Chinese Braised Beef Cheeks

• 6 None green onions
• 1 large orange
• 6 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 piece (4 inches) fresh ginger, thickly sliced
• 1 1/2 cups Chinese cooking wine
• 1 cup soy sauce
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp sesame oil
• 5 None star anise
• 2 None cinnamon sticks
• 8 None beef cheeks (about 5 1/2 lbs)
• 1 None fresh long red chili pepper, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves

1. Trim green onions. Cut 4 of the onions into 2 1/2 inch lengths. Julienne remaining 2 onions; reserve for garnish. Using a vegetable peeler, remove 3 wide strips of peel from orange.
2. Combine green onion, orange peel, garlic, ginger, wine, soy sauce, sugar, oil, star anise and cinnamon in a 4.5-quart slow cooker. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Add beef, turning to coat in mixture. Cook, covered, on low, for 8 hours.
3. Serve beef with a little cooking liquid. Sprinkle with chili pepper, reserved green onion and cilantro.

green onions, orange, garlic, fresh ginger, wine, soy sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil, anise, cinnamon sticks, beef cheeks, long red chili pepper, fresh cilantro

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