Szechuan Spicy Stir Fry Vegetables w/ Beef 麻辣香锅 Mala Xiang Guo |Chinese Food Recipe

Mala stir fry and mala soup have slowly but steadily become a staple in Singapore. You can almost always find a stall in one of our foodcourts in Singapore. This certainly wasn't the case a few years ago until more and more mainland Chinese start to come over to Singapore to work and stay. We really have to thank them for introducing this super yummy dish to us.
See the ingredient list below for your easy reference.
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Ingredients:
Serves 4 - 5 pax
200g lotus root - sliced
1 potato - sliced
150g Chinese cabbage
60g dried beancurd skin
200g enoki mushrooms
A handful of sweet potato thick vermicelli
Some cooking oil
1 pc of cinnamon bark
1 pc of star anise
1/2 teaspoon of cloves
1 - 2 pcs of bayleaf
20 pcs of dried chilli - hydrated & deseeded
1 thumb size ginger - sliced
2 tablespoons of spicy broad bean paste
1 tablespoon of spicy chilli sauce
270g of marinated beef (w/ 1 tsp cornflour & 1 tbsp water)
1.5 tablespoons of crushed Sichuan peppercorn
1 stalk of Chinese parsley
40g of dry roasted peanuts
2 tablespoons of light soya sauce
Beef can be replaced with pork or chicke.
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[@vernisechoong5469]

I tried this recipe without any meat and it was still very delicious! Can't believe how easy this is. Will make it again! Thank you.

[@spicenpans]

Thank you so much, Vernise for trying our recipe 🙏🙏🙏 So happy to know that you enjoyed it. 👍👍

[@lisahinton9682]

@@spicenpans Aww, you're welcome! And you're so nice to respond in such a kind way! I meant every word! I've watched soooo many of your videos and you deserve a million subscribers by last month! So let's go! 😎😊😉

[@russelllsy]

Yay now no need to go spend $13 at food court just to eat this i can cook myself. Tks for sharing!

[@spicenpans]

Haha ya man. It’s expensive for non-restaurant standard. Heart pain every time I eat 😝😝

[@rerel7069]

Love this. When I stayed in Singapore I ate this every week in hawker. Thanks to give the recipes from scratch, many other channel I watched they all using ready use Mala sauce in packet

[@michellebautista6336]

I just had sichuan dry pot for first time at a restaurant. I love it so much I always order it instead of trying other new things. Thank you for sharing! I usually order it with shrimp...their's has same sauce probably but their choice of veggies are cherry peppers, jalapenos, lotus root, woodear mushrooms, cilantro, onion, those are the ones I remember.

[@spicenpans]

Hi Michelle. Welcome to the mala dry pot club. This thing is really addictive. I crave for it almost every week. Haha. So good 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@jochong21]

Tried this for dinner today, was pretty successful! Thanks for the recipe!

[@spicenpans]

Woohooz! Thanks so much for using our recipe, Jo! 🤓🤓

[@yenisusanti8749]

I live in Singapore 2year ago now living in Belgium I miss all those Singapore foods specifically mala mala 😍 thank you for share of mala receipe sir 👍🏼 great job

[@thawmawsoeaung9174]

Szechuan Mala is very popular in Myanmar as well. But more expensive even than in Singapore. So, I came here to learn about the spices and to try by myself 😄.

[@thawmawsoeaung9174]

Today I have tried with readymade mala paste and with your video, not bad. :)

[@spicenpans]

Thank you so much thaw for trying our recipe!

[@thawmawsoeaung9174]

Thank you for your contribution too. 😄

[@benchew3845]

Wow nice video!!! Your instructions are super clear and ingredients are right!!

[@TheChewyRose]

Awesome can’t wait to make this at home! What’s the name of the spicy chili sauce you used? The Amazon Link doesn’t work anymore

[@Frostysleet]

Looks so yummy! Time to buy some spicy chilli sauce! Can’t wait to try this 😋

[@ldhello1731]

Rmb to wear mask ah kena get caught

[@Blueish_angel]

Hi can i ask which brand did u use for the spicy chilli sauce?

[@thoughtsofshe]

Everything was good, up until 4:40 😂, that’s where you lost me. It’d be helpful if you could perhaps share a link of those pastes you use ? Perhaps AMAZON? Thanks

[@chromberries7329]

The first is doubanjiang, easily found at any asian mart and a staple of sichuanese cuisine. The second seems to be called xiang la jiang, literally "fragrant spicy sauce," but idk what that is. You could probably use spiced chili oil instead.

