Chinese Ground Beef Meat Sauce

Chinese homemade ground beef and shiitake mushroom meat sauce recipe

Chinese Ground Beef Meat Sauce

Try this Chinese ground beef and mushroom meat sauce - easy to make and packed with umami. Mix it with pasta, rice, or mashed potatoes for a satisfying meal that will please everyone.

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Chinese

Diet: Diabetic, Gluten Free, Low Calorie

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 30

Servings:

Calories: 513kcal

Author: Lei

Ingredients

500 g ground beef
1/3 cup olive oil more or less to your liking
1/2 cup onion About half of an onion, finely chopped
1/2 cup shiitake mushroom soaked and chopped
2 star anise more or less to your liking
3 tablespoon soy sauce more or less to your preference
1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
1/3 cup rice wine
1.5 cup water

Instructions

Frying Ingredients: Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat and add star anise and onion. Fry until the onion is lightly browned. Then, add ground beef and stir until it starts to sizzle and turn lightly brown.
Combining and Simmering: Add soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, rice wine, and chopped mushrooms into the saucepan. Stir and let them sizzle with the meat for 20 seconds. Then, add water, cover with a lid, and reduce the heat to low to medium. Simmer for half an hour.
Reduce the Sauce (Optional): Remove the lid and increase the heat to medium to high. Stir continuously to reduce the liquid until it sizzles and thickens again.

Notes

About Step Three: The saucier version tastes great with rice, while the reduced sauce goes well with pasta.
The Saltiness: The saltiness can differ depending on the brand of soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and oyster sauce you use. Start with two tablespoons of soy sauce and add more if needed. It’s good to make the sauce a bit saltier when serving with pasta, which can tone down flavours. You can always adjust by adding extra soy sauce or salt if it’s not salty enough for your taste.
Spicy up: Fresh chilli complements this meat sauce nicely; add them five minutes before finishing cooking for an extra kick. Alternatively, drizzle some chilli sauce over the dish after serving.

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