Easy Corned Beef Recipe
Do you need a simple recipe to fit into a week of cooking? This easy corned beef recipe with gai lan can be part of your rotation and it is delicious.
Equipment
- 5 qt stock pan or pan deep enough for 4 cups of water
- Pestle and Mortar to smash garlic cloves is optional
Ingredients
- 1 Can Corned Beef Go with your favorite brand. Libby's is a safe choice.
- 1 ½ lbs Gai Lan (Chinese Broccoli) Might be labeled as Kai Lan in some stores
- 1 Tomato Medium to Large
- 1 Onion Medium or 1//2 of a large
- 4 Cloves Garlic Smashed
- 3 Cups Warm Water
- 3 tsp Beef Dasida Korean beef stock
Instructions
- Add beef dasida with warm water. Mix well and set to the side
- Preheat stove at a medium high heat. When pan is hot, coat surface with cooking oil.
- Add onions and tomato wedges. Sauté until onions yellow and the skin of the tomatoes start to pull away.
- Add corned beef and break it up while mixing.
- Pour in beef dasida/water mixture and add smashed garlic. Simmer and stir for about 5 minutes.
- Add gai lan stalks first. Simmer and stir for about 5 minutes.
- Reduce heat to medium and add ½ of the gai lan leaves. Stir leaves to reduce their volume.
- Add remainder of gai lan leaves when the volume of the first half is reduced. Simmer and stir for about 5 minutes before serving.
Notes
I honestly like it better with two cans of corned beef!