"On a positive note, the meat comes out super tender and flavorful. But the sauce is too salty. When I made this dish I removed about half of the liquid, replaced it with water and added honey, more garlic and ginger. I got rave reviews and everyone asked for the recipe!

Problem is, the recipe calls for soy sauce AND rice wine vinegar AND hoisin sauce, all of which have high levels of sodium. If you try this recipe, consider following the suggestion of one of the reviewers and use plum sauce instead of the hoisin sauce. When I tasted the broth after removing the beef, I found it a bit salty, but the addition of the hoisin sauce made it unbearably so.

I gave this recipe one star because I did get positive comments so clearly most of the ingredients worked. I couldn't give it more because of the amount of work required to rescue the dish.