Chinese Braised Beef Shank (Jiang Niu Rou)

Ingredients

• • 2 to 3 lbs (1 to 1.4 kg) beef shank (shin) (sliced to large bite-size pieces (*Footnote 1))
• • 2 tablespoons Shaoxing wine ((or dry sherry))
• • 4 spring onions (cut into 2” (5 cm) long pieces)
• • 1 thumb ginger (sliced)
• • 1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns
• • 2 tablespoons soybean paste ((or sweet bean paste) (*Footnote 2))
• • 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
• • 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
• • 4 Chinese dried chilli peppers
• • 3 bay leaves
• • 3 cloves
• • 2 whole star anise
• • 1 cinnamon stick
• • 1 whole nutmeg ((or 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg powder))
• • 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
• • 1 black cardamom ((optional))
• • 1 tablespoon rock sugar ((or regular sugar))
• • 1 teaspoon salt

Preparation Steps