nagoya-style braised beef sinew meat stew with miso

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ingredients:

• 10 1/2 ounces beef sinew meat
• 18 ounces Japanese white radish
• 8 1/2 cups water
• 4 1/2 tablespoons red miso
• 5 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1/2 cup sake

step 1:

Pour 3 cups of water into a pan. Bring to a boil. Add the beef sinew meat and bring to a boil. Drain the beef sinew meat in a colander and cut into bite-size pieces. Discard the water and wash the pan (for Step 4).

step 2:

Peel the Japanese radish and cut into 1-in. wide slices; then cut into quarters.

step 3:

Pour 1 1/2 cups of water into another pan and add the Japanese radish. Cover the pan and boil over low heat for 1 hour. Drain the Japanese radish slices in a colander.

step 4:

Pour 4 cups of water into the washed pan. Add the beef sinew meat, Japanese white radish, red miso, sugar, sake and soy sauce. Bring to a boil.

step 5:

After boiling, simmer for 2 hours 30 minutes on low heat.