Beer-and-Soy Braised Beef

Ingredients

• 1 pound beef stew meat 
• 2 cups carrots sliced
• 1 stick cinnamon 3-inch
• 6 cups couscous hot cooked
• 12 ounce beer dark
• 2 slices gingerroot thin
• 2  green onions 
• 2 cups leek sliced 2 medium
• 3 tablespoons soya sauce low-sodium
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil 
• 0.3 teaspoon pepper white

Equipment

• dutch oven

Directions

1. Trim fat from meat; cut meat into 3/4-inch cubes, and sprinkle with pepper.
2. Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
3. Add meat, and cook 3 minutes or until browned, stirring frequently.
4. Add soy sauce and next 4 ingredients (soy sauce through cinnamon); stir in star anise, if desired, and bring to a boil. Cover meat mixture, reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour.
5. Add carrot and leek; cook, uncovered, an additional 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Discard gingerroot, green onions, cinnamon, and star anise.
6. Serve over couscous.