Comments on: Sichuan boiled beef (Shui Zhu Niu Rou, 水煮牛肉)

By: Wei Guo

Wei Guo — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 10:44:33 +0000

In reply to Garry. Hi Garry! You can replace Sichuan chilli bean paste in the recipe with the Mala hot pot soup base.

By: Garry

Garry — Sat, 12 Mar 2022 16:48:28 +0000

How do you use your mala hotpot base to do this recipe? You mentioned it could be used

By: Wei Guo

Wei Guo — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 23:56:52 +0000

In reply to Vanessa. The authentic version of this dish is supposed to be quite hot but the heat doesn't really come from Sichuan chilli bean paste. As I explained in the post, the best-known variety of this sauce is Pixian Douban (郫县豆瓣, Pixian broad bean paste). If you can't handle too much heat, use chilli powder and dried chillies that have a mild taste. Hope this helps!

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 16:30:25 +0000

Is it supposed to be SUPER hot? We didn’t put the chilli powder and at the end it was so hot that we didn’t even put the fried chillies on the top. Or is the paste I am using maybe too hot, maybe do you have a brand recommendation?

By: Wei Guo

Wei Guo — Sat, 04 Dec 2021 21:51:39 +0000

In reply to Mattias P. You're right Mattias. When eating Laziji, you're not supposed to eat the dried chilli or Sichuan pepper. The same applies to this dish. People would just pick out the meat and vegetables to eat. The spices and soup are not for consumption.

By: Mattias P

Mattias P — Sat, 20 Nov 2021 19:13:51 +0000

Love some sichuan food and this dish is great at my local restaurant.
I’m curious though because when eating some dishes (Like Laziji) you’re not supposed to eat the dried chilis.
Do people generally eat the all the “soup” in this dish or mostly search out the meat, veggies etc and eat with rice.
The soup always seem way more spicy than other dishes that are supposed to have similar heat.

By: Wei Guo

Wei Guo — Sat, 04 Sep 2021 23:20:22 +0000

In reply to Henk. Glad you've enjoyed Henk!

By: Henk

Henk — Sat, 04 Sep 2021 16:54:05 +0000

Wonderfull, a bit too spicy so i added only half the chilis.
Super tasty

By: Wei Guo

Wei Guo — Sat, 10 Jul 2021 23:03:56 +0000

In reply to Adlin Azman. Hi Adlin! This dish is usually served with plain steamed rice, along with other savoury dishes. Pairing it with a few vegetable dishes would be good.

By: Adlin Azman

Adlin Azman — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 06:18:58 +0000

What do I served this with?