Red Cooked Beef (紅燒牛肉)

Ingredients

• 1 pound beef tendon meat from beef short ribs or stewing beef cut into 1-inch cubes
• 5 cups water for par-boiling the beef
• 1 carrot medium, cut into one inch pieces
• 1 daikon radish medium, cut into one-inch pieces
• 3 whole star anise
• 2 inches cassia bark length of, or 1 cinnamon stick, 桂皮
• 2 inches dried tangerine peel square piece of
• 1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorn
• 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
• 4 pods dried red chili optional
• 3 slices ginger root
• 1/2 cup Shaoxing cooking wine 紹興料酒
• 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 4 cups water or beef stock