How to Make Halved Beef Salad

    A friend gave me a piece of beef.It was stored in the refrigerator until the weekend when I had time to cook it. On the weekend, I braised all of it, so it's ready to eat whenever I want just by slicing some.

    Main ingredients

    800 grams of beef

    Auxiliary ingredients

    Star anise 6 pieces Dark soy sauce 3 tablespoons Table salt 2 teaspoons Rock sugar 2 grains Soy sauce 1 tablespoon Rice wine 2 tablespoons Chinese prickly ash seeds A little bit Cinnamon bark 1 piece Bay leaves 3 pieces

    How to make braised beef

    1. In a pot, add some water and then place the washed beef in it. Boil for about 5 minutes, remove from heat, wash again.

    2. Place the beef along with cinnamon bark, Chinese prickly ash seeds, bay leaves, 1 tablespoon of rice wine, and 1 tablespoon of dark soy sauce into a pressure cooker with some water. Pressure cook for 20 minutes; I added this step because my beef was frozen.2. After releasing the pressure from the pot, remove the beef and place it in another pot filled with braising liquid . Add all the ingredients used previously along with rock sugar, rice wine, dark soy sauce, and light soy sauce for braising. Cook for about 30 minutes. Add salt and MSG in the last 10 minutes. 3. Add a little bit of dark soy sauce, vinegar, salt, a small amount of white sugar, chopped garlic, and chopped scallions. Mix well and refrigerate to enhance the texture.

    4. Once cooled down, slice the beef, serve on a plate, and enjoy with the sauce. If you like spicy food, you can use chili sauce as a condiment.Cooking tips My beef was frozen, so it took longer; normally, braised beef takes about 40 minutes to be done.Sugar and minced garlic and chopped green onions, mixed well and refrigerated to enhance the texture.

    4. After the beef is cooked, let it cool before slicing; once sliced, serve with the sauce, which tastes great.Chili Sauce

    Cooking Tips

    My beef was frozen, so it took longer, around 40 minutes for regular braised beef.