On Monday, March 30, 2015 at 7:01:36 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
> "dsi1" > wrote in message
> ...
>
> > 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!

I can see that. I should try making it with 4 oz or less of meat. That might work.