Barbara Fisher's Profile

My very favorite long-simmered dish, one which I make several times every fall and winter is Sichuan Red-Cooked Beef with Turnips. It scents the air with star anise, black cardamom and cinnamon, and awakens the tongue with chile broad bean paste and Sichuan peppercorns. Garnished with lots of cilantro, it awakens the palate perfectly on a cold winters night.