Northern-Style Braised Beef with Soybean Paste and Potato
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Ingredients
- 600 g beef shin, diced
- 300 g potatoes, diced
- 2 tbsp yellow bean sauce
- 1 star anise
- 15 g fresh ginger, sliced
- 2 spring onions, finely sliced
- 1 tbsp groundnut oil
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 315 kcal
- Protein
- 34.5 g
- Carbohydrate
- 14 g
- of which sugars
- 1.5 g
- Fat
- 12.6 g
- of which saturates
- 4.2 g
- Fibre
- 2.1 g
- Salt
- 0.87 g
Estimated from typical values for each ingredient — a guide, not a substitute for the label on what you actually buy.
Method
- 1
Heat the groundnut oil in a heavy-based pan and brown the beef for 5 minutes.
- 2
Add the fresh ginger and star anise and fry for 30 seconds.
- 3
Stir in the yellow bean sauce and enough water to cover the beef.
- 4
Bring to a simmer, cover and cook gently for 1 hour 10 minutes, until the beef is almost tender.
- 5
Add the potatoes and simmer uncovered for a further 20 minutes, until the beef and potatoes are tender and no pink remains.
- 6
Scatter with the spring onions and serve with steamed rice.

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