Chinese Foddie #002: 锅巴土豆 (guoba tudou) / Rice Crust Potato Snack

Rice crust potatoes（锅巴土豆）is a famous snack on almost on every street in Chongqing and Sichuan Province. Harganya yang murah, penyajian yang cepat dan porsi yang tepat memang sangat cocok untuk menjadi pilihan pengganjal perut on the go.

锅巴土豆 in Chongqing, near the Daxuecheng CRT station

Ingredients

3 potatoes 

1 shallot chopped
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorn powder
1 teaspoon chili pepper powder
1 tablespoon cooking oil
1 teaspoon sugar

 

Instructions

1. Peel the skin of potatoes and cut them into small cubes. At the same time, wash and chop the shallot.
2. Boil some water in wok; put the potato cubes in to cook for about 15 minutes. Get the cubes out and rinse in cold water.
3. Heat up cooking oil in plan. Put the cooked potato cubes in to stir-fry until the outside become golden-brown, add all the condiment and seasonings in. Mix together.
4. Sprinkle chopped shallots on top

Chinese Foddie #01 : 红烧牛肉面 (hongshao niurou mian) / The red braised beef noodle soup

This blog started with my recent favourite food in Chongqing, 红烧牛肉面!

 红烧牛肉面 (Hongshao Niurou Mian) or The Red Braised Beef Noodle Soup is a Chinese and Taiwanese noodle soup made of stewed or red braised beef, beef broth, vegetables and Chinese noodles.

红烧牛肉面 in Chongqing, Shapingba district-Daxuecheng. around 富力城 (fulicheng) apartment

BROTH
2-3 lbs of beef
Water
Green onion and ginger
Soy sauce

 SEASONING PASTE
2 tablespoons of canola oil
2 teaspoons of sugar
6 tablespoons of sichuan peppercorn

2 star anise
2-3 tablespoons of grated ginger
1 head of garlic, cloves peeled and minced
2 tablespoons of spicy chili bean paste

OTHER SOUP INGREDIENTS
½ lb of Chinese greens 

 Noodles
Green onions
Slivered zha cai (Sichuan pickled vegetable)

Xiangchai (Chinese coriander)

an authentic 红烧牛肉面 in Chongqing, Shapingba district-Daxuecheng. 熙街 (sunny block) Street Food

and here is the best one so far,  红烧牛肉面 in Chongqing, Shapingba district-Daxuecheng. 168 noodles shop-力城春天里-Near the Fulicheng-B buildings's gate. Look those cute noodles. Me Lovey the mian!