Beef Short Ribs With Star Anise and Tangerine
- Total Time
- 2 hours 30 minutes
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Ingredients
- 5pounds beef short ribs, cut flanken style, across the bone in 3-inch pieces
- Salt and pepper
- 1tablespoon five-spice powder
- ½teaspoon ground Sichuan pepper (optional)
- 2tablespoons grated ginger
- 1tablespoon minced garlic
- Zest of 1 large tangerine, in wide strips
- ½cup tangerine juice
- 6 to 8small dried Chinese chile peppers (or chiles de arbol)
- ½cup dark brown sugar
- 2tablespoons soy sauce
- 1teaspoon toasted sesame oil
- 1tablespoon salted black bean paste
- 1daikon radish, about 1 pound peeled (optional)
- 3pieces star anise
- 1cinnamon stick, 3-inch length
- ¼cup Chinese rice wine or sherry
- 3cups hot chicken broth or water
- 2teaspoons cornstarch dissolved in 2 tablespoons cold water
- 6scallions, thinly sliced, for garnish
Preparation
- Step 1
Season short ribs generously on both sides with salt and pepper and place in a heavy roasting pan in one layer. In a mixing bowl, stir together five-spice powder, Sichuan pepper (if using), ginger, garlic, tangerine zest and juice, chile peppers, brown sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil and black bean paste. Smear mixture over meat and leave to marinate at least one hour at room temperature, or preferably overnight in the refrigerator.
- Step 2
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Cut daikon into ½-inch pieces and set aside. Bring meat to room temperature. Add star anise, cinnamon stick, rice wine and broth to roasting pan. Cover and bake for 1½ hours, then add daikon and return to oven. Bake for 30 minutes more, until meat is quite tender.
- Step 3
Remove meat and daikon from pan and keep warm in a serving dish. Strain braising juices into a saucepan and degrease. You should have about 3 cups. Bring to a simmer, then whisk in cornstarch mixture and cook for 1 minute until slightly thickened. Pour sauce over meat and daikon, garnish with scallions and serve.
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Comments
Made this for the family yesterday.. big hit!! Like a few others I doubled up on the spices. I couldn't find the ribs so used a 2lb. chuck roast. Daikon wasn't available either so I just threw in some carrots. I marinated for a couple of hours and cooked at 325 for 3 hours and it came out perfect. I served with mashed potatoes and green beans. Definitely on the list now..
I used 4 lbs. of beef stew because I don’t like beef short ribs. I followed the directions exactly. My 3 grandsons ate a lot of meat...not so much the daikon radish. I think I will make this, let it sit cooked 1 day refrigerated, skim the broth, make it thicker, and warm the meat in the thickened sauce and serve over rice with a green salad.
Made it a second time, and doubled a lot of spices, bean paste, star anise, etc. as I outlined in my note the first time I made this. (below) Still yum, meat very tender, but I overdid it this time. I'll try it again, but find a half way between my first attempt and this one. I think i used either too much Szechuan pepper or star anise, or both.
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