Main Dish Recipes

Green Pepper Tenderloin

Stir-fried green peppers, beef tenderloin, and shiitake mushrooms with Sichuan peppercorns and fermented black beans—well-balanced flavors, mildly spicy…

20 min

Easy

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Phoenix Shark Fin

A classic of Shandong (Lu) cuisine, this dish pairs tender steamed young chicken with braised shark fin on a single plate…

1h 50m

Easy

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Red-Braised Pork Belly (Hong Shao Rou)

Tianjin-style red-braised pork: pork belly is first boiled, then deep-fried, and finally steamed until tender…

1h 45m

Easy

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Triangles

Pour into a tilted mold and freeze until set, then cut into triangular cookie slices.

25 min

Easy

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Plum Sauce Tossed Chicken Slices

A refreshing summer dish of cooked chicken, pineapple, and cucumber tossed in plum sauce.

25 min

Easy

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Tendon in White Sauce

A traditional Jiangsu dish made primarily with rehydrated pig tendon, featuring an appealing color and a tender, soft texture.

35 min

Easy

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Aperitif

The finished dish is delicately fragrant and subtly sweet, with a long, pleasant finish.

10 min

Easy

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Apricot Jam (made with dried apricots)

A jam made with dried apricots; it can also be strained into a smooth purée for glazing.

1h 15m

Easy

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Tofu Stewed with Grass Carp

Freshwater fish are quite large these days—a single fish weighs over 1 kg (2 jin), so it has to be enjoyed over two meals…

40 min

Medium

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Distilled Water Treatment for Mouth Corner Inflammation

Apply hot distilled water collected from a pot lid to the affected area to treat angular cheilitis.

7 min

Easy

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Stewed Hen and Pheasant

A traditional Jiangsu specialty featuring a young hen and pheasant stewed together. The domestic chicken stays tender while the pheasant turns richly aromatic…

4h 5m

Easy

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