Steamed Beef with Rice Powder
Steamed rice-flour meat is a traditional Shanghai steamed dish. Beef slices are marinated, tossed with five-spice toasted rice flour, spread on lotus leaves, and steamed through. Serve drizzled with a cilantro-garlic sauce.
Ingredients
beef (sliced)
to taste
doubanjiang (for marinating)
to taste
fermented rice juice (for marinating)
to taste
soy sauce (for marinating)
to taste
wine (for marinating)
to taste
minced ginger (for marinating)
to taste
sesame oil (for marinating)
to taste
five-spice toasted rice flour (mixed with meat)
to taste
chopped scallions
to taste
cilantro (chopped)
to taste
minced garlic
to taste
chili powder
to taste
Sichuan peppercorn powder
to taste
lotus leaves (lined in steamer bottom)
to taste
Instructions
1
Marinate and Mix with Rice Flour
Marinate the beef slices with doubanjiang, fermented rice juice, soy sauce, wine, minced ginger, and sesame oil, then toss with five-spice toasted rice flour.
2
Steam Until Cooked
Line the bottom of a steamer with lotus leaves, arrange the meat slices on top, and steam until cooked through. Separately, sauté cilantro and minced garlic until fragrant, then drizzle over the meat before serving.
