Chinese Dim Sum Beef Tendon 點心炆牛根腩

Chinese Dim Sum Beef Tender 點心炆牛根腩Chinese Dim Sum Beef Tendon 點心炆牛根腩

Ingredients:

For beef stew

  • 3 lb (1.5 kg) beef tendon;
  • 2 lb (1 kg) beef shin, optional;
  • 3 garlic cloves, peel and crush;
  • 1 large piece ginger, peel and crush;
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil;
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) Liquid Aminos (a healthier version of soy sauce can be find in health food store or upscale supermarket);
  • 1 cup (240 ml) water;
  • 3 pickled plums;
  • 2 tablespoons ground soy bean paste;
  • 1 tablespoon cane sugar;
  • 1/2 lb (250 g) raw peanut;
  • Sea salt.

For thickening sauce

  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch;
  • 1/2 teaspoon cane sugar;
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) water;
  • 1 tablespoon Liquid Amino.

Recipe:

Serving for 6 as appetizer

  1. Clean beef tendon and shin, pat dry;
  2. Cut them into 2” cubes;
  3. Add 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil to a large sauce pan over medium high heat;
  4. Add crushed garlic and sauté for 2 minutes, avoid burning or will be bitter;
  5. Take them out, set aside;
  6. Add crushed ginger and sauté for 2 minutes;
  7. Take them out, set aside;
  8. Place beef tendon in the pan, cook each side until brown;
  9. Add beef shin and sear to brown;
  10. Add 1/4 cup (60 ml) Liquid Aminos and 1 cup (240 ml) of water;
  11. Top with garlic and ginger;
  12. Cover when it comes to a boil, lower heat to simmer for 1 hour;
  13. Crush pickled plum and mix with soy bean paste;
  14. Turns heat back to medium high, add raw peanuts and pickled plum mixture;
  15. Cover again when it comes back to a boil, lower heat to simmer for another hour;
  16. When beef tendon is tender, turn heat back to medium high;
  17. Add thickening sauce in the middle if needed;
  18. Stir, turn off heat when it comes back to a boil;
  19. Plate and serve hot.

Go back to top