My Chinese Moms One Pot Beef Stew Is a Weeknight Lifesaver

Ingredients

• 3 cups (709 ml) water
• 3 packets powdered unflavored gelatin (3/4 ounce; 22 g)
• 3 tablespoons (45 ml) vegetable or other neutral oil
• 3 pounds (1.4 kg) beef brisket, cut with the grain into 3 steaks
• 1 (3-inch) piece ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
• 3 star anise pods
• 1 (2-inch) piece cassia bark or cinnamon stick
• 3 tablespoons (45 ml) chu hou sauce (see notes)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons (22 ml) oyster sauce
• 1 tablespoon (15 ml) Chinese light soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon (15 ml) Chinese dark soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons (45 ml) Shaoxing wine
• 1 ounce dark brown sugar or rock sugar (28 g; about 2 tablespoons)
• 1 pound daikon radish (16 ounces; 454 g), peeled and cut into 2-inch cubes
• 3 large carrots (9 1/2 ounces; 300 g total), peeled and cut into 2-inch cubes

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