Beef Soup

Name: Beef Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 3 h 30 min
Total time: 3 h 40 min
Ingredients: about 500 g Beef (washed, cut into cubes); 5 g Sichuan peppercorns (made into a spice bag with star anise); 5 g Star anise (made into a spice bag with Sichuan peppercorns); 25 g Scallion segments; 25 g Ginger pieces; to taste Refined salt; to taste MSG; to taste Sesame oil; to taste Shaoxing wine; to taste Chopped cilantro (sprinkled at the end)

A traditional Northeastern Chinese beef soup featuring tender, slow-cooked beef in a richly flavored broth.

3h 40m

Easy

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Ingredients

Beef (washed, cut into cubes) about 500 g

Sichuan peppercorns (made into a spice bag with star anise) 5 g

Star anise (made into a spice bag with Sichuan peppercorns) 5 g

Scallion segments 25 g

Ginger pieces 25 g

Refined salt to taste

MSG to taste

Sesame oil to taste

Shaoxing wine to taste

Chopped cilantro (sprinkled at the end) to taste

Instructions

Prepare the beef

Wash the beef and cut it into cubes.

Stew the beef

Pour boiling water into the pot, add the whole piece of beef, bring to a boil and skim off the foam. Add the Sichuan peppercorn and star anise bag, scallions, ginger, and Shaoxing wine, cover the pot, simmer on low heat with salt for 1 hour, then add the remaining seasonings and stew for another 2.5 hours until tender.

Season and finish

Remove the scallions, ginger, and Sichuan peppercorn-star anise bag. Add MSG and sesame oil, transfer to a serving dish, and sprinkle with chopped cilantro.