Easy Ma La Xiang Guo At Home (Spicy Numbing Stir-fry)
Course: Entree
Cuisine: Chinese
Prep Time: 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 10 minutesminutes
Total Time: 30 minutesminutes
Servings: 2servings
Author: Marvellina
If you love spicy numbing food, then you need to meet ma la xiang guo. It is spicy, numbing, yet you can't stop eating it. I'm sharing how you can easily make ma la xiang guo at home using hai di lao mala sauce and also how you can make your own mala sauce if you choose to.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add cabbage, potatoes and lotus roots and blanch for about 1-2 minutes. Drain off water and refresh with cold water and set aside
Cook the noodles:
Whatever noodles you use, cook them according to the instruction. I use instant ramen noodles
Start cooking:
Preheat your skillet or wok. If you use ready-made ma la sauce, add about 3-4 Tbsp of the sauce, or in my case, I use 1/2 pack of Hai Di Lao ma la sauce. If you decide to do the homemade ma la sauce, add about 3 Tbsp of lao gan ma chili and Sichuan peppercorns. The amount is really up to your tolerance. Add onion and stir fry for another 2 minutes
Add the shrimp and stir fry until they just started to turn pink. If you use meat slices, add them here too. Add the fish cakes along with the blanched veggies, noodles and whole dried chilies. Add seasonings and stir to mix everything. Stir to mix everything to make sure they are coated with the ma la sauce. Have a taste, at this point if you feel like you need more, you can add more of the ma la sauce. Turn off the heat
Add the toasted nuts, sesame seeds, green onion and give them a final toss to mix everything. Garnish with some fresh cilantro leaves. Serve immediately