Aromatic Beef (Cold)
- 2 lb Beef bottom round,
- -fat trimmed
- Oil
- 4 oz Soy sauce
- 6 oz Dry sherry
- 4 Garlic cloves
- 2 Ginger slices
- 3 Scallions, in 1" lengths
- 1 Cinnamon stick
- 1 Star anise star
- 4 Basil sprigs
- 1 tb Sugar
- Water to cover
- 2 tb Gelatin
- 4 oz Cold water
- Sesame oil
Wash meat and pat dry. Brown quickly on all sides in a little oil.
Combine next 9 ingredients in a large kettle. Bring to a boil. Add
meat and water to cover. Lower heat and let simmer at lowest heat for
2 hrs. Off heat, let steep for 1 hr. Remove beef, chill, and slice
thin.
Strain and defat liquid. Soften gelatin in water; add to liquid in a
fresh pot. Bring to a boil and reduce to 2 - 2 1/2 c. Let cool.
Arrange beef in a serving bowl or dish or mold that has been oiled
with a dash of sesame oil. Pour cooled liquid over. Chill in fridge.
To serve: unmold on a bed of greens.
From: Michael Loo
Recipes posted to FIDO COOKING echo by Mike Loo, an excellent cook, between
Dec 1, 1944 and Jul 31, 1995. Many are authentic Chinese recipes.
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mikeloo.zip
Combine next 9 ingredients in a large kettle. Bring to a boil. Add
meat and water to cover. Lower heat and let simmer at lowest heat for
2 hrs. Off heat, let steep for 1 hr. Remove beef, chill, and slice
thin.
Strain and defat liquid. Soften gelatin in water; add to liquid in a
fresh pot. Bring to a boil and reduce to 2 - 2 1/2 c. Let cool.
Arrange beef in a serving bowl or dish or mold that has been oiled
with a dash of sesame oil. Pour cooled liquid over. Chill in fridge.
To serve: unmold on a bed of greens.
From: Michael Loo
Recipes posted to FIDO COOKING echo by Mike Loo, an excellent cook, between
Dec 1, 1944 and Jul 31, 1995. Many are authentic Chinese recipes.
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mikeloo.zip
