900 g Beef Shank 100g Pork Loin 100g Fowl meat 1 lb. Asparagus spears Seasoning for stock: 1 carrot, 1 tsp. each of cooking wine, soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, star anise and Szechuan peppercorn. Plus: 1 stalk of green onion, 4 slices of ginger, 2 cinnamon barks; 3 cups of water. For sauce: 1 tbsp. of corn starch and 2 tbsp. of water |
1. Put water and half of the seasoning in a medium pot, add in beef shank, bring to a boil, cook for 15 minutes over medium heat. Remove beef and wrap tight with gauze cloth. 2. Blanch pork and chicken meat, remove and put into 1/. 3. Add remaining ingredients and place a steamer-stand inside. 4. Place wrapped beef shank on steamer and steamed for 3 hours on medium heat. 5. Blanch Asparagus, place on a platter. 6. Remove beef shank from pot; unwrap and place on top of Asparagus. 7. Drain stock and return to small saucepan, bring to a boil. Mix cornstarch and water, slowly add into stock, stir well and pour onto Shank. Ready to serve. |