Red Roasted Asian Beef Stew

Name: Red Roasted Asian Beef Stew
Ingredients: 4 pounds beef chuck cut into 2 inch cubes; 1 English short rib (1/2-1 lb) (optional); salt and pepper; 1-2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 cup sweet rice wine, sake, or sherry; 1/3 cup soy sauce; 1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar; 2 cups chicken stock; 1-2 tablespoons brown sugar or an equivalent amount of rock sugar (adjust seasoning to taste); 2 star anise; 1 slice ginger root; 6 garlic cloves; 3-4 red chili peppers, fresh or dried (again, suit to taste); 3 whole dried shiitake mushrooms or fresh ones cut into quarters; 1 lime, zested; 3-4 large carrots, peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces; 1 large daikon, peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces