Boiled Beef in Chili Oil

Boiled Beef

　　Is a representative dish of Sichuan cuisine known for its "numbing, spicy, and hot" characteristics. Originating from Zigong, the Salt Capital, Zigong’s salt fields once used cattle to extract brine. A strong ox would be retired after just a few months, and the salt workers would boil the beef and season it with salt, chili peppers, and Sichuan peppercorns. Later refined by chefs, it became a famous dish rich in Sichuan flavors—intensely spicy and numbing, tender and delicious. (Chengdu)

　　Cuisine: Sichuan Cuisine

　　Flavor: Spicy and aromatic

　　Price: 10–40 RMB

　　Ingredients:

　　500g beef (fat and lean), 100g rape greens, 50g garlic sprouts, 30g vegetable oil, 15g cooking wine, 5g dark soy sauce, 5g cornstarch, 10g broad bean paste, 10g chili peppers, 5g Sichuan peppercorns, 5g green onions, 3g ginger, 5g garlic (white skin).

　　Preparation Method:

　　1. Wash and slice the beef, then mix with starch, salt, cooking wine, and dark soy sauce.

　　2. Rinse and clean the rape greens and garlic sprouts, then cut them into sections.

　　3. Heat the pan, add dried chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorn kernels, and stir-fry over low heat until crisp. Remove and let cool.

　　4. Grind the Sichuan peppercorns, and cut the chili peppers into segments.

　　5. Chop the green onions into flakes, and slice the ginger and garlic.

　　6. Heat oil in a wok, add green onion flakes, ginger and garlic slices, and broad bean paste. Stir-fry until fragrant, add appropriate amount of water, along with salt and MSG. Add garlic sprout and rape green sections, and bring to a boil.

　　7. Remove the garlic sprouts and rape greens and place them in a serving bowl.

　　8. Place the beef slices into the boiling broth, cook over high heat until the beef is fully cooked, then pour into the serving bowl. Sprinkle with chili pepper segments and ground Sichuan peppercorns.

　　9. Heat oil in the wok again, add dried chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorn kernels to release their aroma, then pour the hot oil over the serving bowl. Serve.