Beef Negimaki (Beef & Leek Rolls)

Name: Beef Negimaki (Beef & Leek Rolls)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 1 ½ tbsp Japanese soy sauce (koikuchi shoyu); 2 tbsp mirin; 2 tbsp sake (or dry sherry/white wine); 1 tsp honey (or brown sugar); 1 tsp rice vinegar; 1 clove grated garlic (or ½ tsp garlic paste for every clove); 1 tsp grated ginger root (or ginger paste); 1 Japanese leek (naganegi) (white part, or regular leek/green onions); 150 g thinly sliced beef (ribeye or chuck eye roll preferred); 1 tsp potato starch (katakuriko) (or cornstarch); 1 tsp cooking oil; ½ tsp toasted sesame oil (for finishing); toasted white sesame seeds (to taste); Japanese chili powder (shichimi togarashi) (to taste); ground black pepper (to taste); perilla leaves (shiso) (optional for decoration)

Instructions

Prep:5minCook:10min

These beef negimaki are made with thin slices of beef wrapped around tender leeks and braised in a rich, sukiyaki-style sauce. Perfect served as an appetizer or in a bento box!

Updated at: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 08:30:17 GMT