Chinese Beef Stew Recipe
This is a comforting Chinese Beef Stew that is fabulous with rice noodles or egg noodles or crusty bread!
Chinese Beef Stew Recipe
INGREDIENTS:
- 4 teaspoons vegetable oil
- 2 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1/2 cup chopped green onions
- 2 tablespoons minced peeled fresh ginger
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 (14 1/4-ounce) can low-salt beef broth
- 2.5 cups water
- 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 3 tablespoon dry sherry
- 1 tablespoon Chile paste
- 2 (3-inch) cinnamon sticks
- 2 cups (1-inch) cubed peeled turnips or potatoes (about 3/4 pound)
- 1.5 cups chopped carrots
- 1 tablespoon water
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1.5 cups fresh spinach per person dining that night
salt for seasoning
DIRECTIONS:
- Season with some salt.
- Heat oil in the slow cooker pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
- Brown the beef on all sides.
- Add onions, ginger and garlic to pan; sauté 30 seconds.
- Add the turnips and carrots.
- Stir in broth, scraping pot to loosen browned bits.
- Add the water and next 5 ingredients (water through cinnamon sticks), and bring to a boil.
- Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 4 to 5 hours.
- Place slow cooker pot over the stove at medium heat.
- Combine 1 tablespoon water and cornstarch.
- Add to the beef mixture.
- Bring to a boil; cook for 1 minute, stirring frequently.
- Add spinach; cover and cook for 3 minutes or until wilted.
- Discard the cinnamon sticks.
- Serve this Chinese Beef Stew with rice noodles or egg noodles.