Braised Beef Brisket with Carrots

Method

1. 01

   Step 1

   Cut the beef into small pieces and blanch it in boiling water to remove the blood and foam.

   

2. 02

   Step 2

   Peel and chop the onion, carrot, and potato into chunks, and cut the herbs into sections.

   

3. 03

   Step 3

   Slice the ginger, smash the garlic, and cut the scallions into sections.

   

4. 04

   Step 4

   Heat oil in a wok and stir-fry ginger slices, garlic, scallion segments, star anise, Sichuan peppercorns, and cinnamon until fragrant.

   

5. 05

   Step 5

   Add the beef (after removing any blood foam) and continue stir-frying.

   

6. 06

   Step 6

   Add cooking wine and stir-fry, then add white sugar and salt and continue stir-frying, then add light soy sauce.

   

7. 07

   Step 7

   Turn off the heat after stir-frying the beef until it is browned.

   

8. 08

   Step 8

   Place the stir-fried beef in a pot, add enough boiling water to just cover all the ingredients, then add potatoes and carrots. Bring to a boil over high heat, then cover and simmer over low heat 40 minutes.

   

9. 09

   Step 9

   Once the potatoes are tender, add the onions and turn up the heat.

   

10. 10

    Step 10

    Mix cornstarch with water, then add a little of the cornstarch slurry to thicken it into a thin sauce.

    

11. 11

    Step 11

    It's finally done cooking!