Soy-braised Beef
Simmer the beef until tender before adding soy sauce. Checking tenderness first gives you control over the meat without reducing a salty sauce for too long.
Ingredients & seasoning
Main ingredients
- Beef eye of round400g
- Water600ml, plus blanching water
- Garlic cloves20g
- Green onion50g
Seasoning
- Black pepper1/8 tsp
- Soy sauce4 tbsp
- Sugar1 tbsp
Method
- 01
Cut beef into 4cm chunks and blanch in boiling water for 5 minutes. Discard the water and rinse beef and pot.
- 02
Bring 600ml water, beef, garlic, green onion and pepper to a boil. Simmer on medium-low for 40 minutes; add a little water and cook longer if still tough.
- 03
Remove green onion. Add soy sauce and sugar and simmer on low for 15 minutes.
- 04
Lift out beef and cool for 3 minutes. Shred with tongs along the grain, return to the pot and simmer for 2 minutes. Serve with the braising broth and garlic.