[@ruckers1624]

Oh man I'd love to try that... but hold the peanuts! i have a peanut allergy 8((( I always order sichuan beef stirfry from our take-out place and they never add real sichuan pepper... European palatte friendly cooking i'd say. A shame though... that looked fantastic! Almost the same idea with mapo tofu. Thanks for sharing. Sadly can't get bean-curd skin like that from my little asia market, but i've asked :D

[@spicenpans]

Wow. Hard a find a non Asian who is also a spicy food lover 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 you can add whatever ingredients you can find. That’s the beauty of this dish. The key is the spicy gravy. Yum! happy cooking and have a wonderful weekend ruckers!

[@maricarcamide]

Thank you. I'm having this for lunch. I am not a big eater of spicy foods so I didn't add the fried chillies back in. 🙏

[@spicenpans]

Thank you so much for using our recipe, Maricar 🤓🤓

[@Makkar0onii]

Keep making them videos! And have a nice day.

[@spicenpans]

Thank you so much! 🙏🙏🙏

[@mainhkum2301]

I love love love this dish. However as I live in western country this dish is not something you can easily buy outside. And I followed this video with ready made mala paste from Chinese market oh lala turned out AMAZING, exactly as I like it to be 😋 🤘 so thanks for this video

[@danielpincus221]

Great. Is Xianglajiang the spicy chili sauce? Please note that the spicy chili sauce link in the description doesn't work.

[@MayumiTV]

Thank you for sharing!

[@spicenpans]

Thank you so much 🙏🙏

[@dyananjani5535]

Tq For This Recipes Mr 😍 Sometime Popo always Buy Lingau. Only For Soup.. N Tommorow I Must Try This Recipes 😍..I Got A Lots Of Lingau In My Drawes Refrige 😍😍

[@spicenpans]

Happy cooking Azra 🙏🙏

[@JocPretty]

Where do u get the sweet potato thick vermicelli in Singapore, look interesting ?

[@spicenpans]

Hi JocPretty. We got it from Yuehwa but you should be able to get it from NTUC or Shengsiong too.

[@entmoelwin]

smell so good

[@dobbyng7380]

Can you teach how to prepare 麻辣酱？So that I can store in the fridge & use it whenever is necessary. Appreciate it🙏

[@spicenpans]

Hi Dobby. You can just use the recipe that I demo to create the sauce for this dish. That’s the 麻辣酱。happy cooking!

[@扯蛋-l9m]

You can use 火锅底料 instead of 麻辣酱also

[@vidyamadhumohan]

Thank u so much for the recipe.Was looking for this recipe for quite some time.Can we get these sauces and peppercorns in ntuc?

[@spicenpans]

Hi Vidya. You should be able to. Can also try Shengsiong if you can’t find any of the ingredients. Happy cooking!

[@vidyamadhumohan]

Spice N' Pans thanks again for the reply.Will definitely try this recipe👍

[@ZzFlaviazZ]

if I want to add ramen noddles do I add them when I add the blanched ingredients? and after the flavouring of the oil did you raise the heat? thankss

[@spicenpans]

Hi GD. Please cook the instant noodles first then you can toss them in the dish towards the end to coat the noodles with the sauce. I fried the entire dish over medium heat. Happy cooking & have a wonderful weekend!

[@komalavalli8271]

Hi . Can you share the details about the fragrant spicy sauce and spicy broad bean paste ? Maybe a pic of it

[@jackytan378]

How would you recommend frying the noodles? We tried to replicate it at home but failed, either too mushy or too dry

[@gracegarcia9748]

I will try to cook this . 😋😋😋😋 Thank u

[@spicenpans]

Our pleasure. Happy cooking, Salem :o) Have a great weekend!

[@ThePieMaster219]

So I don't expect anyone to see this anytime soon, but I've had difficulty trying to source the "fragrant chili sauce" where I am- However, there's plenty of lao gan ma here. Could I possibly sub that instead? Thanks!

[@simplycooking_5116]

Appetizing😋 Joined👍 Stay connected❤

[@KetoLiftSleepRepeat]

Good Job :) I will make this soon!

[@cheryllim9287]

Which brand of spicy broad bean paste, fragrant spicy sauce & Sichuan Peppercorns did you use?

[@timkangkimballcho3677]

Excellent!

[@spicenpans]

Thank you so much Tim.

[@quicksilver-pk3nc]

I wish I were your Cosmo Kramer!

