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Szechuan Beef Noodles

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The food at our house is usually flavorful and piquant, but not “fiery hot”.
However, once in a while, I crave Szechuan food. Not the watered down version you get in Western influenced restaurants, but the real, Szechuan deal. ( When you look at the pictures of the noodles with sauce below, that bright red comes from the Szechuan chili oil and Szechuan chili paste) If you prepare this recipe, you might want to add the chili oil and chili paste at the end (STEP 2), in VERY small increments, until you reach a level of hotness that almost hurts. The beauty of Szechuan peppers is the fact that after a few seconds of eating them, your mouth becomes almost numb, to the point where you can tolerate spice to a level you did not previously imagine you could.
This might sounds a bit like a bit of senseless torture (to the novice to Szechuan cuisine it certainly is), but it will also provide you with an extreme satisfaction of your taste buds 🙂
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Szechuan Beef Noodles

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Preparation :
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: STEP 1 : from a 8 lbs rib roast, cut 4 ea 2 lbs steaks

: reserve 3 steaks for other dishes

: completely remove the outer “skin” from the meat, remove some of the fat, slice into (ca) 1×2 inch slices, about 1/8th inch thick, dust with cornflower, add one egg white and 1 tblsp soy sauce, mix well, let stand for at least 1 hour or better yet, overnight

: mix 1/3 cup soy sauce, 1/3 cup hoisin sauce, 1 tblsp szechuan chili paste, 1/3 cup rice wine (shaoxing),1 tblsp brown sugar, 1 tblsp garlic paste, 1/2 tblsp grated ginger and 1 tblsp corn starch, mix well

: cook 1 lb Potato Noodles (土豆粉) or, if not available to you, substitute with fresh udon noodles, drain, toss with toasted sesame oil, keep hot

: stir fry the meat in 1/3 cup very hot peanut oil until browned on both sides, about one minutes total

: remove beef at once, discard most of the fat

: in the remaining fat, stir fry 1/2 cubed red pepper, 1/2 cubed yellow pepper and 1 medium size cubed onion, saute briefly

: add the sauce, bring to a simmer, at once remove from heat

: add the beef, 1 tsp chili oil and 1 tblsp toasted sesame oil, check / adjust seasoning. STEP 2 : (OPTIONAL) add chili oil and szechuan chili paste until you reach your (barely tolerable) heat limit 🙂