Recipe#25277

Title: Aromatic Beef (cold)

From:    Michael Loo

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.