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Sichuan Mala Beef
Easy Sichuan Mala beef
Servings: 10
Calories: 834 kcal
Ingredients
- 1500 g beef tenderloin or shank
Boil the beef
- 2 scallions
- 2 chunks ginger
- 1 tbsp. cooking wine
Spices
- 50 g Chili pepper I use a mix of long red ones and hotter small ones
- 2 star anise
- 1 inch Chinese cinnamon
- 2 tbsp. Sichuan peppercorn , a mixture of red and green
- 1 tbsp. white peppercorn
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 cloves
- 1 Amomum tsao-ko
- 1 small piece Tangerine Peel
- 1 tbsp. toasted sesame seeds
- 1-2 tbsp. toasted peanuts
Season the beef
- 3 cups oil
- 3-5 tbsp. spice mix
- 1 tbsp. doubanjiang , adding the color and flavor
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. sugar
- 1 tbsp. cooking wine
- 1 tbsp. light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp. toasted sesame seeds
Instructions
- Remove the fat part and fascia off and then cut the beef into larger chunks. Transfer to a wok with water, add ginger, cooking wine and scallion. Bring to a boiling and then remove the floats. Cover the slow down the fire to cook for 30 minutes until the beef is completely cooked.
- Transfer out and drain completely. Cut the beef into strips around 1cm wide and 5-8 cm long.
- Add 3 cups of oil in wok, fry the beef strips until darkened (remove the water content). Remove extra oil and keep half of the oil.
- Fry doubanjiang until aromatic with slow fire and then return beef strips in. Add chili powder, barbecue mix , salt and sugar. Mix well.
- Drizzle some light soy sauce and cooking wine over wok. And finally sprinkle some sesame seeds. Let it cool down before serving. Best flavors coming in the next day.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
834kcal
(42%)
Carbohydrates
8g
(3%)
Protein
28g
(56%)
Fat
78g
(120%)
Saturated Fat
15g
(75%)
Trans Fat
2g
Cholesterol
107mg
(36%)
Sodium
402mg
(17%)
Potassium
568mg
(16%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
578IU
(12%)
Vitamin C
8mg
(9%)
Calcium
131mg
(13%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 834
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 834kcal | 42% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 28g | 56% |
| Fat | 78g | 120% |
| Saturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Trans Fat | 2g | 100% |
| Cholesterol | 107mg | 36% |
| Sodium | 402mg | 17% |
| Potassium | 568mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 578IU | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 8mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 131mg | 13% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.