[@lauralee1961]

My favorite 😍😍🤤🤤🤤😋😋😋

[@spicenpans]

Ours too 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🙏

[@christinah9666]

Thank you for sharing this recipe 😘 It's what I'm looking for All the best for you n family, as well as your KZbin channel

[@spicenpans]

Thank you so much Christina 🙏🙏

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[@spicenpans]

Thank you so much Zackary. Have a wonderful weekend!

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[@lingchie07]

What is Sogai?

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[@joapoh1024]

Thank you for this video! It is such an accurate representation of Mala Xiang Guo in Singapore! I shared this video with my Greek friend who was curious about the dish hehe.

[@spicenpans]

Hehe thank you so much for sharing our video :-)

[@robozhao]

What brand of spicy chilli sauce do you use? The link doesn't work :(

[@aaigeck]

Yummy ! Where can I get the broad bean paste?

[@spicenpans]

Hi Aai Geck. Thanks so much 🙏🙏🙏 Are you staying in Singapore? If yes, you can get it from any supernarkets. Have a great weekend

[@aaigeck]

Thanks so much.🤗

[@TressiPappa]

Could you please tell where to buy the thick sweet potatoe vermicelli? What is the brand name. Ate it once in China and loved it. But cant find it anywhere.

[@spicenpans]

Hi TressiPappa. May I know where are you staying in? You can find it either from a Chinese supermarket or Korean supermarket. If you’re staying in Singapore, you can get it from NTUC or Shengsiong. Hope you can get hold of them soon.

[@TressiPappa]

@@spicenpans Thank you for the reply! I live in Holland. We have asisan supermarkets. They sell mostly chinese products but also have a korean section. I just dont know how the food is called. Tried to explain but no success. I am in Korea now on vacation. Gonna try to find them here.Thank you for the reply! I live in Holland. We have asisan supermarkets. They sell mostly chinese products but also have a korean section. I just dont know how the food is called. Tried to explain but no success. I am in Korea now on vacation. Will try to find it here.

[@vintagenovelty]

I stayed in Amsterdam for a while - you might be able to find it in an Asian grocery store in Chinatown (my friend and I found it there before)! Hope you can find it!

[@MoMo-x1k6f]

Please post all the ingredients in the comment box. I want to try to cook for my boss 🙏🙏🙏

[@salwabt8759]

This one, I waiting for,,, Thank you so much sir,,, 😋😋😋😋

[@spicenpans]

Happy cooking, Salwa. Have a wonderful weekend!

[@salwabt8759]

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[@michellebautista6336]

On the dried chili....I have dried chili....but mine is unbelievably old....I also have thai chili out of my garden....should I stick with my old dried chillies or substitute fresh thai chillies?

[@spicenpans]

Hi Michelle, Roland said dried chilli can be stored for a long time but please make sure the chilli are still dried inside --- otherwise you will have to throw them out. If they are still in good condition, they would be great for this dish because dried chilli has a nice smokey and intense flavour whereas fresh (cayenne) chilli is mostly used for its colour and they are less spicy than its dried version -- even if they are the same type of chilli ie cayenne chilli. Hope I didn't confuse you. Happy cooking! :)))

[@michellebautista6336]

I went shopping and found fresh dried chilies so all good. The chilies were at Walmart and I did worry they may not have been the same chili but cayenne is common in America so I'm betting it's right. My chilies were so old they were brown....these new ones are lovely bright red.

[@julielumabas6064]

Thanks for sharing,now I know how to cook the correct way.my lady boss just tell me to cook it trying to find in KZbin but can't find what's the name of the recipe

[@spicenpans]

You're most welcome, Julie. Hope your lady boss will enjoy this. Happy cooking!

[@yiisanchang33]

may i know why my lotus after boil or steam it turn dark colour? tq

[@kennyrogers803]

Mmmmmmmm... those lotus roots taste so good.But i hate ground beef haha. That taste so delicious and very spicy dish. With rice taste great. Great dish. See u next time.

[@spicenpans]

Good morning Kenny Rogers. Oh we used sliced beef but you can replace beef with something else like pork or chicken. Happy everyday to you.

[@kennyrogers803]

@@spicenpans Thank u. Have a great day too.

[@lawrenceyeu5110]

Hi, thanks for showing us this delicious dish. May I know where I can buy the sweet potato thick vermicelli in Singapore?

[@ldhello1731]

Sheng Siong can I think

[@yapjanicebolanos1632]

you said 5 spices right? so what is the missing one? thanks!!!

[@ccc2819]

Bikin ngiler👍😍

[@spicenpans]

thank you so much, rica :)

[@munyman2]

What if we use fish like salmon ?

[@spicenpans]

Hihi! It should be ok although salmon is seldom found in Chinese dishes. You can use salmon in this dish though. Make it your own 🤓🤓🙏👍🏻 happy cooking!

