Braised Beef a la Chowking
This is one of the first recipes I posted in my blog and since this is what most of my visitors from the different parts of the world are searching for, I thought of sharing it in this week’s FTF for those Food Trippers who just love Chowking’s Braised Beef.
In the Philippines, Chowking is a famous Chinese Fast Food Chain that serves a delicious braised beef meal which hubby and I tend to order most of the time. The only problem with their serving is that we’re running out of sauce. Just before we reach the bottom of the bowl, all that’s left is the white steamed rice and no more trace of the sauce to finish it all up.
Then I decided to search for their recipe online. I stumbled to one site where it says it’s the Chowking Style Braised Beef, but as I recall the bowl of braised beef we used to enjoy there’s no bell pepper in it and as I tasted, there’s no tomato sauce as well. So I decided to tweak the recipe and I came up with this one.
Try it and I assure you, it’s really the Chowking Braised Beef you’ve been dying to eat most probably if you haven’t gone home to the Philippines for quite some time.
INGREDIENTS:
1/4 kilo beef brisket (but I use any kind of beef..LOL)
3 cups water + 1/4 cup for the cornstarch
2 tbsp. Kikkoman Soy Sauce
2 tbsp. Soy Sauce
2 Star Anise
1 tbsp. coarsely chopped onion
1 tsp. sugar
1 medium carrot, cut into chunks
1 tsp. cornstarch (corn-flour in UK)
freshly ground pepper
spring onions to garnish
METHOD:
1. In a saucepan, combine the beef, onion, Kikkoman soy sauce, soy sauce, sugar, pepper, star anise and water. Boil until the beef is tender.
And oh, please. Always adjust to your taste. Never be afraid to add or lessen a little bit of something. Experiment and enjoy. Happy Home-Cooking!
