!
Notes
Please refer to the post above for step by step photo reference, tips, storage, and FAQs!
Thinly sliced beef - We recommend using thinly sliced beef meant for hot pot and shabu shabu for this this. They're sliced extremely thin, which means they'll cook super quickly and stay tender. You can find it at most Asian markets in the frozen meat aisles. Our favorite cut is ribeye for this dish because it's more flavorful and guaranteed to be tender, but sirloin is a good choice for something leaner.
Egg - Although adding eggs is optional, we highly recommend for this dish! The egg is the perfect vehicle to soak up all the yummy seasoned broth.