Not all congee shops top their poached beef with fried garlic and shallots, but those that do make batches for use within a day or two. At home, it is best to make it fresh. Buy thinly sliced beef ...

If you don't have a mortar, roughly chop the nuts. Buy the thinly sliced beef intended for hotpot, sukiyaki or shabu-shabu, using lean or fatty meat, whichever you like. If you want to make a ...

Repeat the process with the remaining eggs. To serve, spoon the corned beef hash onto four serving plates and top each with a poached egg. Break the large pretzel into four pieces to serve.

To serve, divide the corned beef hash among four serving plates. Top each portion with a poached egg and serve with brown sauce and tomato ketchup.

This is my new favourite weekend lunch dish. A dinner of corned beef makes an appearance in our household at least once a week. Most often I will do the shop, and I invariably find myself working ...