Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, chinese braised beef shank (酱牛肉). One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Chinese Braised Beef Shank (酱牛肉) is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Chinese Braised Beef Shank (酱牛肉) is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook chinese braised beef shank (酱牛肉) using 15 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Chinese Braised Beef Shank (酱牛肉):

1. Get 2 lb beef shank
2. Prepare 3 cinnamon stick (桂皮)
3. Get 1 cao guo (草果)
4. Get 4 star anise (八角)
5. Prepare 4 bay leaf (香叶)
6. Prepare 1 small handful of Sichuan pepper (花椒)
7. Make ready 1 small handful of cumin (小茴香)
8. Prepare 4 pieces dried chili pepper (reduce or none if no spicy)
9. Make ready A few green onion
10. Get 4 slices fresh ginger
11. Get 4 cloves garlic
12. Get A few white rock sugar (冰糖)
13. Take 1/3 cup soy sauce (生抽)
14. Make ready 4 teaspoon dark soy sauce (老抽)
15. Get 1 cup Sake or cooking wine

Instructions to make Chinese Braised Beef Shank (酱牛肉):

1. Prepare all ingredients.
2. Cut beef shank to proper size. Wash with water. Soak in water and place in the fridge for 1 hr. Change water multiple times during the process to remove blood.
3. Drain or remove excess water with paper towel. Place in freezer for 1 hr.
4. Place a pot on stove. Add water and bring to boil. Add all solid and liquid spices. Make sure the broth can fully submerge the meat. When broth starts to boil again, place meat in pot and braise for 1.5 hrs on medium/medium-low.
5. Remove pot from stove. Soak the meat in broth and let it cool down. When it reaches room temperature, place the pot of meat and broth in fridge and let the meat absorb more flavor overnight. Cut meat into slices and enjoy with some soy sauce, vinegar, and sesame oil!

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