Red-simmered spiced beef with turnips

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 pounds Beef chuck
2 slices Fresh ginger root
1 Scallion stalk
½ cup Sherry
1 cup Water
2 Or
3 Cloves star anise
1 Chinese turnip
½ cup Soy sauce
2 teaspoons Sugar
½ cup Water

Directions

1. Leave beef whole and place in a heavy saucepan. Slice and crush ginger root; cut scallion stalk in two and add.

2. Add sherry, water and star anise and simmer, covered, 1 hour.

3. Peel Chinese turnip; cut in large cubes or slice thick by rolling-cut method. Add with soy sauce, sugar and remaining water. Simmer, covered, 1 hour more.

4. Let beef and turnip cool in stock, then slice beef. Strain stock and pour over beef and turnip. Refrigerate and serve cold.

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

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