Home-Style Rice Cooker Soy-Braised Beef

This comforting dish features tender beef slowly braised in rich soy sauces until it becomes melt-in-your-mouth soft while retaining a slight chew. The sweet and savory flavors created by oyster sauce light soy sauce dark soy sauce salt sugar and cooking wine combined with a hint of spice from star anise make it incredibly delicious. […]

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Prep
1h 48m
Cook
3h
Total
4h 48m
Servings
2
Difficulty
Easy
Spice
1/5
Cuisine
Chinese

IngredientsWhat you'll need for Home-Style Rice Cooker Soy-Braised Beef

Ingredient Amount
beef
oyster sauce
light soy sauce
dark soy sauce
salt
sugar
cooking wine
scallion
ginger
star anise
bay leaves
fennel seeds
dried chili peppers
  • beef
  • oyster sauce
  • light soy sauce
  • dark soy sauce
  • salt
  • sugar
  • cooking wine
  • scallion
  • ginger
  • star anise
  • bay leaves
  • fennel seeds
  • dried chili peppers

Cooking StepsHow to cook Home-Style Rice Cooker Soy-Braised Beef step by step

  1. Home-Style Rice Cooker Soy-Braised Beef
    Step 1

    Soak the beef for 3 hours to draw out the blood. Add all the seasonings. Pierce the beef all over with toothpicks to help tenderize and allow flavors to penetrate.

  2. Home-Style Rice Cooker Soy-Braised Beef
    Step 2

    Seal in a plastic bag and refrigerate overnight to marinate.

  3. Home-Style Rice Cooker Soy-Braised Beef
    Step 3

    Add water until the beef is just covered. Run the rice cooker on the cook setting.

  4. Home-Style Rice Cooker Soy-Braised Beef
    Step 4

    Add some vegetables to the braising broth and run the rice cooker on cook setting again.

  5. Home-Style Rice Cooker Soy-Braised Beef
    Step 5

    The beef turns out tender, soft, and deeply flavorful.

  6. Home-Style Rice Cooker Soy-Braised Beef
    Step 6

    Once the braised beef has cooled, portion it out in plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator. For longer storage, freeze the portions.

Home-Style Rice Cooker Soy-Braised Beef

This comforting dish features tender beef slowly braised in rich soy sauces until it becomes melt-in-your-mouth soft while retaining a slight chew. The sweet and savory flavors created by oyster sauce light soy sauce dark soy sauce salt sugar and cooking wine combined with a hint of spice from star anise make it incredibly delicious. […]

Ingredients

  • beef
  • oyster sauce
  • light soy sauce
  • dark soy sauce
  • salt
  • sugar
  • cooking wine
  • scallion
  • ginger
  • star anise
  • bay leaves
  • fennel seeds
  • dried chili peppers

Instructions

  1. Soak the beef for 3 hours to draw out the blood. Add all the seasonings. Pierce the beef all over with toothpicks to help tenderize and allow flavors to penetrate.

  2. Seal in a plastic bag and refrigerate overnight to marinate.

  3. Add water until the beef is just covered. Run the rice cooker on the cook setting.

  4. Add some vegetables to the braising broth and run the rice cooker on cook setting again.

  5. The beef turns out tender, soft, and deeply flavorful.

  6. Once the braised beef has cooled, portion it out in plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator. For longer storage, freeze the portions.

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