On school days especially when schedule is tight and time is racing for dinner, a one bowl meal is perfect for the hungry kids. Giving them variety is always a challenge, either your palate decide, your cravings dictate but most often it's the kids' requests lead the way.
Tonight's dish is served on a steaming Japanese Rice😋
Braised Beef
Ingredients:
EVOO or canola oil will do
About 1/2 kl Chuck tender - sliced into cubes
and sprinkle with cornstach
Garlic- minced
Onion- minced
Ginger — grate it from a small cube
Star anise about 3 pcs
Cloves about 3 pcs
Bay leaves
2-3 c water or more depends how tender your beef
3-4 tbsp LKK Superior Light Soy Sauce
1 tbsp brown sugar
Ground black pepper
Carrots sliced into cubes
1 tsp cornstarch dissolve in 1/4 c water
Spring onion to garnish
Method
Sear beef cubes in oil. Remove set aside.
Using the same pan, sauté garlic, ginger and onion. Then return the beef into the pan. Season with a small amt of soy sauce and pepper, stir to combine.
Add water, remaining soy sauce, star anise, cloves, bay leaves and brown sugar.
Simmer until beef is tender. Add water if the beef is not yet tender and continue cooking.
Reduce sauce to your desired amount then add carrots. Simmer for 2-3 mins. Then pour dissolved cornstarch and stir. Let it simmer to thicken.
Finish by adjusting the taste to your pref.
When done, serve hot on steam rice. Then garnish with spring onion.
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