Description
Meltingly Tender Ginger & Soy Braised Beef is a cozy, slow-cooked dish featuring fall-apart beef chuck simmered in a sweet-savory soy and miso broth, finished with a bright cilantro salsa verde for balance.
Ingredients
1 tbsp neutral oil
3.5 lbs beef chuck roast, well-marbled and cut into 2-inch cubes
4 scallions, roughly chopped
1 head garlic, halved
2-inch piece fresh ginger, sliced
1/3 cup soy sauce
2 tbsp white or yellow miso paste
2 1/2 cups beef stock
1/2 cup sake (or additional beef stock)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tbsp orange zest
2 tsp cornstarch mixed with 2 tbsp cold water
Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
1/2 cup olive oil
1/3 cup fresh cilantro, minced
2 tbsp scallions, thinly sliced
1/2 small shallot, finely minced
1 serrano pepper, seeded and finely minced
1 garlic clove, grated
Juice of 1 orange
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°F (165°C).
- Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat.
- Pat beef dry, season generously with salt and pepper, and sear in batches until deeply browned. Remove beef and set aside.
- Discard excess fat, leaving about 1 tbsp in the pot.
- Add ginger, scallions, and garlic and cook briefly until fragrant and lightly browned.
- Whisk together soy sauce, miso paste, beef stock, sake, brown sugar, and orange zest.
- Pour the liquid into the pot, scraping up browned bits from the bottom.
- Return beef to the pot and bring to a gentle simmer.
- Cover and transfer to the oven. Braise for 3–3 1/2 hours, until beef is fork-tender.
- Meanwhile, mix all cilantro salsa verde ingredients in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper and let sit for 1 hour.
- Remove beef from the pot once tender. Discard aromatics and skim excess fat from the sauce.
- Whisk in cornstarch slurry and simmer sauce until slightly thickened.
- Return beef to the sauce and toss to coat.
- Serve hot over rice with cilantro salsa verde spooned on top.
Notes
Flavor deepens even more when made a day ahead.
Short ribs can be substituted for an even richer result.
Add chili paste or fresh chilies for extra heat.
Sauce thickens further as it cools.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 hours 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Braising
- Cuisine: Asian-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 620
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 980mg
- Fat: 38g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Unsaturated Fat: 20g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 48g
- Cholesterol: 145mg