Chinese · Sichuan · appetizer

Fuqi Feipian (Beef and Offal Slices in Red Oil)

Fuqi Feipian (Beef and Offal Slices in Red Oil) reads umami 5.4, salinity 4.9 and warm spice 4.8 on Palate's 0–10 flavor X-ray — a Chinese · Sichuan appetizer, about 6 hr 3 min. Measured from the recipe itself: ingredients and technique.

The flavor X-ray — six axes, 0–10

The measured notes (of 18)

Umami 5.4 · Salinity 4.9 · Warm Spice 4.8 · Nutty 3.8 · Sweetness 3.7 · Richness 3.5 · Heat 3.3 · Funk & Ferment 2.8 · Allium 2.7 · Herbaceous 2.6 · Floral 1.9 · Citrus 1.6 · Earthy 1.5 · Bitterness 0.9 · Fruity 0.7 · Sourness 0.6

What's in it (19)

Time & effort: about 6 hr 3 min (2 hr 3 min active) · effort: involved

Nutrition (per 100 g, engine-estimated): 58 kcal, 1.8 g protein, 4.2 g fat, 4.7 g carbs

Dietary: Contains meat — engine-derived; double-check anything allergy-critical.

How it's cooked (6 steps)

  1. Blanch the shin and offal in boiling water for 3 minutes, drain and rinse away the scum.
  2. Return the meats to the pan with the water, ginger, spring onions, Shaoxing wine, spice bag and salt. Bring to the boil, skim, then hold at the barest simmer, one bubble every second or two, for 1.5 to 2 hours, until a skewer slides into the shin without effort. Tripe may be ready sooner, so test it at 60 minutes and pull it out when it is tender.
  3. Cool the meats in the broth, then chill them at least 4 hours or overnight. Cold meat can be cut properly, and this dish is judged on the paper-thin slices, feipian, that give it its name.
  4. Slice everything as thinly as you can manage, ideally 2 mm, in wide pieces about 5 cm across.
  5. Whisk the chilli oil, soy sauce, ground roasted Sichuan pepper, sugar and 3 tbsp of the strained cold broth into a loose red dressing.
  6. Toss the celery with a spoonful of the dressing and lay it on a shallow dish. Fan the meats over the top, spoon the rest of the dressing on, and finish with peanuts, coriander and sesame seeds. Serve cold, before anything hot comes out of the kitchen.

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