土豆肉丝

[Ailuo]

When my husband and I lived in Beijing his favorite dish was 土豆肉丝盖饭. I have tried to make the dish in the US, but something always seems missing. Does anyone have any idea how to make this? I would really like to make it for him.

[jkhsu]

You might want to try searching for "土豆炒肉丝的做法" in Google and then use Google Translate or any online translation software help you. I've included some links below: I briefly read over some of them and it seems like the important thing is to wash the potato (slices) to get rid of the starch so that it comes out crispy instead of mushy. Personally, I've never made this dish but I've tried it once in Beijing and many times in Shanghai. The ones I've tried seemed to have vinegar as an ingredient but it doesn't seem like it's necessary from the recipes below. Also, in China they almost always add some kind of MSG (chicken, mushroom flavored, etc.). I never use MSG in the USA and my dishes come out not as tasty as the ones in China, unfortunately (from my experience). Good luck.

This one has several methods:

http://www.haocai777...201006/2617.htm

http://www.meishij.n...ipu/158127.html

http://www.ttmeishi....d2e91bd374f.htm

http://www.xinshipu....%B8%9D-8704.htm

http://wenwen.soso.c.../q291350267.htm

This one is in English

http://showshanti.co...ork-and-potato/

[Ailuo]

Thank you. I have looked up recopies online before, but it never seems to come out right for some reason. I'm not sure what I am doing. Maybe it is because I did not have any MSG though. I'll have to look through these and try it again.

[jkhsu]

but it never seems to come out right for some reason

What exactly does not come out right? Perhaps others can help if you can explain what went wrong?

[Ailuo]

The texture is ok, but the flavor just seems off somehow. I have not made it in a little while though, so I would have to make it again to tell you exactly what is wrong.

[yialanliu]

Sometimes adding sugar to soy sauce is needed.

Another thing is use more MSG.

Lastly, American cooking appliances in homes do not have enough heat so it takes longer to cook which makes the flavor weird also.

[shuhaier]

Is because you don't get the right seasame oil？