Asparagus Wrapped in Beef Tskune

Name: Asparagus Wrapped in Beef Tskune
Yield: Serves 4 | Makes 8
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 8 medium-thick, long asparagus spears; 4 tbsp Tare Sauce; freshly ground black pepper; 16-20 baby turnips; 1 tbsp sesame paste or tahini; 1 tbsp sesame paste or tahini; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 8 medium-thick, long asparagus spears; 1 tbsp liquid kombu dashi; 1 tsp fish sauce, Thai fish sauce or Japanese fish sauce; 1 tsp fish sauce, Thai fish sauce or Japanese fish sauce; 1 tsp fish sauce, Thai fish sauce or Japanese fish sauce; 1 small onion; 400 g (14 oz.) minced (ground) beef (fat content 5%); 1 large clove of garlic

Preparation info

Serves
4
| Makes 8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Robata

By Silla Bjerrum

Published 2018

About

Tskune-wrapped asparagus works well with a good-quality ground (minced) beef and the addition of sesame paste for a little more flavour.

Ingredients

1 small onion
1 large clove of garlic
400 g (14</

Asia
Japan
Starter

Method

For the pickles, cut the baby turnips in half, steam for 2-3 minutes in a steamer until al dente, then plunge into ice-cold water to cool down. Drain well, transfer the turnips to a zip-lock bag and pour in the kombu dashi and fish sauce. Gently massage the dashi mixture into the turnips, fold over the bag to remove as much air as possible, then leave to pickle in the fridge for about 1 hour.</