Ingredients

  • 3 cups beef broth
  • 6 slices fresh ginger
  • 3 pieces star anise
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 2 to 3 hot dried chili peppers
  • 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 1/2 pounds fillet of beef, tied to keep an even shape
  • 2 carrots, thinly sliced diagonally
  • 3 ribs celery, thinly sliced diagonally
  • 1/2 cup green scallions, thinly sliced diagonally
  • Hot chili paste
  • Coarse salt
  • Sesame oil
  • Soy sauce

Method

  • Combine the beef broth, ginger, star anise, garlic, chili peppers, dark soy, salt and pepper in a pot large enough to hold the beef.
  • Bring the broth to a boil and reduce to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes.
  • Season the beef with salt and pepper and add to the simmering broth.
  • Return to the boil and reduce to a slow simmer and cook for 20 minutes.
  • When the beef has reached medium rare, 135 degrees on a food probe, remove the beef to a platter and cool slightly before serving sliced.
  • While the beef is cooling, strain the seasoning out of the broth, return the broth to the fire and add the carrot and celery to the broth.
  • Simmer the broth for 10 minutes and serve with the sliced beef.
  • Serve the scallions, coarse salt, chili paste, sesame oil and soy sauce as condiments.