Welcome to Mama Liu’s Kitchen for easy, authentic homestyle Chinese food recipes. Here’s Mama Liu’s Chinese Beef Stew with Potatoes 牛肉炖土豆 Recipe

Ingredients
– 1 lb beef stew
– 1 big potato
– 1 carrot
– 2 green onions
– 1/2 head onion
– 1 tbsp ginger
– 1 tbsp garlic
– 1 star anise
– 5 peppercorns
– 2 tbsp wine
– 1 tbsp bean paste
– 1 tbsp oyster sauce
– 1/2 tsp white pepper
– 1 tsp sugar
– 1 tbsp soy sauce
– 1 tsp salt
– 1 tsp sesame oil

Directions
– Clean and chop 1lb beef stew into cube, 1 big potato into diamond shape, 1 carrot into diamond shape .
– Clean and chop 1/2 head onion, 1 tbsp ginger, 1 tbsp garlic, 2 green onions.
– Boil beef with 1 tbsp wine starting cold water about 2 minutes, then wash and drain the blood foam, ready to use.
– Pour 2 tbsp cooking oil in wok, add 2 green onions, 1/2 head onion, 1 tbsp ginger, 1 tbsp garlic, 1 star anise, 5 peppercorns, stir every 2 mins. Add meat, 1 tbsp wine, 1 tbsp bean paste, 1 tbsp oyster sauce, 1/2 tsp white pepper, 1 tsp sugar, stir for 2 minutes, then add 1.5 cup water, boil about 10 minutes at medium heat cover with lid.
– After 10 minutes, add potatoes, carrots, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1tsp salt, stir, boil for about 20 minutes at medium heat with lid.
– After 20 minutes, use high heat cooking for last 1-3 minutes, add 1 tsp sesame oil stir well, ready to serve!

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