Miso-Braised Beef with King Mushrooms

Ingredients

• 1 boneless beef chuck roast , 2 1/2 pound
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper , or to taste
• kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3 kings trumpet mushrooms , halved lengthwise
• 1 medium yellow onion , diced
• 0.25 cups sake
• 0.5 cups chicken broth
• 3 tablespoons yellow miso
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons ketchup
• 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
• 0.25 cups thinly sliced red chile pepper
• 0.25 cups thinly sliced green onions

Instructions

1. 1

   Season beef with cayenne pepper, kosher salt, and pepper.

2. 2

   Heat peanut oil in a pan over high heat. Add beef and brown for 3 minutes on each side. Turn off the heat and transfer beef to a plate.

3. 3

   Let the pan cool slightly, 1 to 2 minutes. Add butter and melt butter in the residual heat. Turn the heat to medium and add mushrooms, cut-sides down. Cook until mushrooms are light brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip and continue to cook until golden, 2 to 3 minutes more. Add onion and season with salt; cook onion until slightly golden, 3 to 4 minutes.

4. 4

   Pour sake into the pan and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Stir in chicken broth, miso, maple syrup, and ketchup, and bring to a simmer. Add browned beef, mushrooms, and any accumulated mushroom juices.

5. 5

   Reduce the heat to low or medium-low, cover, and simmer until meat is fork-tender, 2 to 3 hours, turning beef halfway through cooking time.

6. 6

   Stir in green onions, chile pepper, and vinegar. Cover and cook for 5 minutes more. Taste and adjust seasonings.