Hóng Shāo Niú Ròu (Chinese Braised Beef)

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2014, America's Test Kitchen TV

With tender chunks of beef in a fragrant sauce, red-braised beef is a deeply satisfying Chinese comfort food.

SERVES 6

TIME 3¼ to 3¾ hours

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Hóng Shāo Niú Ròu, which translates as "red-braised beef," is a classic Chinese dish that consists of beef braised in soy sauce and flavored with fragrant whole spices. In our recipe, we eliminate the blanching of the meat, and we...

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