Chinese Spiced Braised Beef Shank
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The Woks of Life · by Judy★ 5.0 (16)

Chinese Spiced Braised Beef Shank

NUTRITION · PER SERVING130M COOK
CAL 15%·PRO 83%
CARBS 13G17% OF CAL
1G FIBER0G ADDED0G INTRINSIC4G OTHER8G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 7G22% OF CAL
2G SAT5G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

Beef shanks braised in a complex Chinese spiced liquid with warm spices, soy sauce, and ginger. Rich and aromatic, served with vegetables and rice or noodles.

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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 6
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 1 black cardamom pod
  • ½ tablespoon Sichuan peppercorns
  • 2 star anise
  • 8 cloves
  • 1 piece dried tangerine peel
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 teaspoon white or black peppercorns
  • 3 dried liquorice slices ((甘草 - optional))
  • 1 whole nutmeg ((optional))
  • 1 tablespoon fennel seeds ((optional))
  • 2½ pounds beef shank ((1.1 kg))
  • 3 slices ginger
  • ¼ cup Shaoxing wine
  • 5 cloves garlic
  • 4 scallions ((cut into large pieces))
  • 15 grams rock sugar ((can substitute with regular granulated sugar))
  • ¼ cup light soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
  • About 4 cups water ((or optionally, chicken, beef, or pork stock, enough to cover the beef))
  • Salt ((to taste, we used about 1 teaspoon))
PREP
10M
SODIUM
1096MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.