Five-Spice Beef Shin

Name: Five-Spice Beef Shin
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 250 ml (9 fl oz/1 cup) light soy sauce; 2 tablespoons sea salt; ½ teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns; 1 star anise; 1 large handful of coriander (cilantro) leaves; 200 g (7 oz) soft brown sugar; 800 g (1 lb 12 oz) beef shin on the bone; 2 cinnamon sticks; 1 large knob of ginger, peeled and finely sliced; 4 cloves garlic, finely sliced; 125 ml (4 fl oz/½ cup) shaoxing

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Balance and Harmony

By Neil Perry

Published 2008

About

This is really easy and delicious. You can make it in advance and reheat it when you’re ready to serve, but it’s also great cold with some pickled cabbage and fried wontons.

Ingredients

800 g (1 lb 12 oz) beef shin on the bone
200

Asia
China
Main course
Starter
Spicy

Method

Put the brown sugar, shaoxing, garlic, ginger, cinnamon, star anise, Sichuan peppercorns and sea salt along with 2 litres (8 cups) water in a large pot. Cover and bring to the boil over hi