Stewed Shin Of Beef

Ingredients :

* 1kg shin of beef, sliced into 5cm pieces
* 1 tbsp oil
* 2 tbsps yellow bean paste
* 3 thick slices ginger
* 2 tsps dark soy sauce
* 5cm piece dried mandarin orange peel (available at Chinese grocers)
* 2 star anise
* 1 cinnamon stick
* 2 cups water

Instructions:

1 . Blanch beef by dipping the pieces ina pot of hot boiling water for 1 min.Remove; set aside.
2 Heat oil in wok over a medium fire.When hot, stir-fry yellow bean paste and ginger, add beef, stir-fry for 2 to 3 mins or till fragrant.
3 Season with soy sauce and mix well.
4 Add remaining ingredients and water. Simmer over a low fire for 1 hour or till beef is tender.

From Malaysian Women Weekly Magazine.