Braised Beef Skin

Method

1. 01

   Step 1

   Prepare all ingredients, as shown in the picture: cut the skin into chunks and the beef into chunks.

   

2. 02

   Step 2

   Take a pot, put in cold water, add the beef, cooking wine, ginger slices, and scallions, then bring to a boil and remove the scum. Take it out and drain it. The method for removing the beef skin is the same, so I won't repeat the steps.

   

3. 03

   Step 3

   This is the blanched beef, as shown in the picture.

   

4. 04

   Step 4

   In a separate pot, add some oil, then add rock sugar to the cold oil. Slowly melt the rock sugar over low heat until it caramelizes. Remember to keep the heat very low throughout the entire caramelizing process.

   

5. 05

   Step 5

   After the sugar is caramelized, add spices and fermented bean paste and stir-fry. Then add beef and beef skin and stir-fry. Next, add ginger slices and garlic cloves and continue to stir-fry.

   

6. 06

   Step 6

   After stir-frying all the main ingredients and seasonings until they release a rich aroma, add an appropriate amount of boiling water and scallion segments. At this point, you need to transfer the ingredients to a different pot and simmer over low heat. I used a clay pot to simmer for two hours because clay pots don't easily lose water.

   

7. 07

   Step 7

   This morning, I had some handmade noodles with it, and wow, it tasted amazing! The chewy, glutinous skin and the noodles were so satisfying.