Spicy ginger beef

Serves 6 generously

Use rubber gloves while slicing the chilies (and avoid touching your eyes). You can use a vegetable grill pan on the rack so the thin meat doesn't fall through the gaps.

1 cup soy sauce 3/4 cup distilled white vinegar 3/4 cup brown sugar 4 star anise seeds 1 cinnamon stick 6 cloves garlic, crushed 2 inches fresh ginger, peeled and crushed 6 small chili peppers, split lengthwise 2 tablespoons nuoc mam (Asian fish sauce) 1/4 cup crushed cannedpineapple 3 pounds thinly sliced shaved rib eye beef Dark sesame oil (forsprinkling) Juice of 1 lime White sesame seeds (for garnish) 1 lime, thinly sliced Small handful fresh mint (for garnish) Small handful freshcilantro (for garnish) 6 large flour tortillas,heated until warm 1. In a large bowl, stir togetherthe soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, anise, cinnamon, garlic, ginger, chilies, nuoc mam, and pineapple.Add the beef, stir well, and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for3 to 8 hours.