Ingredients

  • 6 medium portobello mushrooms, stemmed and gilled
  • Salt and fresh ground black pepper
  • 2 pounds flank steak, thinly sliced on the diagonal against the grain (a.k.a carne asada)
  • 2 cups spinach, collapsed
  • 1 cup sweet and sour onions, plus more for serving, recipe follows
  • 1/4 cup cooking oil
  • 4 cups arugula leaves
  • 1/4 cup cooking oil
  • 5 red onions, sliced
  • 4 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 3/4 cup red wine vinegar

Method

  • For the roulade: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Coat the portobello mushrooms in oil, salt and black pepper and place on a sheet pan.
  • Roast in the oven for 15 minutes or until fully cooked.
  • Chill and thinly slice.
  • Working on a cutting board, spread out a piece of the sliced flank steak.
  • Place a thin line of spinach across the edge of the flank meat.
  • Repeat with the sliced portobello mushrooms and sweet and sour onions.
  • Firmly roll the ingredients up in the flank steak.
  • Secure with a toothpick.
  • Repeat until all the flank meat is stuffed and rolled.
  • Coat a large saute pan with cooking oil and place over high heat.
  • Season each flank steak roulade with salt and pepper.
  • Sear each roulade in the pan by placing the seam side down to ensure closure.
  • Cook until browned on all sides and cooked to desired doneness, about 6 minutes.
  • Slice each roulade on the bias into 1-inch pieces.
  • Serve over arugula and sweet and sour red onions.
  • For the onions: In a saute pan over medium heat, add the cooking oil and sliced onions.
  • Cook for a few moments while stirring, until the onions start to turn translucent.
  • Add the sugar and salt and continue to cook until onions begin to soften, but are still firm to the touch.
  • Add the red wine vinegar and cook until almost all the vinegar has been reduced.
  • Turn the onions out on to a sheet pan to cool.