Braised Beef in Tomato Sauce (Taiwan Style)

Ingredients


Beef shank - 2 lbs
Onion (diced)  - 2
Garlic (diced) - 3
Ginger (sliced) 5
Shallots (diced) - 3
Carrot (cut into bite size) - 2
Tomatoes (skinned and cut into bite size) - 4






Sauce


Marinade pack - 1 
Preserved beancurd (mashed) - 2
Red wine - 3 tbs
Oyster sauce - 2 tbs
Light and dark soy sauce - 1 tbs each
Chicken broth - 1 large box (1 litre)






Method


1. Boil beef shank for 30 mins in pot of hot water together with some ginger and green onion. Cut into slices (around 1/2 inch).
2. In a large pot, heat little oil. Add onion, shallots, ginger and fry to fragrant. Add garlic and continue to fry. Add beef, carrots and tomatoes and fry. Add chicken broth to cover the beef and if not enough to cover the beef, add water. Add preserved beancurd, wine, oyster sauce and soy sauce to beef. Put the marinade in a fish bag and add to the beef. Stew for 1.5 hours. Serve