Braised Beef 紅燒牛肉

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Food made in China

 · 8 Jan 2022

Braised Beef 紅燒牛肉

1. Cut 2.5 pounds of chuck roast into large pieces
2. Boil in hot water with 2 large slices of ginger, half yellow onion and 2 Tbsp of cooking wine for 10 minutes
3. Rinse the beef with cold water for a minute, set aside
4. Steam 2 cups of broccoli and 1 tsp of salt, set as base in a serving plate
5. Medium heat cooking pan with 1 Tbsp of oil and 4 oz of rock sugar, keep stirring until rock sugar melt to orange color (don’t over-melt the rock sugar, it turns bitter if the color turn dark red)
6. Add beef and mix well with the melted sugar
7. Add 1.5 Tbsp of soy sauce, 1 tsp of white pepper powder, 1 tsp of black pepper, 1 Tbsp of oyster sauce, 1 Tbsp of sugar, 3 large slices of ginger, 3 cloves of garlic, 2 star anises, 1 Tbsp of peppercorns, 2 bay leaves and 2 cups of hot water
8. Close the lid, turn to low heat cook for 2 hours
9. Lightly stir the bottom every 15-20 minutes to avoid burn
10. When the beef is done, add 1 tsp of sesame oil and place on top of the broccoli. Ready to serve