Beer Braised Beef
A rich, hearty dish of beef chunks braised in beer with carrots, onions, and other vegetables—tender and full of flavor.
Ingredients
beef (washed and cut into small pieces, blanched in boiling water, then rinsed in cold water to remove scum)
to taste
carrots (washed and cut into rolling chunks)
to taste
onion (washed and cut into chunks)
to taste
ginger (washed and sliced)
1
garlic (washed and lightly crushed)
to taste
tomato paste
1 tsp
soy sauce
2 tsp
sugar
2 tsp
beer
8 tbsp
pepper
1 tsp
salt
1 tsp
MSG
2 tsp
cooking oil (for stir-frying)
30 g
Instructions
1
Preparing the Ingredients
Wash the carrots and cut into rolling chunks; wash the onion and cut into chunks; wash the ginger and slice; wash the garlic and lightly crush.
2
Blanching the Beef
Wash the beef and cut into small pieces, blanch in boiling water, then rinse in cold water to remove scum.
3
Braising
Heat oil in a pan, add the ginger slices, garlic cloves, and onion chunks and stir-fry, then add tomato paste, beef pieces, soy sauce, sugar, and beer. Once boiling, add carrots, pepper, salt, and MSG. Transfer everything to a clay pot and simmer over low heat for 30 minutes.