Super simple home version of braised beef

Overview

I remember when I first graduated, my boyfriend said he wanted to eat beef. Having never cooked big dishes, I had no idea how to start when faced with a large bowl of beef. Finally, I added some salt, peppercorns, and star anise, cooked it in an electric pressure cooker, and cut it into slices to eat! Although I am still a newbie, I already have a few dishes that I can cook! Among them is this simple yet delicious braised beef dish!

Tags

• hot dishes
• home cooking
• old man
• autumn recipes
• winter recipes
• banquet dishes
• lunch
• beef
• cinnamon
• dried chili pepper
• pixian doubanjiang
• star anise
• zanthoxylum bungeanum
• fragrant leaves
• salt
• vegetable oil

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Thaw beef (fresh is best)

   

2. 2 Cut the beef into cubes of about 2cm

   

3. 3 Add a small amount of vegetable oil to the soup pot and heat

   

4. 4 When the oil is 50% hot, add an appropriate amount of bean paste and stir-fry over low heat

   

5. 5 Stir-fry for about a minute. After the watercress is fragrant, add the beef cubes and stir-fry until the surface changes color

   

6. 6 After the surface of the beef changes color, add an appropriate amount of water (just enough to cover the beef), add bay leaves, cinnamon, peppercorns, chili peppers, and salt, and simmer over low heat

   

7. 7 Simmer slowly for about half an hour. When the beef is cooked (you can taste it, the beef tendons can be chewed well), turn to high heat to reduce the juice (just leave a little soup at the end, but not completely dry)

   

8. 8 The braised beef is ready, enjoy!

   

9. 9 The god of Sichuan cuisine lies in Douban! Haha