Beef tataki tostada

Japan and Mexico meet with this elegant starter

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Serves

4 - 6

Prep Time

1 hr 20 mins

Cook Time

5 mins

Japan meets Mexico with these delightful beef tataki tostadas!
Seared, marinated beef meets the crunch of corn tostada shells. Topped with a light drizzle of Japanese mayo and fresh veggies, this dish is all kinds of tasty.

Recipe courtesy of Lee Kum Kee.

Japan meets Mexico with these delightful beef tataki tostadas! Seared, marinated beef meets the crunch of corn tostada shells. Topped with a light drizzle of Japanese mayo and fresh veggies, this dish is all kinds of tasty. Recipe courtesy of Lee Kum Kee.

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Ingredients

for the beef
  • ½ a whole Quality Mark beef eye fillet or scotch fillet

  • ½ cup seedsi

    toasted
  • a drizzle of Lee Kum Kee Pure Sesame Oil

  • salt and pepper

for tostadas
  • Japanese mayonnaise

  • radish

  • 2 large tomatoes

    thinly sliced
  • Corn Tostada Shells

    blue and white
marinade
  • ¼ cup Lee Kum Kee Gluten Free Soy Sauce

  • ¼ cup Lee Kum Kee Pure Sesame Oil

  • ¼ cup Mirin

  • ¼ cup cooking sake

  • 1 spring onion

    thinly sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves

    crushed
  • 1 lime

    juiced

Method

for marinade
1

Heat soy sauce, sesame oil, mirin, lime juice and sake in a pan and bring to a gentle simmer. Take off the heat and stir in spring onion and garlic. Set aside to cool.

for beef
1

Season beef with salt and pepper and let sit at room temperature for 10 mins.

2

Heat sesame oil in a frying pan on high heat and sear beef for one minute on each side.

3

Let sit on a chopping board for 5 mins then pop in a large ziplock bag with marinade for at least an hour (overnight is best).

4

Remove beef from marinade, roll in seeds, then slice as thinly as possible with a sharp knife.

to assemble
1

Drizzle the tostada shell with japanese mayo, top with a slice of tomato, beef tataki, micro radish and an extra sprinkle of seeds and marinade!

Nutrition Information per Serving (280g)

This nutrition analysis is based on 6 serves with 1 taco shell per serve. The marinade in this recipe will be contributing to the total sodium content.

Energy
2294kJ (548 kcal)
Protein
33.1g
Total Fat
36.3g
Saturated Fat
7.0g
Carbohydrate
16.7g
Dietary Fibre
3.2g
Sodium
646mg
Iron
4.5mg
Zinc
5.9mg
Vitamin B12
1.4µg