Chairman Mao's Cherry Cola Skirt Steak

Name: Chairman Mao's Cherry Cola Skirt Steak
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 hu yieh leaves (dried lotus leaves); 473 milliliters cherry cola; 57 grams canola, vegetable, or corn oil, plus more for frying; 10 garlic cloves, chopped; 85 grams moutai or Chinese grain alcohol; 1 Tbsp prepared horseradish (traditionally, people use ginger, but I use horseradish which goes better with red meat); 1 large onion, chopped; 57 grams fermented sweet rice sauce (available at any Asian grocery); 113 grams rice cooking wine; 57 grams rock candy; 113 grams soy sauce, plus 2 ounces dark soy sauce; 8 Chinese buns (gwa bao, a white folded bun from any Chinese grocer); 710 milliliters water

This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 9g of protein, 3g of fat, and a total of 298 calories. It will be a hit at your valentin day event. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free and pescatarian diet. Head to the store and pick up onion, cherry cola, grain alcohol, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Instructions

The order of operations is to cut the skirt steak into 3-inch chunks.

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Skirt Steak

Add the oil to a large skillet over medium heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the beef and brown for 2 minutes on each side.

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Beef

Remove from the pan and let drain in a colander. While it's draining, lightly rinse the inside of the skillet with warm water, wipe with paper towel, then put back on the stove. Make sure skillet is dry on inside so the oil doesn't pop. Coat the skillet with oil and add the rock candy.

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Pop

Water

Cooking Oil

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Paper Towels

Colander

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Stove

Let it melt for 1 minute or until halfway melted on medium heat.

Add the browned beef and stir until caramelized.

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Beef

Remove the skillet from the heat, add moutai and ignite with a long kitchen match.

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Frying Pan

Let it flame for 10 to 15 seconds then return the skillet to the heat.

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Frying Pan

Add the rice wine, garlic, onion, horseradish, 4 ounces of soy sauce, and the fermented rice sauce.

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Horseradish

Rice Wine

Soy Sauce

Garlic

Onion

Sauce

Rice

Let simmer for 2 minutes and then add 2 cups of the water.

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Water

Let simmer for 5 minutes, then skim the foam off the top.

Add the cherry cola and let boil, uncovered, on high heat for 10 minutes. Stir in the remaining cup of water and cover. Cook until tender, usually another 50 minutes.

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Cherries

Water

Cola

About 20 minutes before serving, set up a bamboo steamer.

Put the dried lotus leaves in steamer and put the 8 buns on top. Steam until soft, but still firm, usually 3 to 5 minutes.

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Roll

Roughly chop the beef. You don't want to chop it fine, you just want nice bite-sized pieces like chopped brisket. Stuff each bun with the beef and some onions from the pot.

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Onion

Beef

Roll

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Pot

Transfer the lotus leaves to a serving platter and arrange the buns on top. The large leaves give off a nice aroma and looks cool. It's good party presentation for serving.

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