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Homemade Braised Beef

Homemade Braised Beef

Beef shank marinated overnight in layered bean pastes, then gently simmered until dense, sliceable and deeply infused with savory flavor.

Instructions

  1. 1
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    Soak the beef shank several times in cold water until the blood is removed.

  2. 2
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    Cut the green onions, slice the ginger, and cut the onion into strips.

  3. 3
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    Pour the prepared sauce of doubanjiang, sweet bean sauce, dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, cooking wine, and salt into the beef soaked in blood, then add scallions, ginger, and onions.

  4. 4
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    Mix evenly by hand and put it in the refrigerator, letting the sauce absorb the flavor.

  5. 5
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    Add the other seasonings to the marinated beef, then pour in cold water until it covers the beef.

  6. 6
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    Simmer for 35 minutes, then continue soaking in the broth for more than 4 hours to absorb the flavors.

  7. 7
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    Take out the beef and put it in the fridge to chill for a while, then slice it and it's ready to eat.

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • Beef shank
    to taste
  • Onion
    to taste
  • Clove
    to taste
  • Fennel
    to taste
  • Nutmeg
    to taste
  • Hawthorn slices
    to taste

Auxiliary Ingredients

  • Scallion
    to taste
  • Ginger
    to taste

Seasonings

  • Doubanjiang
    to taste
  • Sweet bean sauce
    to taste
  • light soy sauce
    to taste
  • dark soy sauce
    to taste
  • Salt
    to taste
  • cooking wine
    to taste
  • Star anise
    to taste
  • Cinnamon
    to taste
  • Bay leaf
    to taste
  • Sichuan pepper
    to taste
  • dried chili
    to taste