Aromatic Beef (Cold)

Title:
Aromatic Beef (Cold)

Yield:
8 Servings

Categories:
Chinese,
Beef




Ingredients:





     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.


 


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