Cook up Erica Drum’s Hong Sao-style beef with sesame broccoli

This is my version of a traditional Chinese braised pork dish called hong shao rou. It’s made with beef, and is a really warming stew-like dish.

If you want, you can substitute skinless pork belly for the beef and prepare the dish in the same way as below, just allow for about 30-50 minutes more time to simmer. I’ve served this stew with broccoli here, but it would work just as well with green beans ...