Korean Braised Beef with Dried Radish
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- Total time
- 70 min
- Level
- Medium
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Ingredients
- 10
About this dish
Unlike the spicy, raw-dressed dried radish salad, this version braises rehydrated radish strips with thin slices of lean beef eye of round in a soy broth until chewy and lightly sweet.
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Drying concentrates the radish's sugar, and the strips drink up the braising liquid as they simmer. Soaking them in cold water for at least 20 minutes, until they spring back, sets up the right final texture.
Ingredients
Instructions
- 1
Rinse 90 g dried radish strips once, then soak them in cold water for at least 20 minutes.
When they feel elastic rather than brittle, squeeze out the water firmly, and rinse once more if they taste too salty.
- 2
Slice 350 g lean beef round thinly and season it with 1 tablespoon cooking wine and 0.5 tablespoon minced garlic for 10 minutes.
Separate any clumped slices so the beef cooks evenly and without a heavy smell.
- 3
Put 600 ml water, 5 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 tablespoon soup soy sauce, the remaining cooking wine and garlic, 1.5 tablespoons oligosaccharide syrup, and the green onion into a pot. Bring it to a steady boil over medium heat.
- 4
When the sauce boils, add the beef and cook it over medium heat for 10 minutes.
Skim off foam as it rises so the braising liquid stays clear and the beef flavor remains clean.
- 5
Add the squeezed radish strips and turn them through the sauce until evenly coated, then braise over medium-low heat for 25 minutes. Stir from the bottom a few times, and check the texture once the liquid drops below half.
- 6
When only a shallow layer of sauce remains, lower the heat and braise for 5 more minutes.
Finish when the radish is chewy and glossy, remove the green onion, and sprinkle 1 teaspoon sesame seeds over the dish.
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