The seasonings of braised beef generally include: star anise, cinnamon, fragrant leaves, pepper, tsaoko, fennel, nutmeg, dried tangerine peel, clove, licorice, angelica dahurica, Amomum villosum, onion ginger and so on. Among them, Amomum tsaoko, dried tangerine peel, clove and licorice are the main seasonings of braised beef.

The formula of braised beef 1: cinnamon 1 0g, anise 1 6g, angelica dahurica 8g, tsaoko 2g, cardamom 5g, cardamom 5g, Amomum tsaoko 2g, nutmeg 3g, Dahongpao pepper 8g, galangal 6g, piper longum 2g and Amomum villosum/g.

Formula 2: Stewed beef: 40g star anise, 30g cinnamon, 5g clove, 20g fennel, Tsaoko15g, Radix Angelicae Dahuricae10g, Fructus Zanthoxyli 20g, Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae10g, Radix Glycyrrhizae10g and Fructus Tsaoko/kloc-0g.

Formula 3 of braised beef: fennel 200g, pepper100g, star anise100g, cinnamon, galangal 50g each, tsaoko 20g, clove10g.