Stew beef recipe with daikon radish, earthy and hearty

Any stew beef recipe that turns tough beef cuts into flavourful and hearty food must be cherished, kept and promoted. Here are 2 stew beef recipes featuring the daikon radish and cooked in claypots. Earthy and hearty.

Daikon radish has detoxifying properties so adding it to a beef stew balances the dish and cuts down on the heaviness of the dish.

The first recipe is non-spicy and slightly herbal. It is a gentle warming dish with the ginger and spring onion. The second is a spicy dish and has stronger flavour. It will go well with steamed rice.

Herbal stew beef in a claypot

Do not fret if you do not have a claypot, use a dutch oven or a deep-based enamel pot.

Ingredients

200g beef flank
300g daikon
20g astragalus
2-3 pieces ginger
1 stalk spring onion
6 cups of water
salt

Equipment

1 claypot or dutch oven

Directions

1. Wash the beef and cut into pieces
2. Parboil the beef pieces, remove and rinse
3. Peel the daikon and cut into pieces about the same size as the beef
4. Place the beef, astragalus, spring onion, ginger into a deep bodied clay pot
5. Add 6 cups of water and bring to a boil
6. Lower to medium heat and cook for about 30 minutes
7. Add the daikon and salt
8. Cook till daikon is tender
9. Serve hot

Recipe link: http://www.homemade-chinese-soups.com/stew-beef-recipe.html#recipe1

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Spicy stew beef with daikon radish

Ingredients

150g beef brisket, sliced
1 daikon radish
1 fresh red chilli
3 cloves garlic
3 slices ginger
2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp chilli sauce
Salt and pepper
Sesame seed oil
Cooking oil

Directions

1. Wash and peel the daikon
2. Cut into irregular chunks and parboil them for a few minutes
3. Slice the chilli open, remove the seeds and cut into large pieces
4. Heat up some cooking oil in a large claypot or dutch oven
5. Add the sliced chilli, garlic, ginger, chilli sauce, oyster sauce and stir fry
6. Add the parboiled daikon pieces and beef brisket slices and stir fry for a few minutes
7. Add sufficient water to cover the ingredients
8. Lower the heat to a slow simmer and simmer till the beef is tender and the daikon is soft

Recipe link: http://www.homemade-chinese-soups.com/stew-beef-recipe.html#recipe2