Description
The star of night markets: a sizzling cow-shaped iron plate topped with a thin beef steak, udon-like thick noodles, a raw egg, and massive black pepper sauce.
Restaurants serving Taiwanese Night Market Steak
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The Recipe section below is a general reference, not a recipe from the listed shops.
Recipe
Ingredients
- Beef steak
- Thick Chinese noodles(You Mian)
- Egg
- Black pepper
- Butter
- Oyster sauce
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Sauce] Make the lifeblood 'Hei Hujiao Jiang' (black pepper sauce). Sauté minced garlic and onions in butter, add massive coarse black pepper, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, and water. Boil down and thicken heavily with potato starch (non-spicy Mushroom Sauce is also popular).
- Briefly sear a beef steak (tenderized by scoring and pounding).
- Heat a thick cow-shaped steak iron plate on a stove until smoking.
- Oil the hot plate, dump boiled thick yellow noodles (You Mian or udon).
- Place the steak next to the noodles, crack a raw egg into the empty space.
- Right before serving, pour the special sauce like a waterfall. Serve amidst explosive sizzling and rising smoke.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Massive black pepper and Garlic
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Pork chop (Zhu Pai) or Chicken thigh (Ji Pai) also work
Pairing
Corn soup (Yumi Nongtang) and Black tea
Trivia
[For Youth] Steak stalls have the most seats and energy in night markets. It's not a high-end steak but a 'dish to eat junk sauce and noodles'. Taiwanese style includes all-you-can-drink sweet black tea and corn soup.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] The moment it's served, unfold a paper napkin to shield from oil splatters, then messily mix the soft-boiled egg, noodles, and sauce on the iron plate to eat!
Allergen
Wheat, Beef, Egg, Soy, Dairy (butter)