Name: Braised Beef Steaks
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2¾ teaspoons cornstarch dissolved in 3 tablespoons water; 6 beef shanks, each about 6 ounces and ¾ inch thick; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 2 tablespoons Shaoxing wine or medium-dry sherry; 1 cup unseasoned beef or chicken stock; 1 teaspoon sugar; 2 large garlic cloves, crushed but kept whole; 1 inch cinnamon, finely crushed; 1 tablespoon thin soy sauce; 1 tablespoon thick soy sauce; ½ teaspoon salt; 8-10 segments star anise

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Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Homestyle Chinese Cooking

By Yan-Kit So

Published 1997

About

A family dish that will go well not only with rice, but also with potato and pasta.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 large garlic cloves, crushed but kept whole
8-10 segments star an

Asia
China
Main course

Method

Heat the wok over a high heat until smoke rises. Add the oil and swirl it around. Add the garlic, let sizzle and take on color. Adjusting the heat to medium, add the star anise and cinnamon and stir a few times. Add the steaks and brown for about 2 minutes on each side. Pour in the Shaoxing wine or sherry, turning up the heat to reduce it by half.
Reduce the heat ag

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