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RCI-SP.003.0585.001

Chinese Cold Sliced Meats

Cold Sliced Meats: Numbing and Hot One of the most popular Sichuan appetizers, usually served cold.

Prep15 min
Cook30 min
Total45 min
Servings4
Difficultyintermediate

Ingredients

  • meat
    poached or braised until tender in water with scallions and ginger, cooled and sliced thin, or into uniform chunks, reserve broth for another use
    1 lb
  • scallions
    sliced thin, on a bias
    8 unit
  • -1 tsp Sichuan peppercorns
    depending on how numbing you want it, toasted and ground
    1/2 unit
  • sugar (I like mine with 5)
    4-5 tsp
  • light soy sauce
    3 tbsp
  • chili oil with chilies
    3 is usually plenty
    3-6 tbsp
  • toasted sesame oil
    2 tsp
  • clove
    garlic, minced fine (I like mine with garlic)
    1 unit
  • Salt to taste
    1 unit

Method

1
Prepare according to traditional method. (Directions were not provided in the legacy source.)