[@Joseph6798-t6p]

Is ok to put garlic inside? Cause the mala my house downstairs sell got put lots of garlic

[@spicenpans]

Yes you can. Even more wonderful with garlic.

[@Joseph6798-t6p]

@@spicenpans Thank u!

[@killer5959]

Where can i buy this sauce

[@ariniputri]

Craving for this 😋

[@spicenpans]

Me too 😝😝

[@lemofacco]

Hi, may I know where i can buy fragrant spicy sauce and which brand are you using in S'pore?

[@spicenpans]

Hi Mo Le. You can get it from Yue hwa. You can see the bottle from this video towards the end. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6msdqVjhJaqpck

[@lemofacco]

@@spicenpans thanks for sharing 😘

[@limmicheal5082]

Do you need salt?

[@monikasahu3911]

hello.sir i like your video food recepie but .. i want vegetarian recepie same as this food ..... but i dnt like beef .....

[@spicenpans]

Okie 🤓🤓 we will try to cook more vegetarian dishes 🙏🙏

[@fnusudha4317]

Could you please tell me the ingredients I mean sauce Is it possible to get in newyork

[@spicenpans]

Hi Fnu, so sorry for our late reply. You can refer to the description box of this video for the list of ingredients used in this video. Yes, we have found some of the ingredients we used on Amazon. You might wanna try it. Happy cooking!

[@arrowstheorem1881]

赞👍

[@spicenpans]

谢谢您， John.

[@threadstone71]

where can I find the spicy chilli sauce 嘛香酱？

[@spicenpans]

Hi Treadstone. So sorry for our late reply. You can get it from most Chinese supermarket or minimarts. In Singapore, we got it from Yue Hwa.

[@threadstone71]

@@spicenpans Thank you for your reply. I realised you did mentioned it in the video.

[@miyavizim]

anyone tried this? It would be amazing if it tastes like what we get at the stalls!

[@spicenpans]

Hi Mian. We loved it. Hehe.

[@charleshowe1297]

Where can I buy the numbing szechuan pepper corn? Does it come powdered, crushed or whole?

[@spicenpans]

Hi Charles. May I know where are you staying in?

[@charleshowe1297]

@@spicenpans singapore

[@hannahrahmat]

@@charleshowe1297 i found it at ntuc! Its the whole kind.

[@justinqcpqcp9905]

你好，你上载 的每一道食谱 影片 下面写中文 没有很多材料看不明白。。。。。。tq

[@spicenpans]

你好。不好意思。我们很想发个有华文的视频但是因为工作的关系，真的忙不过来。希望明年有多点时间可以做。请多多见谅。

[@michellebautista6336]

Can I just use a bit of 5 spice powder to replace star anise, cinnamon, clove.....nevermind....kept watching and you explain that no because it burns easily

[@spicenpans]

hehe. Actually you can use five spice powder if you only have them on hand. Simply just add them in a bowl (metal preferably) then pour hot oil over them and stir well. You might be wondering why metal preferred -- is because the heat of the cooking oil might break the glass bowl. Hope this helps.

[@michellebautista6336]

I was going to just sprinkle a smidge into the food close to end of cooking. I have to be careful with 5 spice....Americanised taste buds don't generally like it....we use cinnamon and cloves in desserts and anise has a desserty taste and our brain just doesn't know how to handle dessert tastes mixed with savory dinner dishes....similar to if someone took their dessert and mixed it into their main food dish...that's what our taste buds get lol. If I just put a smidge...it's good....gotta build up to full amount.

[@michelle01271]

Hi, it looks delicious I'd like to make this recipe. Can you please fix the link for "Spicy chilli sauce amzn.to/2PCSI3H', it no longer works, thanks!

[@spicenpans]

Hi Michelle. Thanks so much for bringing this to our attention 🙏 I’ll fix it later when I reach the office 🙏🙏🙏

[@HAPPY9862]

Not dry, too WET

[@Joekool88]

16 people cannot stand 麻辣

[@spicenpans]

Haha. Yes. We can’t please everyone ☹️

[@gohkimyeng9544]

I don't like to eat lotus

[@spicenpans]

Good morning Kim Yeng. You can add your own choice of veggies. No need to use exactly what we used. Happy cooking 🤓🤓

[@moneychaser82]

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[@spicenpans]

Thank you so much for watching our video, bob :)

[@EdwynnYeap]

Then just say blanch instead of boil. 🙄

[@spicenpans]

Hi there. Noted with thanks. Cheers