Chinese Beef Stew with Broccoli

I learned to make Chinese beef stew when I was living in a dorm while in college. At that time I had to share a kitchen with everyone living on the same floor. One afternoon a neighbor was making this Chinese beef stew and the smell filled up the whole floor!

I bought some grass fed, stew beef last week and it was perfect for making this beef stew.


Ingredients
2 cups beef broth
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 dark soy sauce
1 tablespoon Worcestershire
3 star anise
1 pound stew meat
4 cups broccoli
2 tablespoon corn starch
1 tablespoon water


Direction
1) Combine the first 5 ingredients to a pot and bring to boil.
2) Add stew meat then bring to boil again.
3) Turn heat to medium-low and cook for at least 1 hour (or if you have a slow cooker, you can put it on low and cook for 7 hours)until meat is tender.
4) Add broccoli into the stew, stir well. In a small bowl, mix corn starch and water together.
5) Add corn starch mix to stew to thicken the stew. Serve immediately when broccoli is cooked over rice.