Chinese Recipes - Red-Cooked Beef with Turnips Recipe

  
 

Chinese Beef Recipes - Red-Cooked Beef with Turnips Recipe

Ingredients

  • 450 g/1lb lean beef

  • 1 slice ginger root, minced

  • 1 spring onion (scallion), chopped

  • 120 ml/1/2 cup rice wine or dry sherry

  • 250 ml/8 fl oz/1 cup water

  • 2 cloves star anise

  • 1 small turnip, diced

  • 120 ml/4 fl oz/1/2 cup soy sauce

  • 15 ml/1 tbsp sugar

Method:

  1. Place the beef, ginger, spring onion, wine or sherry, water and anise in a heavy based pan, bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 45 minutes.

  2. Add the turnip, soy sauce and sugar and a little more water if necessary, bring back to the boil, cover and simmer for a further 45 minutes until the beef is tender. Leave to cool.

  3. Remove the beef and turnip from the sauce. Slice the beef and arrange on a serving plate with the turnip. Strain over the sauce and serve cold.