Cumin beef ????

I did not update this blog for a very long time, was feeling lazy and uninspired. Today recipe is a moreish spicy beef with cumin.

Zi Ran Niu Rou ????



Cumin beef originates from the Muslim populated North-West of China. This dish is popular in many parts of China like Sichuan and Hunan, over here in UK I believe this has become very popular in many Sichuanese restaurants and home cooking

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Sichuan liang fen ???? (Starch jelly noodles)

Liang fen ?? is a jelly noodles made with starch and water. Starch and water is cooked to a thick custard, set and chilled. It is then cut into whatever shape and size you like then dressed in a Sichaun spicy sauce with some spring onion, coriander and few sesame seeds etc...





If you like rice noodles you will love liang fen. This jelly noodles is much springier and better texture than rice

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Sichuan sugar and spice infused soy sauce ????

Fu zh� jiang you ???? loosely translated as replicated soy sauce. Another common name you may come across is red soy sauce ??? for tian sui mian ???. This is an aromatic sugar and spice infused/reduced soy sauce for many Sichuanese dishes especially for snack xiaochi ?? and salad ?? including noodles.



1 cup light soy ??
2 tbsp dark soy ??
1 piece rock sugar/ plain sugar (about 2 tbsp) ??/ ??
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Sichuan style spicy lap cheong ??????

Chuan wei ma la xiang chang (in Mandarin) ??????

? = Sichuan ? = flavoured ? = numbing
? = hot ? = fragrant ? = sausage
Lap cheong (Cantonese)/ la chang (Mandarin) ??
lap / la ?, in Chinese this normally means wax but in this context it means cured.cheong is Cantonese for sausage, in Mandarin it sounded as chang.

I have been making my own lap cheong many times now I no longer buy

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Stir fried blistered green chilli ????

Hu pe jian jiao ????

I was pleased to find some large green chillies from the market. I asked the store keeper if they are spicy he just shrugged his shoulders how helpful! In the end I bought a handful (just over 1/2 lb) to try in case they are not as nice as I thought. These chillies were quite long about 12 - 15cm long.



I love Sichuan Hu pe jian jiao ???? or stir fried blistered green

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Kung Po Chicken ????

Finally got the laptop back after a week. Phew!

Kung po or kung pow chicken (gong bao ji ding ????) is probably the most famous Sichuan chicken dish outside China. It is listed in nearly all Chinese restaurants or takeaways menu worldwide. There are many versions or westernised kung po chicken, many include diced vegetables and most used cashew nuts. The real Sichuanese style has few

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Pickled (fermented) chopped chilli ??

Du� jiao ?? is a pickled/fermented chopped chilli popular in Hunan and Sichuan. It does not contain any vinegar but lactic acid is produced during fermentation. This pickle is easy to make at home and ready to eat after few days but if you like it tastes sour best keep it for 2 - 3 weeks before use. This pickled/fermented chilli is a popular ingredient for steamed fish especially fish head. Take

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Chongqing hot & sour noodles ?????

????? Chongqing suan la fenChongqing hot and sour noodle soup is one of the world favourite Chinese noodles, popular not only in Chongqing but also in Sichuan. I love it, it's spicy, salty, sour, garlicy and the noodles are soft and slippery. A bowl of red hot slurping goodness. This noodle soup can be a fast food, can prepare in minutes if all the components/ingredients are prepared in advance.A

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Dry fried green beans ?????

Sichuanese dried fried green beans. i.e. 'gan bian si ji dou' ?????, are delicious with rice or just with beer. The beans are tender sweet and a bit spicy with yummy salty bits of dried shrimps and Sichuan preserved vegetable (zha chai). Many recipes like to add minced pork (ground pork) I find it unnecessary.The beans are fried in oil then stir fried. You may be disgusted how oily it can be,

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Cold chicken noodles with sesame dressing ??????

It hot hot hot over here. I just want to keep away from cooking as much as I can.Cold noodles is something which is quite appetising in this warm weather. Cold noodles with sesame dressing 'ma jiang ren mian' ???? is common in northern part of China as a snack for the warm summer. This cold dressed noodles can be plain (vegetarian) with a bit of vegetables like bean sprouts and/or cucumber. For

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Sichuan dry fried shredded beef ?????

Dry fried shredded beef or 'gun ban niu rou si' ????? is a delicious Sichuan dish.'Gun ban' ?? is a twice cooked method whereby meat or vegetable is shallow fried with oil till dry and brown, this frying gives a lot of flavour to the meat or vegetables. The fried meat or vegetable is then stir fried with a spicy and savoury flavour. Famous 'gun ban' dishes are dry fried shredded beef or 'gun ban

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