Red Cooked Beef Recipe | Hung Shao Niu Jo Recipe | Asian Recipes
How to prepare "red cooked beef"
red cooked beef (hung shao niu jo — china)
1 (2 pound) beef boneless chuck, tip or round
3 tablespoons peanut oil or vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups water
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons dry white wine or sherry
1 thin slice fresh or canned
ginger root or 1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 scallion, cut lengthwise into halves
1 clove garlic, cut into halves
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1/8 teaspoon pepper
fresh cilantro (optional)
toasted sesame seed
trim fat from beef; cut beef into 1 1/2-inch cubes. heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in wok or 12-inch skillet until hot. stir-fry half the beef cubes until brown on all sides, about 2 minutes. remove beef to 3-quart saucepan. repeat with remaining oil and beef.
mix water, soy sauce, wine, gingerroot, scallion, garlic, sugar and pepper; add to beef. heat to boiling; reduce heat. cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until beef is tender, about 1 hour. garnish with small sprigs of cilantro; sprinkle with sesame seed. serve with hot cooked chinese noodles, if desired.
yields 8 servings.
