Beef Pares

Tenderizing the Beef (which is going to be your soup for later)

6-8 cups water

1 piece beef cube

1 lb beef (uncut, preferably brisket)

Ingredients:

Beef (brisket)

1/4 cup soy sauce

1/4 cup sugar 

1 tsp ground black pepper

2 tbsp ginger, minced

2 cloves garlic crushed

1 medium-sized onion, minced

3 pieces star anise

2 tbsp cooking oil

3 stems green onions or scallions, chopped

Direction:

* Pour the water in a pot and bring to a boil 

* Put-in the beef cube and beef then boil until the meat is tender (about 1 to 2 hours if slow cooked or 30 mins if using a pressure cooker)

* When the meat is tender,  remove from the pot and allow to cool down. Do not throw away the stock used for boiling.

* Slice the boiled meat in cubes and set aside.

* Pour the oil in a pan then heat-up. Saute the garlic, onion and ginger

* Put-in the sliced meat and saute for about 3 minutes

* Add the soy sauce, ground black pepper, sugar, and 1 cup of beef stock (stock used in boiling the meat) then bring to a boil.

* Put-in the star anise and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes or until the sauce thickens

* Garnish with scallions on top.

Soup:

This is the beef stock that you used for boiling, add salt  and black pepper to taste and add scallions or green onions for toppings.

Serve with Garlic Fried Rice and soup.

For Garlic Rice:

1. Oil

2. Minced garlic

3. Large bowl of steamed rice

4. Salt