Name: Braised beef with five-spice and star anise
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Ingredients: 2 tbsp of rapeseed oil; 1 small red onion, finely sliced; 4 garlic cloves, quartered; 1 inch piece ginger; 1 red chilli, finely sliced; 1 star anise; 1 tsp five-spice powder; 1kg chuck steak, diced; 2 tbsp of spelt flour; 2 tsp brown sugar; 125ml of sherry, or dry white wine; 1 beef stock cube, dissolved into 500ml boiling water; 6 tsp soy sauce, (reduced salt); 100g of Chinese cabbage; 4 spring onions, finely sliced; 1 handful of coriander, leaves picked

Braised beef with five-spice and star anise

by Richard Bainbridge

Ingredients

Oils & Vinegars

2 tbsp of rapeseed oil

Fruit & Vegetables

Spices & Dried Herbs

1 inch piece ginger
1 star anise
1 tsp five-spice powder

Fresh Meat

1kg chuck steak, diced

Store Cupboard

2 tbsp of spelt flour
2 tsp brown sugar
1 beef stock cube, dissolved into 500ml boiling water
6 tsp soy sauce, (reduced salt)

Alcohol

125ml of sherry, or dry white wine

Salad & Fresh Herbs

1 handful of coriander, leaves picked