Braised beef short ribs with prunes and star anise Recipe

Preheat the oven to 170°C/gas mark 3

Place a lidded casserole dish large enough to hold the ribs over a medium heat, and add a dash of oil. Once the oil is hot, add 1 finely sliced onion and a pinch of salt. Cook the onion over a medium heat until soft, 10-15 minutes 

Add 6 garlic cloves, grated to a paste and 1 knob of ginger, grated to a paste and cook, stirring, until fragrant and soft. This should be about a minute or so

Add 1 tbsp ground coriander seeds, 1/2 tsp cumin seeds and 1 tsp five spice powder, then cook for another minute. Take care not to burn the spices and add another dash of oil if necessary

Add 800 ml beef stock, followed by about 1 kg beef short ribs, 2 star anise, 1 tbsp dark soy sauce, 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar and some salt and 1/2 tsp white pepper. 

Put the lid on and transfer to the oven for 3 hours and 30 minutes, or until the ribs are tender (the exact cooking time will vary depending on size and shape of the ribs)

After the ribs have been cooking for 2 hours 30 minutes, add 175g prunes and top up with more stock if needed

Serve the short ribs garnished with chopped mint leaves, coriander leaves, a finely sliced red chilli and a finally sliced spring onion

With plenty of white rice and some greens such as choi sum or pak choi.

(Here GBCK's original recipe)

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