Hunan-Style Spicy Beef Tendon
A spicy beef tendon dish, braised and finished with a thickened sauce, with a rich red color and soft, chewy texture.
Ingredients
beef tendon (washed, cut into chunks, and briefly blanched in boiling water)
600 g
red chili pepper (washed and cut into sections)
1
large scallions (washed and cut into long sections)
2
garlic (lightly crushed)
2 cloves
cornstarch (for a slurry)
to taste
stock
2 tbsp
cooking wine
1 tbsp
ground pepper
a pinch
fine salt
1 tsp
white sugar
1 tsp
cooking oil
50 g
soy sauce
1 tsp
Instructions
1
Prepare the ingredients
Briefly blanch the beef tendon in boiling water, remove it, and cut it into chunks. Wash the scallions and cut them into long sections, then lightly crush them together with the chili pepper and garlic.
2
Braise
Pour the oil into a pan and heat it until hot. Add the scallions, chili pepper, and garlic, and stir-fry until fragrant. Add the beef tendon, MSG, sugar, cooking wine, ketchup, salt, and water, then braise over low heat for 40 minutes. Remove the scallions, chili pepper, and garlic.
3
Thicken the sauce
Thicken the sauce with a cornstarch slurry, drizzle in sesame oil, and stir until evenly combined.