Korean Beef Stew

Ingredients

• 0.5 sticks butter
• 2 onions , sliced
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 2.25 pounds boneless stewing beef , 2.5 cm
• 6 cups water
• 0.75 cups rice wine
• 0.5 cups soy sauce
• 0.5 cups brown sugar
• 0.33 cups honey
• 5 shiitakes mushrooms , sliced
• 0.5 teaspoons chile-garlic sauce
• 1 carrot , sliced
• 0.25 cups toasted sesame seeds
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil

Instructions

1. 1

   Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook for 1 to 3 minutes. Add beef; cook and stir until brown, about 15 minutes.

2. 2

   Add water, rice wine, soy sauce, brown sugar, honey, mushrooms, and chile-garlic sauce to the skillet with beef. Simmer until beef is tender, about 60 minutes more.

3. 3

   Add carrot and sesame seeds to the skillet with stew. Season with salt and pepper. Continue cooking until 1/2 the liquid has evaporated, about 15 minutes. Drizzle in sesame oil and remove from heat.