Braised anise beef #1

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 pounds Beef chuck
1 Clove garlic
2 tablespoons Oil
3 tablespoons Soy sauce
1 tablespoon Water
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Sherry
1 dash Pepper
2 Cloves star anise
1 teaspoon Sugar

Directions

1. Leave beef whole. Crush garlic.

2. Heat oil in a heavy pan. Brown beef quickly on all sides.

3. Add garlic, soy sauce, water, salt, sherry, pepper and star anise, and heat. Simmer, covered, 1 hour. (Use an asbestos pad so meat won't burn.) 4. Turn meat. Add sugar and simmer slowly 1 hour more. Serve hot or cold.

NOTE: If the meat gets too dry during cooking, add 1 tablespoon water mixed with 1 tablespoon soy sauce.

From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .

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