Description
A highly entertaining meat dish where tender beef fillet (Niu Liu), onions, and bell peppers are placed on a sizzling cow-shaped iron plate, drenched in Taiwan's sweet/spicy 'black pepper sauce'.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Beef fillet
- Onion
- Bell pepper
- Butter
- Black pepper sauce
- Oyster sauce
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Shred beef fillet (or rump), season with soy sauce, wine, baking soda (to tenderize), potato starch.
- Julienne onions and bell peppers.
- Heat a special cow-shaped iron plate fiercely on the stove.
- Velvet the beef briefly in a wok and remove.
- Sauté onions and peppers in the wok, return beef, coat with a sauce of butter, black pepper, oyster sauce, soy sauce, sugar.
- Oil the hot iron plate, vigorously pour the sautéed ingredients (creating intense sound and smoke).
- Serve smoking to the table.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Massive black pepper and Butter aroma
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Shredded pork (becomes Tieban Zhu Liu)
Pairing
White Rice exclusively
Trivia
[For Everyone] Any dish named 'Tieban' in Taiwanese eateries/taverns is always served on this sizzling plate. The black pepper heat and butter richness stage a junk Western-food feel unique to Taiwan, distinct from Japanese BBQ sauce.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] The 'onions' caramelized by the iron plate's heat are supremely delicious; bounce them with the meat onto white rice and shovel it down!
Allergen
Beef, Dairy, Soy, Wheat