Sichuan Spicy Beef Tendons (涼拌牛筋)
 
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Sichuan spicy beef tendon has a delicious and spicy flavor and a nice gelatinous texture. The dressing is what makes this dish amazing!
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Recipe type: Appetizer
Cuisine: Chinese
Serves: 2-4 Servings
Ingredients
Braising
  • 2 lbs beef tendon
  • ½ cup soy sauce
  • ½ cup Shaoxing rice wine
  • 1 tbsp rock sugar
  • ½ tsp Chinese five spice powder
  • 2 cloves of star anise
  • 2” ginger root
  • 3 stalks of green onion
  • water
Sauce
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp black vinegar
  • 2 tbsp chili oil
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp minced garlic
  • 1 tbsp freshly ground ginger
  • 1 stalk of green onions julienned
  • 1 tsp toasted sesame seeds
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • ½ tsp ground Sichuan peppercorns
Instructions
  1. Place beef tendon in a pot
  2. Slice ginger and chop green onions and add to pot
  3. Add in five spice powder, star anise, rock sugar, Shaoxing wine, and soy sauce
  4. Add water until beef tendon is covered
  5. Turn up heat until sauce boils then turn down to a low simmer
  6. Cover and simmer for about 2 ½ to 3 hours until you can pierce with a fork
  7. remove and let it cool
  8. tightly wrap the tendons individually with plastic wrap and freeze until partially frozen
  9. remove wrap and thinly slice the tendons
  10. For the dressing: dry roast the peppercorns in a small pan for about 30 seconds to release the flavor, add in the sesame seeds for another 30 seconds
  11. mix all the dressing ingredients together, keep stirring until sugar has dissolved
  12. toss the sliced tendons in the dressing and plate
Recipe by It's My Dish at https://itsmydish.com/sichuan-spicy-beef-tendons/