Crock Pot Chinese Brisket Food

SLOW-COOKER BEEF BRISKET

Steps:

• Spray 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Rub brisket with 1 tablespoon of the vegetable oil. Rub with salt and pepper. Heat 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Cook brisket in skillet 2 minutes on fattiest side, then turn and cook 2 to 3 minutes on other side, until browned. Transfer to slow cooker.
• Reduce heat to medium; add remaining tablespoon of vegetable oil to skillet. Add onions; cook 5 to 8 minutes, stirring frequently, until beginning to brown. Add carrots and garlic; cook 1 minute. Stir in tomatoes and broth; heat just to simmering. Pour mixture over brisket in slow cooker. Cover and cook on Low heat setting 7 to 8 hours or until brisket is very tender.
• Transfer brisket to cutting board; cool slightly, cut into slices, and serve with vegetables and cooking juices.

ASIAN BEEF BRISKET (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• In a 5-6 quart slow cooker, place all potatoes and top with the beef brisket.
• In a small bowl, combine hoisin sauce, salsa, tapioca and garlic and pour over the meat.
• Spread sauce evenly over the meat.
• Cover and cook on low for 10 hours or on high for 5 to 5 1/2 hours.
• Remove meat from cooker to a cutting board and cut across the grain into slices.
• Serve cooking liquid over the meat and potatoes.

CROCK POT CHINESE BRISKET

Steps:

• In a large zip top bag, combine garlic powder, salt, pepper, mustard powder, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, ground ginger, oil, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, shaoxing wine and honey. Add brisket. Press out as much air as possible, seal tightly, and refrigerate 6-8 hours, turning occasionally.
• Place brisket in slow cooker, and empty marinade over it. Cook on low 6-8 hours.
• Remove brisket to a plate, tent with foil and let rest 10 minutes. Meanwhile, skim off as much fat as possible from juices in slow cooker. Turn slow cooker up to high. Dissolve cornstarch in cold water, and drizzle into defatted juices. Stir until thickened.
• Slice brisket thinly, across the grain. Serve with gravy.

CHINESE BRAISED BEEF WITH GINGER

Steps:

• Heat a little of the oil in a large flameproof dish. Add the beef chunks, in batches, and fry until browned. When each batch is browned, transfer the beef to another dish. Very roughly chop the onions, ginger, garlic and coriander stalks. Put in a food processor and whizz to a paste.
• Wipe any oil out of the dish you browned the beef in. Add the paste with a good splash of water and gently fry, scraping up any beef bits, until the paste is fragrant and softened (add more water if the paste sticks). Stir in the five-spice, star anise and peppercorns, cook for 1 min, then add the sugar, soy sauces and tomato purée. Return the beef and any juices to the dish, then stir in enough stock to just about cover. Bring to a gentle simmer. Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Cover the dish, put in the oven and cook for 21⁄2 hrs until the beef is really tender.
• Lift the beef out of the sauce into a dish, to keep warm. Boil the sauce until reduced by about half and thickened. Meanwhile, fry the ginger in the oil until golden and crispy. Return the beef to the sauce. serve the beef spooned over rice and scattered with the crispy ginger.

CHINESE-STYLE BRAISED BEEF ONE-POT

Steps:

• Heat 2 tbsp of the oil in a large, shallow casserole. Fry the garlic, ginger, onions and chilli for 3 mins until soft and fragrant. Tip onto a plate. Toss the beef in the flour, add 1 tbsp more oil to the pan, then brown the meat in batches, adding the final tbsp oil if you need to. It should take about 5 mins to brown each batch properly.
• Add the five-spice and star anise (if using) to the pan, tip in the gingery mix, then fry for 1 min until the spices are fragrant. Add the sugar, then the beef and stir until combined. Keep the heat high, then splash in the wine or sherry, scraping up any meaty bits. Heat oven to 150C/fan 130C/gas 2.
• Pour in the soy and stock (it won't cover the meat completely), bring to a simmer, then tightly cover, transfer to the oven and cook for 1½-2 hrs, stirring the meat halfway through. The meat should be very soft, and any sinewy bits should have melted away. Season with more soy. This can now be chilled and frozen for up to 1 month.
• Nestle the cooked bok choi into the pan, then bring to the table with the basmati rice straight away and tuck in.

CROCK POT BRISKET

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients except for the brisket.
• Place the brisket into the crock pot and pour the cola mixture over the meat.
• Cook on high for 8 hours or overnight on low.
• Slice and serve.