← Back to recipesMarinated Steak Spring Rolls
Spring roll fillings are endlessly versatile. For this version, we opted for skirt steak, cucumber, mint, carrot, scallions, and Granny Smith apple.
Chinese295 minhard4 servings
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoon ssoy sauce , divided
- 1 Granny Smith apple , peeled and cored, 1/2 apple chopped, 1/2 apple cut into 2-inch matchsticks
- 4 scallions , white part left whole and green parts slice d thin
- 4 garlic clove s , smashed and peeled
- 2 (1/2-inch-thick) slice sginger
- 2 tablespoon stoasted sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon sriracha
- 1/2 teaspoon table salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoon slime juice
- 2 teaspoon splus 1 tablespoon sugar , divided
- 1 pound outside skirt steak , 3 to 4 inches wide and 1/2 to 1 inch thick, trimmed and slice d with grain into 3 equal piece s
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 8 round rice paper wrappers (8 inches in diameter)
- 1 cup fresh mint leaves
- 8 romaine lettuce leaves
- 2 Persian cucumbers , slice d thin
- 2 carrots , peeled and shredded
Instructions
- Process 3 tablespoons soy sauce; ½ Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored, and chopped;whites of 4 scallions; 4 smashed and peeled garlic cloves; 2 (½ inch thick) slices ginger; 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil; 1 tablespoon sriracha;½ teaspoon table salt; and ½ teaspoon pepper in blender until smooth, about 2 minutes, scraping down sides of blender jar as needed.
- Measure out 1 tablespoon marinade in small bowl then whisk in remaining 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 2 tablespoons lime juice, and 2 teaspoons sugar; refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Transfer remaining marinade to shallow dish or zipper lock bag and add 1 pound outside skirt steak, sliced with grain into 3 equal pieces, turning to coat.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or up to 12 hours.
- Fill shallow dish with 1 inch room temperature water.
- Working with one rice wrapper at a time, immerse in water until just pliable, about 5 seconds; lay softened wrapper on clean counter.
- Arrange 2 tablespoons mint leaves in even layer over rice paper leaving 1 inch border free of mint.
- Place 1 romaine lettuce leaf on top of mint, covering bottom third of wrapper then add 4 to 5 slices steak, 2 slices Persian cucumber, 2 tablespoons peeled and shredded carrot, 4 apple matchsticks, and 1 tablespoon scallion greens.
- Fold bottom edge of wrapper up and over filling then tightly fold both sides in over top. Roll away from you while holding in sides of wrapper until completely enclosed to form tight cylinder. Set aside and repeat with remaining wrappers, mint, lettuce, steak, cucumber, carrot, apple, and scallion greens. Serve with dipping sauce.