"dsi1" > wrote in message
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> Beef tomato used to be a popular dish over here. These days, if I see it
> on a menu, I'll order it. I learned to make it when I was a kid. The great
> thing about it is that you don't need a lot of meat to feed a family of
> four. The local Hawaiian style beef tomato has a lighter sauce than
> Chinese beef tomato and typically won't have star anise or 5 spice in it,
> at least, that's the way I make it. My aim is to get a fresh vegetable
> taste out that dish.

I don't usually even eat the meat out of it. I just like it in there for
the flavor. It's the veggies that I love!