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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