Ingredients
Braised Beef
- 100 g butter plus a knob to finish the risotto
- 1 kg beef chuck or shoulder
- 3 star anise
- 2 Blanc beers
- ½ bunch thyme
- Salt and pepper
- 1 Spanish onion, chopped Risotto
Risotto
- 1 Spanish onion, finely chopped
- 200 g pearl barley
- Choice of fresh herbs (chives, Italian parsley, etc.)
- 1 green onion, minced
- 50 ml 35% cream
- 75 g grated parmesan

By Martin Juneau
Time to switch up your Sunday dinner! This beef and barley risotto recipe is elevated comfort food at its finest. The beef is so tender that it practically melts in your mouth! The braising provides a perfect combination of flavours with the sweet peppery taste of the star anise and citrus notes of the Kronenbourg 1664 Blanc giving great depth to the flavour of the beef. The beef is perfectly balanced by an earthy barley risotto, prepared with cream, Spanish onion, and topped off with fresh herbs, green onion and parmesan.
Ingredients
Braised Beef
- 100 g butter plus a knob to finish the risotto
- 1 kg beef chuck or shoulder
- 3 star anise
- 2 Blanc beers
- ½ bunch thyme
- Salt and pepper
- 1 Spanish onion, chopped Risotto
Risotto
- 1 Spanish onion, finely chopped
- 200 g pearl barley
- Choice of fresh herbs (chives, Italian parsley, etc.)
- 1 green onion, minced
- 50 ml 35% cream
- 75 g grated parmesan