Braised Beef and Herb Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- Beef2 kg
- Ginger · sliced thinly, minced3 inches
- Scallion · diced4
- Cinnamon stick1
- Star anise1
- Bay leaf4
- Peppercorn2 tsp
- Garlic · diced10–15 cloves
- Shallot · diced2
- Chili pepper · diced5–8
- Celery · diced2 stalks
- Mint · diced⅓ cups
- Culantro leaves · diced5–6
- Cilantro · diced6–8
- Lime
- Sichuan peppercorn powder2 tsp
- Salt1 tbsp
Instructions
- Fill a large pot with water, add the beef and bring to a boil. Skim off the scum.
- Put the ginger slices, scallion stalks, cinnamon stick, star anise, bay leaves and white peppercorns into a spice bag.
- Move the beef to a clean pot, add 2–3 liters of water and the spice bag. Bring to a boil, then simmer on low heat for 1.5 hours.
- Finely dice the garlic, ginger, scallion, shallot, celery, Thai bird-eye chili, mint, culantro and cilantro. Squeeze the juice from a few large limes.
- Remove the beef and leave the broth in the pot. Discard the bones and spice bag, then cut the beef into bite-size pieces.
- Return the beef to the clay pot and bring back to a boil. Add all the herbs, the Sichuan peppercorn powder and salt to taste.
- Add the lime juice gradually, tasting as you go, until the flavor is right.
Summarized from Souped Up Recipes's video. Watch it for the details.
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