Sichuan 'Sauce Fried' Beef (川式酱烧牛肉)
Sauce frying! Or, I guess, sauce... 'simmering'? Sauce... 'cooking'? This's kind of a tough one to translate lol.
Whatever the translation, this is certainly a classic flavor profile - and while not unique to Sichuan, definitely is quite popular there. This beef dish is made with a certain Sichuan-style sweet bean paste, which we'll be swapping for a miso-based sub (for ease of international replication). That said, I'm a total idiot and forgot in the video that there *is* one place you can buy the Sichuan-style sweet bean paste online! That is, our friends over at Mala Market (...doh!):
https://themalamarket.com/collections/regional-chinese-sauces-pickles/products/sichuan-sweet-wheat-paste-tian-mian-jiang
(If you're using that, use one packet - it should be about 1-2 tbsp. For this ingredient, it will not combine with the oil as much as the miso does - just cook in the same way for 1-2 minutes and trust us. Then, use ~1/2 tbsp of cornstarch in the slurry instead of ~1 tbsp.)
Written recipe'll be here at the normal time. Like, I promise this time haha. Will start writing after uploading/writing notes/getting back to a few comments here (should be a straightforward one).
As always, huge thank you to Trevor James a.k.a. the Food Ranger for being super chill and letting us continue to use stuff from his videos for B-Roll. The bit re Beijing Duck (I'm uh... gunna stop saying 'Peking Duck' I think) is from this video. Lots of good stuff there:
https://youtu.be/jKXOh5wrzK4
And check out our Patreon if you'd like to support the project!
http://www.patreon.com/ChineseCookingDemystified
Outro Music: คิดถึงคุณจัง by ธานินทร์ อินทรเทพ
Found via My Analog Journal (great channel): https://youtu.be/GHaL5H-VYRg
ABOUT US
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Learn how to cook real deal, authentic Chinese food! We post recipes every Friday (unless we happen to be travelling) :)
We're Steph and Chris - a food-obsessed couple that lives in Shunde, China. Steph is from Guangzhou and loves cooking food from throughout China - you'll usually be watching her behind the wok. Chris is a long-term expat from America that's been living in China and loving it for the last eleven years - you'll be listening to his explanations and recipe details, and doing some cooking at times as well.
This channel is all about learning how to cook the same taste that you'd get in China. Our goal for each video is to give you a recipe that would at least get you close to what's made by some of our favorite restaurants here. Because of that, our recipes are no-holds-barred Chinese when it comes to style and ingredients - but feel free to ask for tips about adaptations and sourcing too!
Whatever the translation, this is certainly a classic flavor profile - and while not unique to Sichuan, definitely is quite popular there. This beef dish is made with a certain Sichuan-style sweet bean paste, which we'll be swapping for a miso-based sub (for ease of international replication). That said, I'm a total idiot and forgot in the video that there *is* one place you can buy the Sichuan-style sweet bean paste online! That is, our friends over at Mala Market (...doh!):
https://themalamarket.com/collections/regional-chinese-sauces-pickles/products/sichuan-sweet-wheat-paste-tian-mian-jiang
(If you're using that, use one packet - it should be about 1-2 tbsp. For this ingredient, it will not combine with the oil as much as the miso does - just cook in the same way for 1-2 minutes and trust us. Then, use ~1/2 tbsp of cornstarch in the slurry instead of ~1 tbsp.)
Written recipe'll be here at the normal time. Like, I promise this time haha. Will start writing after uploading/writing notes/getting back to a few comments here (should be a straightforward one).
As always, huge thank you to Trevor James a.k.a. the Food Ranger for being super chill and letting us continue to use stuff from his videos for B-Roll. The bit re Beijing Duck (I'm uh... gunna stop saying 'Peking Duck' I think) is from this video. Lots of good stuff there:
https://youtu.be/jKXOh5wrzK4
And check out our Patreon if you'd like to support the project!
http://www.patreon.com/ChineseCookingDemystified
Outro Music: คิดถึงคุณจัง by ธานินทร์ อินทรเทพ
Found via My Analog Journal (great channel): https://youtu.be/GHaL5H-VYRg
ABOUT US
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Learn how to cook real deal, authentic Chinese food! We post recipes every Friday (unless we happen to be travelling) :)
We're Steph and Chris - a food-obsessed couple that lives in Shunde, China. Steph is from Guangzhou and loves cooking food from throughout China - you'll usually be watching her behind the wok. Chris is a long-term expat from America that's been living in China and loving it for the last eleven years - you'll be listening to his explanations and recipe details, and doing some cooking at times as well.
This channel is all about learning how to cook the same taste that you'd get in China. Our goal for each video is to give you a recipe that would at least get you close to what's made by some of our favorite restaurants here. Because of that, our recipes are no-holds-barred Chinese when it comes to style and ingredients - but feel free to ask for tips about adaptations and sourcing too!
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