Chinese Braised Beef Shank (酱牛肉)

Name: Chinese Braised Beef Shank (酱牛肉)
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 lb beef shank; 3 cinnamon stick (桂皮); 1 cao guo (草果); 4 star anise (八角); 4 bay leaf (香叶); 1 small handful of Sichuan pepper (花椒); 1 small handful of cumin (小茴香); 4 pieces dried chili pepper (reduce or none if no spicy); A few green onion; 4 slices fresh ginger; 4 cloves garlic; A few white rock sugar (冰糖); 1/3 cup soy sauce (生抽); 4 teaspoon dark soy sauce (老抽); 1 cup Sake or cooking wine

Jennie @cook_18350884

190914
Homemade chinese braised beef. Perfect as a side dish with some soy sauce, vinegar, and seaseme oil. Great in sandwich as well.

Reference recipe (in Chinese):
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Tx78v0d9guGcrFE0tnQMHg

190914
Homemade chinese braised beef. Perfect as a side dish with some soy sauce, vinegar, and seaseme oil. Great in sandwich as well.

Reference recipe (in Chinese):
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Tx78v0d9guGcrFE0tnQMHg

Jennie @cook_18350884

190914
Homemade chinese braised beef. Perfect as a side dish with some soy sauce, vinegar, and seaseme oil. Great in sandwich as well.

Reference recipe (in Chinese):
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Tx78v0d9guGcrFE0tnQMHg

190914
Homemade chinese braised beef. Perfect as a side dish with some soy sauce, vinegar, and seaseme oil. Great in sandwich as well.

Reference recipe (in Chinese):
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Tx78v0d9guGcrFE0tnQMHg

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Ingredients

2 lbbeef shank
3cinnamon stick (桂皮)
1cao guo (草果)
4star anise (八角)
4bay leaf (香叶)
1small handful of Sichuan pepper (花椒)
1small handful of cumin (小茴香)
4 piecesdried chili pepper (reduce or none if no spicy)
A fewgreen onion
4 slicesfresh ginger
4 clovesgarlic
A fewwhite rock sugar (冰糖)
1/3 cupsoy sauce (生抽)
4 teaspoondark soy sauce (老抽)
1 cupSake or cooking wine

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Steps

1

Prepare all ingredients.
2

Cut beef shank to proper size. Wash with water. Soak in water and place in the fridge for 1 hr. Change water multiple times during the process to remove blood.
3

Drain or remove excess water with paper towel. Place in freezer for 1 hr.
4

Place a pot on stove. Add water and bring to boil. Add all solid and liquid spices. Make sure the broth can fully submerge the meat. When broth starts to boil again, place meat in pot and braise for 1.5 hrs on medium/medium-low.
5

Remove pot from stove. Soak the meat in broth and let it cool down. When it reaches room temperature, place the pot of meat and broth in fridge and let the meat absorb more flavor overnight. Cut meat into slices and enjoy with some soy sauce, vinegar, and sesame oil!