Join Ming Restaurant to learn about delicious beef dishes suitable for cold weather

To prepare nutritious and flavorful meals for your family during the transitional season, you can choose from various delicious and warming beef dishes that suit everyone’s taste.

Beef in Red Wine Sauce (Bò sốt vang)

Beef in red wine sauce is beloved for its savory and tender meat, combined with rich spices. It can be enjoyed with pho, noodles, rice, or bread.

Ingredients:

• 500g of beef
• 1 carrot
• 2 tomatoes
• 4 potatoes
• 1 onion
• Ginger, garlic, a cup of red wine, tomato sauce, five-spice powder, and various spices.

Instructions:

1. Start by marinating the beef with a splash of red wine, cutting it into bite-sized squares, and then marinating it with minced ginger, 3 tablespoons of fish sauce, 1 tablespoon of tomato sauce, a bit of sugar, five-spice powder, and red wine.
2. Sauté finely chopped tomatoes in a hot pan, then add the beef, and stir-fry for a bit. Add 2 cups of warm water and simmer for about 20 minutes. Add carrots, potatoes, and onions, simmer until tender, season with your preferred spices, and then turn off the heat.

Beef with Pickled Mustard Greens (Bò xào dưa chua)

Tender and aromatic beef combined with pickled mustard greens offers a delightful and satisfying dish to accompany rice.

Ingredients:

• 500g of beef
• 3 tomatoes
• 3 small bowls of pickled mustard greens
• Dried shallots
• Spices

Instructions:

1. Rinse the beef, slice it thinly, and marinate it with spices for about 30 minutes. Rinse the pickled mustard greens with cold water and let them drain. Cut the tomatoes into pieces. Finely chop the dried shallots.
2. Heat a pan and stir-fry the beef until well-cooked, then set the beef aside. Next, sauté the dried shallots, add tomatoes and pickled mustard greens, season with oyster sauce and sugar to reduce the sourness. Stir well and don’t overcook the greens. Finally, add the beef back to the pan, stir, and then turn off the heat.

Chinese-Style Braised Beef (Bò kho tàu)

Just like pork, beef can be transformed into a delicious and hearty Chinese-style braised dish that pairs perfectly with rice.

Ingredients:

• About 1 kg of beef
• 100g of soybean paste
• 80 ml of sesame oil
• 15g of sugar
• Ginger, star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves, cloves, dried chili, and black pepper.

Instructions:

1. Rinse the beef, cut it into halves, and soak it in water for 1-2 hours to let the blood drain out (changing the water 1-2 times). Then, boil the beef until it’s about to boil, remove the scum, cook for an additional 15 minutes, and then soak it in cold water.
2. In another pot, add the remaining ingredients, including soybean paste, ginger, star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves, cloves, dried chili, and black pepper. Cook until fragrant and season to taste.
3. Add the beef to the pot with the spices and simmer for 20 minutes over high heat, then reduce the heat and simmer for about 2 hours. Test the meat’s tenderness by poking it with a chopstick. Once done, turn off the heat and let it soak for an additional hour. After soaking, remove the beef, let it cool, and slice it thinly.