It has a sour pickled flavour like sauerkraut. This recipe is by Chef Jeff Wu, who has been in New Zealand promoting Taiwan (how better than through food), and I have adapted it for the Kiwi kitchen.

Gyudon (in Japanese, “Gyu” means beef and “don” means bowl ... broth and hot rice rather than cold. For this recipe I have used konnyaku noodles (see pantry note below).

Salt and black pepper to taste. Serve hot over steamed white rice or noodle soup. Garnished with chopped green onions, enjoy! There are several variations of the Chinese braised beef stew with daikon ...

Serve the beef with steamed rice or boiled noodles and stir-fried vegetables. If you are using pre-cut beef, it will probably be in small chunks, so reduce the cooking time by about 1 hour.

aromatic spiciness of the soft-braised stew. Preheat the oven to 150C/300F/Gas 2. For the beef, blend the onions, ginger, garlic and coriander in a food processor until well combined and finely ...