Green Beans Amandine Maki (With Beef and Crab)

Classic green beans amandine was the inspiration for this sushi roll.  But when playing around with ingredients, I couldn’t resist the idea of a surf and turf that included succulent King crab leg and beef tataki. What resulted was a fantastic combination – crisp green beans, toasted almonds and crab topped with thinly sliced beef tataki drizzled with brown butter soy sauce.

Green Beans Amandine Sushi Roll with Beef and Crab

For each roll:

1 4in x 7in piece nori

about 1 cup prepared sushi rice

1 large crab leg, about 7 in or 1 imitation crab stick cut in half lengthwise

about 4 green beans, blanched and cooled

1 TBSP toasted almond slivers

1 tsp finely chopped scallions

5-6 very thin slices of prepared basic beef tataki

2 TBSP butter

1/2 tsp soy sauce

Place nori horizontally on a dry, flat surface. Lay a sheet of plastic wrap, about the same size of nori, on top. Using the nori as your guide, lay pieces of beef with edges slightly overlapping, across the center of the plastic wrap. Lift away from nori and set aside.

To assemble the roll, place nori horizontally directly on your work surface rough side facing upwards and spread with a thin, even layer of prepared sushi rice. Flip nori over. Place crab or halved crabstick pieces horizontally in the center of the nori, being sure that it extends to the edges. Spread toasted almonds across the crab. Sprinkle scallions on top. Place green beans end to end on top of other ingredients.

Roll according to the method for rolling inside out rolls.  Before cutting roll, carefully lay beef on top of the roll. Leave the plastic wrap intact. Gently press beef to roll with an uncovered bamboo rolling mat. With plastic wrap still intact, cut roll into 6-8 pieces, dipping knife in water between cuts. With plastic wrap still intact, gently press beef once again to the roll with a uncovered bamboo rolling mat. Carefully lift away plastic wrap. Arrange pieces of sushi on a serving plate and set aside.

Place butter in a pan and melt. Continue to heat butter until it turns a deep brown, but not burnt. Remove from heat and instantly add soy sauce. Pour hot butter sauce over sushi roll.

Enjoy!