Homemade Five Spices Braised Beef

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Food made in China

 · 5 Nov 2021

Homemade Five Spices Braised Beef

Five spices are Star anise (八角), Cloves (丁香), Cinnamon (肉桂), Peppercorns (花椒) and Fennel seeds (小茴香)

Instructions:

1. Low heat cooking pot with 3 Tbsp of oil
2. Add gingers, garlic and green onion lightly stir until turn to golden grown.
3. Add 3 cups of water, 2 Tbsp of soy sauce and 2 Tbsp of cooking wine
4. Add five spices (a lot of stores sell it like a teabag, you would need at least 2)
5. Turn it high heat until it boiled, then turn to low heat for 1.5-2 hours.
6. Optional: Boil some eggs and de-shell them, put them in the cooking pot for 30 minutes. (Normally at the end so that the juice has more favors)
7. When the beef is done, take it out and let it cool off.
8. The remaining of juice in the cooking pot can be used as dipping sauce.
9. Cut the beef in thin slices and can be served in cold or warm temperature.

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