Clear-Braised Beef
A clear broth dish made by stewing beef with star anise, cassia bark, cooking wine, rock sugar, and other seasonings until the meat is tender.
Ingredients
beef (washed and cut into chunks)
to taste
large scallions (washed and gently crushed)
to taste
ginger (washed and gently crushed)
to taste
star anise
to taste
cinnamon bark
to taste
cooking wine
2 tbsp
rock sugar
to taste
fine salt
2 tsp
Instructions
1
Preparation
Wash the beef and cut it into chunks. Blanch the chunks in boiling water to remove blood, then rinse them under cold water.
2
Braising
Gently crush the scallions and ginger. Place them in a stewing pot with the beef, star anise, cinnamon bark, cooking wine, rock sugar, and salt. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat and simmer for 1 hour, until the beef is tender.
