Beef and Bok Choy Hot Pot

By tlshinnick

Ingredients

• Beef and Bok Choy Hot Pot
• 2 1/4 cups water
• 3/4 cup low-salt beef broth
• 1/3 cup rice vinegar
• 1/3 cup low sodium soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 pound beef stew meat, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 1 1/4 green onions, chopped
• onions
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 teaspoon peeled fresh ginger
• 2 cups thinly sliced bok choy
• 1 1/2 cups thinly sliced carrot
• 2 cups hot cooked wide rice noodles or fettuccine

Preparation

Step 1

1. Combine first 6 ingredients, stirring
with a whisk; set aside.
2. Heat vegetable oil in a large Dutch
oven over medium-high heat; add beef,
browning on all sides. Add broth mix-
ture, green onions, garlic, and ginger-
bring to a boil.
3. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 1
hour and 30 minutes or until beef is ten-
der. Stir in bok choy and carrot, and
cook 5 minutes or until tender. Serve
beef mixture over noodles. Yield: 4 serv-
ings (serving size: 1 1/2 cups beef mixture
and 1/2 cup noodles).