Szechuan Spiced Beef Stew Recipe

Szechuan Spiced Beef Stew Recipe

Ingredients

Serving Size : 6

• 1 tablespoon ginger root – minced
• 1/4 cup scallions – chopped
• 2 pounds stew meat 1/4 inch chunks
• 6 tablespoons oil
• 1 tablespoon garlic – minced (include green part)
• 3 cups water

sauce:

• 5 teaspoons Szechuan chili bean sauce
• 4 tablespoons pale dry sherry
• 1/2 tablespoon peppercorns – crushed
• 4 whole star anise
• 2 1/2 tablespoons Szechuan sweet bean sauce
• 4 tablespoons black soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons sugar

Method

COMBINE SAUCE INGREDIENTS, SET ASIDE.

HEAT OIL IN A 4 TO 6 QUART POT.

ADD GINGER, GARLIC, AND SCALLIONS, AND COOK FOR A FEW SECONDS.

ADD BEEF AND COOK UNTIL MEAT LOSES ITS RED COLOR.

STIR IN SAUCE AND MIX WELL.

ADD 2 cup

WATER, COVER, AND SIMMER FOR ABOUT AN HOUR.

ADD REMAINING WATER AND COOK OVER LOW HEAT UNTIL BEEF IS TENDER, ABOUT ANOTHER HOUR.

THERE SHOULD BE 1 1/2 CUPS OF SAUCE LEFT IN THE POT WHEN BEEF IS DONE.

SERVE HOT!!! THE PREPARATION TIME IS THE WORSE PART, BUT ITS WORTH IT.

1. MOST OF THE INGREDIENTS CAN BE FOUND AT A NEIGHBORHOOD ASIAN OR CHINESE STORE.

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