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1) Since we are on the internet, and we can't very well taste each other's dishes, we will be judging by how good your food looks. Use creative plate design and presentation, make fancy knife cuts, etc. Make us want to take the first flight available to your place so we can partake of your delicious dish!

2) You must post the recipe you used, and a source/link to said recipe if available. If you create your own recipe, we give you mad props and that should be taken into account when voting, but it is not a requirement. If you made something difficult and/or time-consuming, that is also a plus. Recipes will be judged on how delicious they sound and how well they fit the theme for the month.

3) Post at least two pictures of the preparation and/or cooking process and at least one picture of the final product. Limit it to six total pictures, though. All pictures must include a sign that says Fakku, your user name, and the date. Pictures without a sign will NOT be considered. (Addendum: must be a sign IN the picture, not added after the picture was taken, unless you are cooking for work or school. Just let me know if that is the case.)

4) Everybody can join; however, we will only accept one entry per contestant per month. You can change your entry as much as you want as long as it's before the deadline, but there can be only one!

5) Post your entry as a separate thread on Food and Cooking with the tag [Top Chef Fakku (month)] or a variation thereof, and post a link to it on this thread. You must post a link to your entry in this thread or we will NOT consider it.

6) The winner will be chosen through a public poll during the first five days of the subsequent month.

Wrap
2 lbs beef eye of round or flank steak, cut in 3/4 inch thick sheets
1/4 tsp salt
1 piece lemon
1/2 cup soy sauce

Filling
1 piece medium sized carrot, cut into long strips
1 can vienna sausage, cut into long strips
2 spicy chorizo, cut into long strips
2 pieces pickled dill or sweet pickled cucumber, cut lengthwise divided into 4 equal pieces
4 hard boiled eggs, halved
1 bell pepper, cut into long strips

Sauce
2 cans tomato sauce
1 cup stuffed cocktail olives
1/2 can liver pate
1 bay leaf
1 onion minced
2 cloves garlic minced
2 tbsp soy sauce
pepper to taste

1) Marinade the thin sheets of beef in the lemon, salt, and soy sauce for at least 30mins. In the meantime, cut all the ingredients for the filling into long, thin strips.

From TCF December 2011

2) Lay the beef sheet flat, and arrange the filling onto it. It's sort of like making sushi, but with beef instead of nori.

From TCF December 2011

3) Roll that shit up, just like rolling sushi, and tie it. Suture it if you want--it will help it hold better. Unlike my uncle, I'm lazy, so I just do the regular roast tie.

From TCF December 2011

4) In a Dutch oven or any other large pan (I used a wok =_=), arrange the wrapped beef. Throw the sauce ingredients and any extra filling vegetables in there, then simmer it covered on medium or medium low for 2hrs or so, or until everything is tender.

From TCF December 2011

5) Untie it, slice into 1 to 1.5in slices, and serve.