Braised Anise Beef
By: Anonymous
Published: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - 1:49am

Ingredients




2 pounds Beef chuck
1 Clove garlic
2 tablespoons Oil
3 tablespoons Soy sauce
1 tablespoon Water
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Sherry
1 dsh Pepper
2 Cloves star anise
1 teaspoon Sugar

Preparation

1 1. Leave beef whole. Crush garlic. 2 2. Heat oil in a heavy pan. Brown beef quickly on all sides. 3 3. Add garlic, soy sauce, water, salt, sherry, pepper and star anise, and heat. Simmer, covered, 1 hour. (Use an asbestos pad so meat won't burn.) 4 4. Turn meat. Add sugar and simmer slowly 1 hour more. Serve hot or cold. 5 NOTE: If the meat gets too dry during cooking, add 1 tablespoon water mixed with 1 tablespoon soy sauce.