Hoisin Beef and Scallion Rolls

Welcome to Day #6 of Appetizer Week, a multi-blogger event co-hosted by Kim of Cravings of a Lunatic. Whether you are a Broncos fan or a Seahawks fan, we wanted to make sure you had plenty of ideas for your game day spread. Each day we dished up a different set of appetizers. We hope you enjoyed this fabulous group of recipes. Check out each day starting with Monday, January 20 and ending on Saturday, January 25. Today is our final day of #AppetizerWeek. We hope you have enjoyed it as much as we have! Should we make it an annual event? I think so!

Hoisin-glazed flank steak spirals. Beef appetizers aren't new (think meatballs), but I think these take the concept to a new level. Plus, vegetables are rolled up in there!

Hoisin sauce and Sriracha add a sweet hot flavor that make these pretty addicting. You may not have room for dinner. 

Hoisin Glazed Flank Steak Spirals

Adapted from Best of Fine Cooking Appetizers, 2009. Makes enough for 8 to 10 guests as an appetizer. 

Ingredients

1 pound flank steak

Salt

1/2 C hoisin sauce

2 tsp Sriracha

2 medium carrots, shredded and dried over a paper towel

1 red bell pepper, cut into thin 2 inch long strips

1 bunch of scallions, green part only, cut into 2 inch lengths

Instructions

1. Place a rack in your oven about 6 inches below the heating element, and preheat on broil.  
2. Thinly slice the steak on an angle, against the grain, to create thin pieces that are about 1/4 inch thick and 2 1/2 inches wide and as long as the width of the steak.
3. Sprinkle the pieces with salt.
4. Mix the hoisin and sriracha and brush on the steak pieces.
5. Place the peppers and scallions alternatively widthwise over the pieces of steak and then sprinkle with the shredded carrots.
6. Tightly roll up the pieces of steak lengthwise and secure with toothpicks. 
7. Line a baking sheet with foil.
8. Brush the tops of the rolled up flank steak with hoisin and place them on the foil lined baking sheet.
9. Broil for about 4 to 8 minutes, depending on the thickness.
10. Turn off the broiler and leave the baking sheet in the oven for another 3 minutes to fully cook the steak. 
11. Remove the original toothpicks and then insert 2 to 3 new toothpicks, evenly spaced, and slice the rolls to create bite sized pieces. 
12. Serve immediately. 

Visit all the other Appetizer Week participants for more dishes for the Big Game:

• Kickin' Meatballs by Yours and Mine Are Ours
• Vegan Creamy Spinach Dip by Je Suis Alimentageuse
• Salsa Cheesecake by Organized Island
• Jalapeno Cheddar Bites by Rants From My Crazy Kitchen
• Game Day Guacamole by Flavor Mosaic
• Smoked Salmon Bites by Dizzy Busy and Hungry
• Queso Stuffed Padron Peppers over Romesco by The Little Ferraro Kitchen
• Smoked Salmon Potato Stacks by Food Lust People Love
• Parmesan Asparagus Phylo Spears by Makobi Scribe
• Black Bean Hummus by Home Cooking Memories
• Creamy Cilantro Lime Dip by Mom's Test Kitchen