The Unobtainable Beef Lao Gan Ma

Summary by Krater

The video demonstrates how to make a homemade version of Lao Gan Ma beef chili oil, which cannot be imported into the US due to meat import restrictions, and provides a recipe using accessible ingredients and fresh chilies.

From the video

Answers: How do you make Lao Gan Ma beef chili oil at home when you cannot buy it abroad?

• Lao Gan Ma beef chili oil recipe
• Meat import restrictions on chili oil
• Fried beef chili oil preparation
• Making chili oil at home

Ingredients

• 400 g red chili peppers
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 80 g fermented black beans
• 2 tsp Sichuan peppercorns
• 150 g ground beef
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp Sichuan peppercorn powder
• 1/4 tsp white pepper powder
• 1 tsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp Liaojiu (Shaoxing wine)
• 1 cup oil
• 8 cloves garlic
• 1 inch ginger
• 1/4 onion
• 1 1/2 tbsp red fragrant chili powder
• 1 tsp MSG
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp chicken bouillon powder

What it concludes

• Lao Gan Ma beef chili oil cannot be imported into the United States due to regulations against meat products.
• Making the beef chili oil with fresh chili peppers yields a result closest to the original store-bought version.
• Allowing the chili oil to rest for one day before consuming yields the best flavor results.