Taiwanese Spicy Malatang
Sibylle gets spicy! Make your own spicy soup with ingredients of your choice
Description
A spicy soup with Sichuan pepper and chili, containing vegetables, fish cakes, meat, and instant noodles. In Taiwan night markets, picking your own ingredients is the norm.
Restaurants serving Taiwanese Spicy Malatang
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Mala sauce
- Chicken broth
- Choice of ingredients
- Sichuan pepper
- Garlic
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Sauté beef fat, doubanjiang, Sichuan pepper, chili, and star anise to make Mala paste.
- Dissolve paste in chicken broth, season with soy and sugar.
- Add customer-selected ingredients (cabbage, corn, mushrooms, pig's blood cake, instant noodles) into the soup.
- Simmer until cooked and flavored.
- Garnish with plenty of minced garlic and scallions.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Sichuan pepper、Dried chili、Five-spice
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Leftover Hot Pot broth
Pairing
Prince Instant Noodles、Yaxue(Duck blood)
Trivia
[For Youth] Highly popular among women for its customizability and ability to pick healthy veg. Heat levels range from 'Large' to 'Micro'. Specialized shops are booming in Shin-Okubo.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Taiwanese youth deliberately let the instant noodles (Wangzi Mian) get soft to fully enjoy the intense umami of the spicy broth!
Allergen
Soy, Wheat, (May contain beef fat)