Braised Veal with Peking Scallion
A traditional Jiangsu dish featuring beef brisket that is first seared, then braised with winter bamboo shoots and scallions until meltingly tender and richly flavored. Especially suited to autumn and winter.
Ingredients
veal tenderloin (scored on both sides)
750 g
winter bamboo shoots
150 g
refined salt
15 g
Peking scallion (cut into sections)
25 g
peanut oil (for frying)
75 g + 250 g (actual usage 50 g)
soy sauce
25 g
cloves
7.5 g
Shaoxing wine
50 g
MSG
12 g
sesame oil (added at the end)
5 g
ginger slices
10 g
white sugar
25 g
water (for braising)
to taste
Instructions
1
Pre-treatment
Score both sides of the veal tenderloin, coat with soy sauce
2
Pan-frying
Place a wok over high heat, add peanut oil, put in the veal and fry until both sides are golden brown
3
Braising
Add winter bamboo shoots, scallion sections, ginger slices, cloves, soy sauce, Shaoxing wine and white sugar, pour in water, cover the wok, bring to a boil then move to low heat and braise for 3 hours until the veal is tender
4
Sauce reduction
When the braising sauce thickens, remove the cloves, add MSG, drizzle with sesame oil, transfer to a serving dish and serve