Black Vinegar Beef | Recipes Direct

Ingredients

• ***For the beef:***
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup Zhenjiang or Chinkiang black vinegar
• 1/4 cup water
• 5 (1/4-inch-thick) slices fresh ginger
• 2 whole star anise
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 (3-pound) beef chuck roast, trimmed
• 1/2 large sweet onion, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• ***Optional, for serving:***
• 1/2 cup fresh ginger, julienned
• 1 cup fresh cilantro, coarsely chopped
• 4 scallions, thinly sliced
• 2 fresh red Thai chiles, thinly sliced