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     Title: AROMATIC BEEF (COLD)
Categories: Loo, Chinese, Beef
     Yield: 8 servings

     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

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