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Five-spice braised beef
Photo: Lily Banse

Five-spice braised beef

12 ingredients 30 min Serves 4 openrecipes
Five-spice braised beef

This slow-cooked Chinese-flavoured dish makes a lovely change from a stir-fry but is just as easy to prepare.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

379
Calories
29g
Protein
15g
Fat
31g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Red Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Sunflower Oil not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 2 large red onions
  • 50g/1¾oz piece fresh root ginger
  • 4 garlic
  • 1 tsp dried chilli
  • 1 x 800g/1lb 12oz piece good-quality braising beef, such as chuck steak, trimmed of hard fat and sinew, cut into 5cm/2in cubes
  • 2 tsp Chinese five-spice powder
  • 350ml/12fl oz hot beef stock
  • 4 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 4 tsp cornflour
  • 2 tbsp clear honey
  • freshly ground black pepper

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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