Description
A hearty gravy rice where thinly sliced beef and water spinach are stir-fried with Taiwan's BBQ sauce 'Shacha Jiang', thickened heavily, and poured generously over white rice.
Restaurants serving Beef Gravy Rice
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Recipe
Ingredients
- White rice
- Thinly sliced beef
- Water spinach
- Shacha sauce
- Potato starch slurry
- Garlic
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Massage thinly sliced beef with soy sauce, wine, garlic, and potato starch to tenderize and season.
- Heat oil in a wok, velvet (or stir-fry on high) the beef briefly and remove.
- In the same wok, sauté minced garlic and
- tbsp of 'Shacha Sauce' (dried shrimp/seafood base paste)—the keystone of Taiwanese flavor—to explode the savory aroma.
- Add water spinach (or spinach) to stir-fry, pour pork bone broth (or water).
- Season with soy sauce and a little sugar, return the beef.
- Add a massive amount of potato starch slurry to create a gooey, strong 'gravy (Hui)'.
- Dump this Shacha beef gravy like an avalanche over piping hot white rice served on a flat plate.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Seafood and garlic aroma of Shacha sauce
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Sliced beef belly, Spinach, Store-bought Shacha sauce
Pairing
Hot and Sour Soup(Suanla Tang)
Trivia
[For Everyone] 'Hui Fan' means gravy rice. The Taiwanese version hits hard with Shacha's seafood extract and garlic. The ultimate lunch satisfying students and office workers.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Use a spoon, and 'without completely mixing' the rice and gooey gravy, enjoy the shifting balance of sauce and rice with every scoop!
Allergen
Wheat, Beef, Shrimp, Soy, Seafood (Shacha sauce)