Miso-Braised Beef with King Mushrooms

Miso, sake, and maple syrup turn Chef John's braised beef chuck into a comforting fusion of fall flavors.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr 30 mins
• Total Time: 2 hr 55 mins
• Calories: 608 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 tablespoons ketchup
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
• 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1 medium yellow onion, diced
• kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 1 (2 1/2 pound) boneless beef chuck roast, cut into 2-inch thick strips
• 3 king trumpet mushrooms, halved lengthwise
• 3 tablespoons yellow miso
• 0.5 cup chicken broth
• 0.25 cup sake
• 0.25 cup thinly sliced red chile pepper
• 0.25 cup thinly sliced green onions

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Season beef with cayenne pepper, kosher salt, and pepper.

Step 2

Heat peanut oil in a pan over high heat. Add beef and brown for 3 minutes on each side. Turn off the heat and transfer beef to a plate.

Step 3

Reduce the heat to low or medium-low, cover, and simmer until meat is fork-tender, 2 to 3 hours, turning beef halfway through cooking time.

Step 4

Stir in green onions, chile pepper, and vinegar. Cover and cook for 5 minutes more. Taste and adjust seasonings.

Step 5

Let the pan cool slightly, 1 to 2 minutes. Add butter and melt butter in the residual heat. Turn the heat to medium and add mushrooms, cut-sides down. Cook until mushrooms are light brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip and continue to cook until golden, 2 to 3 minutes more. Add onion and season with salt; cook onion until slightly golden, 3 to 4 minutes.

Step 6

Pour sake into the pan and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Stir in chicken broth, miso, maple syrup, and ketchup, and bring to a simmer. Add browned beef, mushrooms, and any accumulated mushroom juices.