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       Title: BEEF CONGEE (OR A THICK GLOPPY RICE DISH)
  Categories: Meats, Grains
       Yield: 1 servings
  
       8 oz Rump steak coarsely chopped
       8 oz Long grain rice
            Stock or water
            Piece of star anise
       2    Cloves garlic, mashed
       1    Inch piece of ginger sliced
            -into 5-6 pieces
       6    Spring onions
       8 oz Mangetout
            Salt, pepper
            Sesame oil
  
   Put the rice and four times it’s volume of stock/water
   into a thick bottomed pan. Add the star anise, garlic,
   ginger, salt, pepper and half the spring onions. Bring
   to the boil then simmer, stirring occaisionally, until
   the rice turns into a thick glop - about 40 minutes.
   Add more water if needed.
   
   Remove and discard the spring onion and add the beef.
   Cook for two minutes. Add the beans and cook for a
   further two minutes.
   
   Chop the remaing spring onions and add, along with a
   dash of the sesame oil. Goes very well with chinese
   chilli sauce and/or soy sauce.
  
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