Braised Beef

Total Time: 2 hrs 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 scallion
• 1/4 cup dry
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash pepper
• 2 slices gingerroot, minced
• 2 1/2 tablespoons peanut oil
• 2 lbs beef chuck
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 3 cups chicken stock

Recipe

• 1 cut green part of scallion into 2" pieces.
• 2 combine all ingredients except meat, oil, & chicken stock in bowl and set aside.
• 3 heat oil in heavy skillet and brown meat quickly on all sides.
• 4 add mixture from bowl and cook, stirring to heat and blend, about 3 minutes.
• 5 heat stock in saucepan and add to beef.
• 6 simmer covered 90 mins to 2 hours or until meat is tender.
• 7 slice meat and serve hot or cold.
• 8 reserve gravy for master sauce.
• 9 strain through cheesecloth when cool and refrigerate in a covered dish.