Name: Spicy and Tingly Boiled Beef Tripe Skewers (麻辣涮牛肚)
Yield: Makes 10 skewers
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2-inch (5 cm) cinnamon stick; 2 tablespoons Shaoxing cooking wine; 2 green onions, trimmed and cut into 2-inch (5 cm) segments; ½ tablespoon Roasted Sesame Seeds; 1½-inch (4 cm) piece fresh ginger, peeled and sliced; 2 dried red chile peppers; 1 tablespoon XFF Chili Oil; 1 pound (455 g) honeycomb beef tripe; 2 teaspoons Sichuan peppercorns; 2 tablespoons XFF Spicy and Tingly Sauce; 6 star anise pods; 1 teaspoon salt

Preparation info

Makes
10
skewers

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Xi'an Famous Foods

By Jason Wang

Published 2020

About

Ingredients

For the Skewers

1 pound (455 g) honeycomb beef tripe
2 teaspoons Sichu

Method

Clean the beef tripe under cool running water. Add it to a large pot along with 10 cups (2½ quarts/2.4 L) water and all of the seasonings. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat.

When the water starts boiling, turn the heat down to low and simmer for 1 hour, making sure all the tripe remains submerged in the water. You may need to weigh it down with a heat-safe plate. When a chopstick