Yellow Braised Beef
A braised beef dish with a glossy reddish hue and tender, richly fragrant meat.
Ingredients
Beef short ribs (cut into 1-inch cubes)
750 g
Red chili peppers (cut into strips)
100 g
Soy sauce
to taste
Scallion segments
to taste
Ginger slices
to taste
Fine salt
to taste
MSG
to taste
Sugar
to taste
Shaoxing wine
to taste
Duck fat
to taste
Peanut oil
to taste
Instructions
1
Blanching
Cut the beef short ribs into 1-inch cubes, place them in a pot of boiling water to blanch and wash away the blood, then remove and rinse with clean water. Cut the red chili peppers into strips.
2
Braising the Beef
Heat the peanut oil in a wok, add the scallion segments and ginger slices and stir-fry briefly. Add the beef cubes and stir-fry a few times. Pour in 750 g of water, bring to a boil over high heat, and skim off the foam. Simmer over low heat until the meat is fall-apart tender, then add the soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, sugar, and fine salt. Braise until well flavored, then reduce the sauce over high heat and transfer to a serving plate.
3
Stir-frying the Chili Strips
Heat the duck fat in a wok, add the red chili strips along with the fine salt and MSG, stir-fry briefly, then pour over the beef to serve (the chili strips can also be sprinkled directly over the beef).
