Braised beef brisket is a very famous Sichuan dish and is loved by many people. Beef brisket is a soft whole-body muscle at the rib of the abdominal cavity of cattle. There are small pieces of beef and mutton with tendons, meat and oil flowers in it, which are particularly tender and chewy. Although there are many ways to make beef brisket, braised beef brisket is the most common in home cooking, which is not only delicious, but also nutritious and healthy. So today, I'm going to teach you how to braise beef brisket. Don't miss friends who like to eat brisket!

Name of the dish: braised beef brisket

Ingredients: 200 grams of beef brisket and 200 grams of potatoes.

Accessories: ginger 1, star anise 1, fragrant leaves 1, pepper 1, dried pepper 3, soy sauce 1, cooking wine 1, salt 1 and sugar/kloc.

Cooking steps:

1. Prepare all the ingredients, wash the brisket repeatedly with clear water until there is no blood, and then blanch it out for later use.

2. Pour a little oil into the pot. When the oil temperature reaches 70%, stir-fry the brisket. When the brisket appears caramel color, add ginger slices, star anise, fragrant leaves, dried peppers and pepper and stir well.

3. After stir-frying, boil the cooking wine and stir it evenly, then pour in soy sauce for coloring, add appropriate amount of boiling water, boil it over high fire, cover it and stew for 20 minutes, and skim off the floating foam.

4. Clean the potatoes and cut them into small pieces with a knife. When it is time to stew the brisket, pour the prepared potato pieces into the pot, cover the pot and turn to low heat, and continue stewing for 20 minutes.

5. Finally, add salt and sugar, stir well, collect the juice, and then take out the pot.

Nutritional value and efficacy of braised beef brisket

1. Beef brisket is rich in protein, and its amino acid composition is closer to the needs of human body than pork, which can improve the disease resistance of human body. It is especially suitable for people who are recuperating after surgery and illness to replenish blood loss and repair tissues. Eating beef in cold winter can warm the stomach and is a good tonic this season.

2. Potatoes contain a lot of nutrients such as starch, fat, protein, cellulose, vitamins (a, B 1, c), carotene, anthocyanins and trace elements. Rich in starch, it can increase satiety and provide energy for human body. Moreover, potatoes are low in calories, which can not only reduce fat intake, but also metabolize excess fat. Eating regularly has the effect of losing weight.