Spicy and sour shredded potatoes (TudouSi) is a humble and basic Chinese stir-fry dishes. My family especially the children all love potatoes very much. Besides bright stewed potatoes, flavoring mashed potatoes, I also love spicy and sour potatoes!
Although the steps are quite simple, but making perfect spicy and sour potatoes does need some tips. Let’s check them one by one.
Firstly, potatoes should be cut into shreds in similar sizes. The reason is different shred sizes requires different cooking time. So if we want to keep the cooking time precise, then cutting step is important. You can resort to some cutter if you do not like to cut shreds. In case you do want a try, here are some basic process, cut the potatoes into thin slices and arrange well as a slope and then further cut into shreds.
Secondly we need to soak the shredded potatoes in clean water for around 10 minutes. The reason is soaking in clean water can help to remove some of the starch contained by the potatoes and making the shreds less sticky during the stir-fry process. Do remember to drain them before starting frying.
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- 2 large white potatoes
- 4 dry chili peppers
- 1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns (optional)
- 1 teaspoon of salt or as needed
- ½ tablespoon light soy sauce
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 teaspoons black vinegar
- 1 tablespoon vegetable cooking oil
- Spring onion for garnish
- Wash the potatoes and then cut into shreds of similar size.
- Prepare a clean bowl with clean water. Then soak the shredded potatoes in water for several minutes.
- Drain shredded potatoes and set aside. Heat up oil in pan, then put in chili red pepper, Sichuan pepper and sliced garlic to stir-fry for the aroma.
- Add drained potatoes shreds, quick stir-fry until the potatoes shreds become soft. Add salt, soy sauce and black vinegar. Mix evenly.
- Transfer out and garnish some spring onion before serving
Hope you enjoy and thanks for visiting!
I just found this blog and it’s really nice! I’m looking forward to making some of these Sichuan recipes.
The boiled spicy fish looks great!
Thanks Blaine.
i have been following your blog for a while, it’s great 🙂 and I love these potatoes so I can finally try to make them! Thanks!
Thanks Siglet for your kind words. I am also a big fan of potatoes. Hope you like the dish.
Definitely, You’re good cooking. I’ve kept every one of your recipes. In this recipe, you have changed white vinegar to black vinegar from your early version recipe. It’s better. 🙂
Hi Vicky,
You catch me. Ops. I replace white vinegar with black vinegar because black vinegar can give a stronger aroma. But it do darken the color a little bit.
Very classic dish and I love this one! Didn’t know that I should soak the potato in water first and maybe that’s why I can’t make a very nice dish like yours! Will definitely try your recipe next time. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Thanks Maggie for stopping by. Yes, it is quite classic and perhaps one of the most frequent dishes on my family table.
It would be helpful if you included the soy sauce in the list of inredients… how much to use?
Hi Allan,
Updated! Thanks for bringing that to attention.
it is very very good))) I’ve cooked it for several times already. From my personal point of view – i added a little more of soy sauce, but pribably it depends on potatoes you have (some of them have tpo rich structure and taste), cause for those i have i need them to stay in water for more than 10 minutes (it required more than half of an hour at least and to change water from 2 o 4 times tio get the state i need and to redcue the stickiness)
But also i would advice not to use sunfloweк or corn oil (it adds non desirable flavour), soy oil worked for me the best, also it works ok with any vinegar quite well, i especcially liked it with an equal combination of rice and apple and vine vinegar and a lemon or lime juice – it adds different sourness))) And also i did it with fresh chillies – also it was very-very good, and from my personal point за view – cayenne pepper and a little amount of honey adds the whole new flavour))
Thanks Viktriya for so many creative ideas. You really made it so many times. Shredded potatoes have lots of version and all of yours sound creative and interesting. I will try the last one–cayenne and honey. Sounds so interesting. Happy cooking in the new year of 2016.
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe! Over here, I’m not sure where to get Sichuan peppercorns so I substituted it with chilli infused sesame oil. Works well too!
Sure Hajar, but several Sichuan peppercorn will upgrade the taste level.
Dear Elaine,
I have just returned from my assignmet in China. I have lived there for a year and half. I am back in Europe and miss all the delicious food. I was very sad actually and i could say China homesick as this country became my second home. Your recipes made me at least happy again. Thank you so much for this web!
Thanks Anna for such a lovely comment. I am devoted to bring real Chinese recipes to all of you. Happy cooking.
Hi,
I love your blog and recipe. However, I don’t know what went wrong with this recipe but it was too hot I could not eat it…and I am a big lover of spicy food! Maybe my chilis were too strong.
Cheers!
Hi,
If you feel the dish is overwhelming spicy, instead of using red pepper flakes or shreds, use whole red peppers next time.