I honestly was scared of this dish at first. Looking at it in the restaurant it is very intimidating for someone who normally does not like spicy food.... BOY was I wrong. This dish is extremely flavorful and in some ways a little floral tasting. Yes a little spicy but not what I expected. Extremely extremely aromatic and flavorful. It's honestly almost addicting to have. At my local Sichuan restaurant here in Surrey, BC...The place is called 味道重庆Don Asian Kitchen... They did this dish Justice... so much so that whenever I have this dish anywhere else... They set the bar for me. There is one thing I like when I have this dish and it will sound weird but I like cilantro added to this and lots of it. I find it goes well with some rice on the side. If you have never tried Sichuan style food.. This dish is A MUST try. Even if you cannot handle spicy food. Even my 6 year old son enjoys this now and always requests it whenever we are out.
You can add salt to your taste but keep in mind we marinated the beef with salt and the doubanjiang is salty. I would recommend using about 1/4 tsp salt if needed! ☺️
Thai chillies are pretty spicy. The flavour will not be the same. Sichuan chillies will give that signature malaa type flavour. It's hard to describe to someone who has never tried it before. My advice is to try this dish first at an authentic Sichuan restuarant and see how it is for yourself then attempt to make this at home.
@@Voodoo_monkyes! I have tried it at my local Sichuan restaurant, the chilies she first mentions are very hard to find. I have gone to my local Chinese supermarket and they do not have them, they have a couple other varieties and at the time I commented I really wanted to make this with what I had on hand,lol
