Stir-fried Tripe with Chili Bean Paste Recipe

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Chichi Wang
Chichi Wang: Contributing Writer at Serious Eats

Chichi Wang wrote a variety of columns for Serious Eats including The Butcher's Cuts, in addition to other stories. Born in Shanghai and raised in New Mexico, Chichi took her degree in philosophy but decided that writing about food would be more fun than writing about Plato.

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Updated March 26, 2019
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Recipe Details

Stir-fried Tripe with Chili Bean Paste Recipe

Active 45 mins
Total 3 hrs 45 mins
Serves 4 to 6 servings
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Ingredients

  • 1 pound honeycomb beef or lamb tripe, rinsed

  • 1 medium onion, split in half

  • 1 whole head garlic, split in half

  • 2 bay leaves

  • 1/2 cup dry white wine

  • 1/4 cup oil

  • 3 tablespoons chile bean paste

  • 1 tablespoon fermented black beans, roughly chopped

  • 3 scallions, cut on a bias into 1-inch length segments

  • 1 teaspoon whole Sichuan peppercorns (optional)

  • About 10 dried red chile peppers (optional)

  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce

  • 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine

Directions

  1. Combine tripe, onion, garlic, bay leaf, and wine in a large stockpot. Cover with cold water. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce to a simmer and cook uncovered until tripe is very tender, about three hours. Remove from heat and allow tripe to cool in liquid until cool enough to handle. Remove tripe, dry carefully, and cut into strips 1/4-inch wide and 2-inches long.

  2. Heat oil over medium-high heat in a wok until shimmering. Add 1/3 of tripe and cook, stirring frequently until browned and crispy around the edges, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer tripe with tongs or slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined plate. Repeat with remaining two batches.

  3. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon oil. Return wok to medium high heat until shimmering. Add chile bean paste and black beans and stir-fry until fragrant, about 20 seconds. Add scallions and cook, stirring constantly until fragrant, about 30 seconds longer.

  4. Add Sichuan peppercorns and chiles (if using), then add tripe. Toss to mix ingredients, then immediately add soy sauce and the wine to the wok and stir-fry for 10 seconds longer. Serve immediately.

Special equipment

Wok

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
114Calories
7gFat
4gCarbs
7gProtein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4 to 6
Amount per serving
Calories114
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7g9%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Cholesterol 89mg30%
Sodium 713mg31%
Total Carbohydrate 4g1%
Dietary Fiber 1g2%
Total Sugars 0g
Protein 7g
Vitamin C 6mg29%
Calcium 57mg4%
Iron 1mg4%
Potassium 90mg2%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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