Ingredients
1000 g (about 2.2 lbs) beef, chopped cilantro to taste.
Seasonings
25 g each of scallion sections and ginger pieces, appropriate amounts of salt, MSG, sesame oil, and Shaoxing wine, and 5 g each of Sichuan peppercorns and star anise, combined to make a seasoning bag.
Instructions
1. Wash the beef and cut it into cubes. Bring a pot of water to a boil, add the whole beef pieces, and once boiling, skim off any foam. Add Sichuan peppercorns, a spice bag with star anise, scallions, ginger, and Shaoxing wine. Cover the pot and simmer over low heat with salt for 1 hour.
2. After one hour, add the remaining seasonings and continue to simmer for 2.5 hours until the meat is tender and falls apart. Remove the scallions, ginger, Sichuan peppercorns, and star anise bag. Stir in MSG and sesame oil, then transfer to a serving bowl and sprinkle with chopped cilantro.