Fragrant Beef Stew with Lime Rice Recipe - Great British Chefs

Ingredients

• 1kg beef shin, cut into chunks
• 2 onions, chopped into chunky pieces
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
• 2 tbsp of plain flour
• 2 tsp five-spice powder
• 3 star anise
• 2 red chillies, deseeded and finely chopped or 2 tsp dried chili flakes
• 3 red peppers, deseeded and cut into chunky pieces roughly 6cm
• 1 sweet potato, (large) or 2 medium (about 400g cubed weight), peeled and cut into 3 cm chunks
• 2 tbsp of dark brown sugar
• 3 tbsp of soy sauce
• 600ml of beef stock, hot
• 3 tbsp of vegetable oil
• 300g of rice, Akafuji Akitakomachi
• 500ml of water, cold
• 3 lime leaves
• 1 lime, zest and juice only
• 1 handful of coriander leaves
• 1 tbsp of coriander seeds
• 4 tbsp of buttermilk