Slow-cooked Chinese beef

Slow-cooked Chinese beef

This may take a while in the oven, but it's super fast to prepare and tastes fantastic

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 2 hours 30 minutes

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 150C/fan 130C/gas 2. Put all the ingredients except the greens and rice in an ovenproof pot, making sure to reserve a little of the chilli and spring onion. Add 200ml water, stir well then put on a lid. Cook in the oven for 2-2 1/2 hours until the meat is meltingly tender. If you want the sauce a little thicker, scoop out the meat and boil hard for 5 minutes.
  2. Steam the greens and toss with a little sesame oil. Serve the beef with basmati rice and greens, plus the reserved chilli and spring onion.

per serving

360 kcalories, protein 40g, carbohydrate 11.4g, fat 16.4 g, saturated fat 7g, fibre 0.9g, salt 2.2 g

Recipe from olive magazine, December 2009.

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  • 05 December 2009

    diana rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolutely simple to make and tastes superb!

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  • 08 December 2009

    Chips rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Tastes amazing!!!! Definately a weekend meal just due to the time it took in the oven but easy really.

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  • 08 December 2009

    Penny rated this recipe

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  • 09 December 2009

    suet commented on this recipe

    Made this per the recipe and it was very tasty indeed. Quite rich , easily feeds 4 normal appetites. The spring onions at the end help lift the flavours and add a nice textural contrast. Will be passing this on to friends! Thanks.

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  • 10 December 2009

    geoffers1 rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Sorry, but I was so disappointed with this one. Yes the beef was meltingly tender etc, but there was something lacking with the flavour, yes I did follow the recipe to the letter, won't be making this one again.

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  • 11 December 2009

    Michael Step rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I loved this slow cooked Chinese beef. So easy to prepare. Second time round I added shitake and small closed cap mushrooms for the rehat time.

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  • 20 December 2009

    Dawn rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious subtle flavours. I cooked this in a pan, not in the oven and it worked well. Was even tastier the next day...although there wasn't much left by then! Will make again for sure, there was the most wonderful aromatic smell in my kitchen while this was cooking!

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  • 25 January 2010

    KUCHNIA rated this recipe

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  • 19 May 2010

    Cheeseplant rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Amazing. I added mushrooms to it and it it tasted great. Definitely a family favourite - even my 2 year old likes it (minus the chillies of course!)

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  • 07 October 2010

    Marianne rated this recipe

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  • 15 October 2010

    Susanna commented on this recipe

    Sounds very interesting. Wonder if the beef can be substituted by pork?

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  • 17 January 2011

    DrFabio rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Mmmm! I splashed in a bit more soy at the end, and used a big piece of ginger and fat garlic cloves. I also used beef shin which took a good three hours to soften, but it was delicious in the end. And I don't think I'll ever have broccoli without sesame oil, spring onions and soy again. If my husband's face was anything to go by, it was a big hit - and we decided it was even better than a takeaway!

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  • 28 July 2011

    KatyCooks rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Wot? No browning the meat in batches beforehand? Sacrilege surely? I was very dubious about this, but the end result was delicious and so incredibly simple. Make sure you remember to take out the star anise before you serve up though - it's not nice to chew on!

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  • 06 August 2011

    RTurner rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made in the slow cooker and it was delicious!

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  • 16 August 2011

    D.V. commented on this recipe

    I did this in my pressure cooker took about 18 minutes, tasted great, used beef stock instead of water add some fresh coriander when serving and a bit of corn flower to thicken............

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  • 27 August 2011

    Lilly-Anne rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Absolutely gorgeous! So satisfying, will deffo try with mushrooms next time and will be perfect for the slow cooker in winter :)

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  • 08 October 2011

    cyberjen rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    One of our favourite meals now!

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  • 27 November 2011

    is it worth waiting for? rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    really good dish! check out our review....http://www.isitworthwaitingfor.com/2011/11/slow-cooked-chinese-spiced-beef.html

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  • 29 February 2012

    clara jane rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    Incredibly disappointed with this dish. I have cooked the GF Chinese-style braised beef one-pot and loved it but as this recipe had good reviews thought I would try it instead. The sauce was too watery and had no depth of flavour and I definitely think the meat needs to be browned first.

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  • 01 May 2012

    Warvik rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolutely wonderful. Left it in the oven for a bit too long so there was very little sauce left but the flavours were exceptional and the meat meltingly tender. I deseeded one of the chillies as the other half doesn't like things too spicy but I really shouldn't have, the kick is just right.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 2 hours 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 750g braising beef such as chuck, shin or blade , cut into pieces
  • 1 bunch spring onions , sliced
  • 3 garlic cloves , sliced
  • a piece of root ginger , grated
  • 2 red chillies , sliced
  • 2 tsp Chinese five-spice powder
  • 1 star anise
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 4 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • shredded greens , to serve
  • a splash of sesame oil
  • steamed basmati rice , to serve
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360 kcalories, protein 40g, carbohydrate 11.4g, fat 16.4 g, saturated fat 7g, fibre 0.9g, salt 2.2 g

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