INGREDIENTS
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900g | 2 pounds beef brisket, tied with string
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| 1 cup hot beef or chicken stock (from a stock cube)
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1/2 cup dark soy sauce
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1/2 cup dry sherry or Chinese cooking wine
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Juice & zest of 1 orange
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2 tbsp dark brown sugar
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5 garlic cloves, skin on, smashed
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small piece fresh ginger, peeled and finely sliced
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5 spring onions, finely sliced
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1 cinnamon stick
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1/4 tsp Szechuan peppercorns, crushed
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1 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch) dissolved in a little cold water