Title: Braised anise beef #1
 Categories: Meat
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
      2 lb Beef chuck
      1    Clove garlic
      2 tb Oil
      3 tb Soy sauce
      1 tb Water
      1 ts Salt
      1 ts Sherry
      1 ds Pepper
      2    Cloves star anise
      1 ts Sugar
 
  1. Leave beef whole. Crush garlic.
  
  2. Heat oil in a heavy pan. Brown beef quickly on all sides.
  
  3. Add garlic, soy sauce, water, salt, sherry, pepper and star anise,
  and heat. Simmer, covered, 1 hour. (Use an asbestos pad so meat won't
  burn.)
  
  4. Turn meat. Add sugar and simmer slowly 1 hour more. Serve hot or
  cold.
  
  NOTE: If the meat gets too dry during cooking, add 1 tablespoon water
  mixed with 1 tablespoon soy sauce.
  
  From , ISBN 0-517-65870-4.