I have eaten the Yoshinoya seasonal menu "Mala beef sukiyaki set". An exotic hot pot with the aroma and spiciness of red pepper and Chinese pepper (Hua Jiao).
Set of pot, rice and pickles
The price is 822 yen (tax included) and the calories are solid 1,139 kcal. It is supervised by Mr. Chen Kenichi, who is famous for the cooking program "Chinese Iron Man".
The pot is a perfect side dish for rice, but it also comes with pickles!
The ingredients are beef and Chinese cabbage for sukiyaki, onions, green onions, carrots, silken tofu, and kishimen. It is simmered in a soup made from pork bones and chicken bones with a special mala sauce. The recipe for the sauce is three types of soy sauce (Jan), Doubanjiang, Mala Jang, Tianmian Jang, Pepper, Star Anise, Wu Shan Hung, Gloves, and Star Anise (Hakaku). ), Black pepper, and Kumin. Sichuan pepper oil is sprinkled on the finish.
It seems better not to chew peppers
When you order, it will appear in a deep pot. Beef is thinly sliced and fluffy. The fat melts into the sauce. Chinese cabbage and carrots look solid, but they are already cooked. It is strange that kishimen looks like sword-cut noodles when seasoned in Chinese style. The topping peppers are colorful, but I didn't have the courage to put them in my mouth, so I put them on a separate plate that came with them.
The tofu is also hot to the inside
First of all, when you put the beef in your mouth, it is soft and delicious, and it looks good for sukiyaki. However, it goes well with mala and the rice goes on. Chinese cabbage and carrots may be brought to your mouth. The silken tofu was also hot to the inside, so I decided to chew while breathing.
Kishimen is turned last to enjoy the sauce. After flattening the rice, entwining it with sauce and carrying it to your mouth with meat and vegetables, you can enjoy the "shime udon" feeling.
It's spicy on the whole, but it's not a tingling tongue, it's just a beef flavor. Perfect for those who want to warm their body from the inside on a cold day.