Stewed Beef with Potatoes
From
Peng Xiaohui
, Peoples Republic of China

 

Ingredients:
Beef 2lbs
Sliced green onion,
Diced ginger
4-5 cloves of garlic
2-3 Chinese aniseeds,
Dried red chili pepper
Ketchup
Soy sauce
Sugar
Cooking wine
Salt
1-2 potatoes.


Procedure:

Cut the beef into medium chunks, put into a pot, then put green onion, ginger, garlic, chili pepper, and Chinese aniseeds in it. And also, put a little bit salt, soy sauce, ketchup, sugar, cooking wine into the pot. Use high heat to boil the beef. When it is boiling, change it to medium or low heat. Wait for about 40 minutes, taste the beef to see whether it is fine.

During this time, you could cut the potatoes into medium chunks and put them into water to filter some starch out. When the beef is almost done, put the potatoes into the pot, and boil them together for another 10 to 15 minutes. Then it will be ready.

Characteristics: The beef is tender but not greasy. And you can have your beef and starch at the same time. Use it with rice will bring a better taste.

Note: You can adjust the spices according to your own taste. You can get Chinese aniseeds in Great China Market in Trowbridge.