Description
Alongside its pork counterpart (Nongjia Xiao Chao Rou), this is the most popular beef stir-fry in ultra-spicy Hunan cuisine. 'Huang Niu' means lean yellow cattle. Julienned beef is flash-fried on max heat with massive green chilies, garlic, and cilantro roots, exploding with aroma and heat.
Restaurants serving Hunan Stir-fried Beef with Green Chilies
Researching
We are researching restaurants that serve this dish.
On this site you can check dictionary details and, later, places to buy or eat related items.
The Recipe section below is a general reference, not a recipe from the listed shops.
Recipe
Ingredients
- Lean beef
- Green chilies(massive)
- Garlic
- Coriander stems
- Soy sauce
- Oyster sauce
- Potato starch
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Slice lean beef against the grain. Velvet with salt, soy, wine, sesame oil, and starch to tenderize.
- Slice massive green chilies diagonally. Slice garlic and ginger; chop cilantro stems and roots.
- Heat wok to the smoking limit; add generous oil.
- Dump in beef, flash-fry on high, and remove instantly as it changes color (NEVER overcook).
- Leave oil; fry garlic, ginger, and green chilies on high to cook out raw odor and extract heat.
- Return beef; season with soy, oyster sauce, and dark soy.
- Add cilantro stems, toss violently on high for seconds, and serve.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Piercing heat of green chilies and deep depth of oyster sauce、オイスターソースの深いコク
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Substitute with JP thinly sliced beef round and Shishito (add green chilies for heat)
Pairing
White Rice (Infinite consumption) / Cold Beer
Trivia
Hunan chefs are called 'Magicians of Fire'. The secret to this dish lies in the 'second-by-second heat control'—velveting the beef, removing it, pushing the chilies to their limit, and combining them for mere seconds.
Eating tips & etiquette
Scoop heavily with a spoon and dump directly over hot white rice. The beef is astonishingly tender, and the refreshing heat of the green chilies stimulates the stomach. It is the 'ultimate food terrorism' that demands infinite rice.
Allergen
Beef, Soybeans, Wheat