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Chinese Braised Beef Shank Recipe

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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Course Main Course
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 2 people

Equipment

  • Cast iron skillet

Ingredients
  

  • 2 beef shanks
  • ½ stick of cinnamon
  • 2 cloves garlic or 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 2 slices ginger or 1 tsp ginger powder
  • 2 star anise can omit if you don't have it
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 tbsp dark soy sauce can substitute with coconut aminos or light soy sauce
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar can substitute white sugar or rock sugar
  • 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine or rice wine can omit if you want the recipe to be alcohol free
  • avocado oil for frying
  • salt, to taste
  • pepper, to taste
  • cold water or beef broth from a master stock

Optional

  • green onion

Instructions
 

  • Salt your pieces of beef shank and let them sit at room temperature for 30 minutes. 
  • Preheat a cast iron skillet or pan on medium-high heat. 
  • Add avocado oil to the pan and let the oil preheat for about 30 seconds. 
  • Add beef shanks to the pan brown for two minutes. 
  • Flip the beef shanks and cook for an additional two minutes. 
  • Add cinnamon sticks, garlic, ginger, star anise, bay leaves, dark soy sauce, sesame oil, and brown sugar. Cover with enough water to cover the beef shanks. 
  • Put a lid on the pan and let simmer on low heat for 2.5-3 hours. That may seem like a long time, but trust me the meat needs it!
  • Remove from heat. Remove spices and garnish with spring onion. Enjoy!
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