Clean the beef, cut it into small pieces, put it in a pot with cold water, boil the pot, skim off the floating foam, and then take it out and rinse it; In addition, peel and wash the potatoes and cut them into hob blocks. Put the beef in a pot, add cooking wine, light soy sauce, onion, ginger slices, pepper, aniseed, sugar and a little salt, then inject a proper amount of water, then cover the pot and start cooking over medium heat. Boil for about 45 minutes, add potato pieces, continue to cook for 10 minutes, and turn off the heat. The fragrant braised beef and potatoes are ready.