4 servings

You will need
1 lb. fillet of beef, cut into julienne strips
4 egg yolks
1 pear, peeled and cut into thin strips
6 tablespoons minced pine nuts or walnuts
Mixture A:
2 tablespoons sugar
4 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons minced green onions
1 teaspoon garlic juice
a little ginger juice
dash of pepper
2 ½ teaspoons toasted and ground sesame seeds
2 tablespoons sesame oil

Combine meat lightly with Mixture A, then add the minced pine nuts. (The less handled, the better.)

Divide the meat and pear among 4 places. Make a shallow hold in the center of the meat and put an egg yolk in it. Sprinkle with pine nuts.

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