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REThink Beef: Beef Involtini with Asparagus

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Ingredients
  

  • 2 Fast-fry, Rouladen-style Steaks (approx. 300 g)
  • 1/2 bunch asparagus spears, about 6 stalks
  • 1/2 sweet red pepper, cut into strips (about 6 strips)
  • 1 tsp butter
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 tsp grainy or Dijon mustard
  • 2 tbsp peppered goat cheese
  • 2 tbsp toasted pine nuts or coarsely chopped pecans, optional

Instructions
 

  • Cook asparagus and pepper strips in a skillet with just a bit of water, covering to steam for about 4 minutes. Drain and return to heat to dry pan. Add butter and cook with butter bubbling to coat the vegetables, seasoning all over with salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
  • Tenderize each steak by either piercing all over numerous times on both sides with a fork or by pounding on just one side with a meat mallet or heavy frypan.
  • Season top side of each steak with salt and pepper. Spread each with mustard and cheese. Add 3 asparagus spears and pepper strips to each and sprinkle each with nuts if desired. Roll up like jelly roll and tie with each with 2 to 3 pieces of butcher twine. Season each bundle (involtini) all over with salt and pepper.
  • Pan-sear in well-oiled hot cast iron or nonstick pan until browned all over. Reduce heat to medium and continue to cook, covered, turning each often until cooked to about 140°F inside for medium-rare when tested with a digital instant read thermometer. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.