from PM’s CC Vol I. Tender hunks of beef stewed with scallions, ginger, and star anise, then flavored with garlic, Szechuan peppercorns, bean paste, soy sauce, and a little rice wine. PM gives us a couple options: spicy authentic version with hot bean paste, and a non-spicy version using regular bean paste. I went the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘spicy’
Beef stew Szechuan style 紅燒牛肉
Posted in moo, tagged bean paste, hot bean paste, meat only, spicy, star anise, szechuan peppercorns on August 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Stir-fried beef with hot sauce 魚香牛肉絲
Posted in moo, tagged flank steak, hot bean paste, spicy, water chestnuts, wood ears on April 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
from PM’s CC Vol II. Tender beef is tossed with crisp water chestnuts and crunchy wood ears, all smothered in a salty/sweet/sour/spicy sauce. 魚香 yü2xiang1 — fish-scented. Refers to a style of cooking in a spicy, garlicky sauce. 牛肉絲 niou2rou4si1 — beef shreds Ingredients: 2/3 lb flank steak beef, cut into shreds 6 water chestnuts [...]
Shredded beef country style 乾燒牛肉
Posted in moo, tagged carrot, celery, flank steak, red hot chili peppers, spicy on April 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
from PM’s CC Vol I. Beef stir-fries are great because a little bit of meat can flavor a whole heap of vegetables. This recipe features crispy celery and carrots along with a spicy kick from red chili peppers, aromatic beef, and the delicate flavor of sesame oil. 乾燒 gan1shao1 — dry-cooked. Cooked until any sauce [...]
Noodles with pork and bean sauce 2 炸醬麵
Posted in battle, carbs!, oink, tagged carrot, cucumbers, ground pork, hot bean paste, noodles, soy bean paste, spicy, street food, sweet bean paste, tofu tofu tofu on March 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
from Wei Chuan’s Chinese Cuisine, Beijing style. Our very first recipe-off: Battle Noodles with Pork and Bean Sauce! In one corner, PM’s version. She’s got a mixture of pork and napa cabbage tossed in sweet bean paste with a few green peas for pizzazz. In the other corner, presented below, WC’s version. No wussy, health-conscious [...]
Double-cooked pork slices 回鍋肉
Posted in oink, tagged bell peppers, hot bean paste, red hot chili peppers, spicy, sweet bean paste on February 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
from PM’s CC Vol I. Spicy, but flavorful. Pork and bell peppers duke it out. 回 huei2 — return, or back 鍋 guo1 — pot, as in cooking pot 肉 rou4 — meat, as in pork. Ambiguous meat in Chinese food tends to be pork. The double-cooking refers to (1) boil the pork, then slice [...]
