The Chinese Pot Roast Recipe is one of those marvelous dishes that fills your kitchen with the most wonderful aromas while you’re cooking. It’s a hearty, satisfying meal that comes together with simple ingredients and a bit of patience, dear.
What makes this recipe so special is the beautiful combination of savory soy sauce and tender beef, all cooked down together with fresh cabbage until everything becomes wonderfully soft and flavorful. The lard gives the meat such a rich, golden crust when you brown it, and that’s really the secret to building all that deep flavor.
I love serving this dish family-style right from the pot—there’s something so comforting about everyone gathering around and helping themselves. It’s the kind of meal that brings people together, and I’ve made it countless times when I wanted to show my family how much I care.
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Chinese Pot Roast Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 pound Beef
- 3 tablespoon Lard
- 0.25 teaspoon Black Pepper
- 1 tablespoon Soy Sauce Made From Soy
- 0.33333333333333 cup Water
- 2 quart Cabbage
Instructions
- Brown meat on all sides in lard; pour off drippings.
- Add in pepper, soy sauce and water; cover tightly and cook slowly 3 hrs or possibly till meat is tender.
- Add in cabbage; steam 7 min.
- Thicken cooking liquid for gravy, if you like.
