Home Style Beef Pares

March 29, 2013 (Picture)

July 02, 2013 (Recipe)

Ingredients:

½ kilo beef (kenchi or brisket)

1 beef cube

1 tsp ginger

1 tbsp minced garlic

1 medium size onion

Star anise

Spring onion

Soy sauce

Brown sugar

Ground black pepper

2 tsp corn starch (dissolved in 3 tbsp water)

Boil the beef with beef cube until the meat is tender (about 1 to 2 hours if slowly cooked or 20 minutes if using pressufe cooker). When the meat is tender, remove from the pot and allow to cool down. Set aside the beef stock. Slice the meat in cubes. Saute’ the ginger, garlic, and onion. Put in the sliced meat and saute’ for about 3 minutes. Add the soy sauce, ground black pepper, sugar and 1 and ½ cups of beef stock. Then bring to boil. Put in star anise and simmer for 10 minutes. Add 2 tsp corn starch dissolved in water and stir until the sauce thickens. Garnish with onion spring on top. Served with Garlic Fried Rice and soup.