Description
A vegetarian dish simmering fake beef made of soy meat (or shiitake stems) and thick konjac in the same star anise/soy soup (Hongshao) used for Beef Noodles.
Restaurants serving Vegan Braised Beef (with Konjac Chunks)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Block konjac
- Soy meat chunks
- Daikon
- Star anise
- Soy sauce
- Doubanjiang
- Ginger
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Score block konjac finely in crosshatch pattern, cut bite-sized, parboil.
- Chunk daikon and carrots.
- Heat oil in pot, fragrantly sauté doubanjiang, star anise, ginger.
- Toss in konjac, veg, and 'Su Niunan (soy meat chunks)' and fry.
- Pour soy, sugar, water, simmer slowly on low for
- mins until konjac core dyes brown.
- Finish when flavor permeates.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Complex spicy medicinal aroma of star anise and doubanjiang
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Atsuage or Kuruma Fu (ingredients that absorb dashi)
Pairing
White Rice、Boiled udon(make Vegan Beef Noodles)
Trivia
[Hardcore] 'Su Niunan' is vegetarian fake beef brisket. The crystal of Taiwan's Su Shi tech; letting konjac/soy meat absorb the Hongshao (soy/spice braise) sauce to the limit triggers a bug: 'feeling like you ate Beef Noodles without eating meat'. Max satisfaction low-carb braise.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Pour over boiled noodles as 'Vegan Hongshao Beef Noodles (with Konjac)', boldly slurping it as a substitute for real beef noodles!
Allergen
Soy, Wheat (from soy sauce)