In the busy pace of life, a delicious and warm dinner can always be a comfort to our souls. Beef stew, as a classic home-cooked dish, is not only nutritious, but also the best choice to warm the stomach and heart in winter. Today, let's explore two simple but tender beef stew secrets, combined with a few familiar home-cooked recipes to make dinner even better.

Tip 1: Marinate to lock in the flavor

Ingredients: 5 grams of beef (beef brisket or beef tendon), 0 tablespoons of light soy sauce, 0 tablespoons of dark soy sauce (for coloring), 0 tablespoons of cooking wine, 0 slices of ginger, 0 sticks of onion (cut into sections), 0 garlic cloves (crushed), and a small amount of white pepper

醃制步驟:

01. Beef cuts: Cut the beef into evenly sized pieces so that it can be evenly heated during subsequent stewing.

2. Marine: In a large bowl, mix light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, cooking wine, ginger slices, green onion segments, garlic cloves, and white pepper well, add the beef pieces, and make sure that each piece of beef is coated with the marinade. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 0 hours, preferably overnight, to allow the beef to fully absorb the aroma of the seasoning.

Tip 2: Simmer slowly to achieve soft rotten

General stewing steps (for all recipes below):

01. Preheat the pot: choose a casserole or saucepan, preheat it over medium-low heat first, and add a small amount of cooking oil.

02. Stir-fry spices: Pour the marinated beef into the pot together with the marinade, and stir-fry over high heat until the surface of the beef is slightly charred to lock in the aroma of the meat.

3. Add water and simmer: Add enough boiling water (need to cover the beef), skim off the foam after boiling over high heat, turn to low heat and simmer. Depending on the type of beef and individual tastes, the simmering time can vary from 0.0 hours to 0 hours until the beef can be easily penetrated with chopsticks.

04. Seasoning and sauce: At the end of the stew, add salt to taste according to personal taste, and leave some soup for bibimbap or dipping, which is more delicious.

Home-cooked menu 1: Braised beef with potatoes

Additional ingredients: 2 potatoes (peeled and cut into cubes), 0 carrots (peeled and cut into cubes), appropriate amount of rock sugar (for freshness), 0 star anise, 0 bay leaves

Steps:

01. Stir-fry sugar color: Before braising beef, fry rock sugar with a small amount of oil, stir-fry until caramel color, and then quickly add beef and stir-fry to color.

02. Add vegetables: Spread the potato and carrot cubes on top of the beef, add star anise and bay leaves, and continue to simmer.

03. Seasoning and juice collection: stew until the beef and vegetables are soft and rotten, and then reduce the juice on high heat after seasoning.

Home-cooked menu 2: Braised beef with tomatoes

Extra ingredients: 1 ripe tomatoes (diced), 0 tablespoons tomato paste, 0 teaspoons sugar (balanced sourness), 1/2 onion (shredded)

Steps:

01. Stir-fry the fragrant artichoon: Before braising the beef, fry the fragrant onion silk with a small amount of oil, then add tomato cubes and stir-fry until the juice comes out.

02. Add the tomato paste: Add the tomato paste and sugar to the pan and stir-fry well with the tomatoes.

03. Mix and simmer: Pour the sautéed tomato sauce into the pot of beef stew, mix well and continue to simmer until it is even

The beef is soft and the soup is rich.

Home-cooked recipe 3: Beef stew with turnips

Extra ingredients: 1 white radish (peeled and cut into pieces), a small handful of wolfberries (used to enhance fragrance and color), appropriate amount of water (instead of part of the beef stock, more refreshing)

Steps:

2. Radish pretreatment: Blanch the white radish pieces in boiling water for 0 minutes to remove the pungency.

02. Add to the stew: Add the blanched radish cubes and goji berries to the pot of beef stew.

03. Flavor blending: Replace part of the beef soup with water, keep the soup clear, and stew until the beef and radish are soft and rotten.

Through the combination of the above tips and recipes, it is not difficult to find that the key to beef stew is to marinate and simmer slowly. Whether it's paired with the mellow potato, the sweet and sour tomato or the sweetness of the radish, this home-cooked dish will have a different flavor. In the midst of your busy daily life, you might as well take time to stew a pot of soft and fragrant beef for yourself and your family, so that this warmth and deliciousness can become a bridge to connect each other's emotions.

Proofread by Huang Hao