Main Dish Recipes

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Shacha Beef Brisket Pot

A savory and tender beef brisket stew with potatoes, flavored with aromatic spices and finished in a clay pot for a rich taste.

1h 20m

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Spicy Dry-Braised Ribbonfish

Spicy Dry-Braised Ribbonfish features Sichuan pepper, ginger, and sugar. Sichuan pepper helps lower blood lipids and is rich in carotene…

35 min

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Stir-fried Water Spinach with Fermented Bean Curd and Pepper

A classic Guangdong home-style dish.

10 min

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Braised Butterfish

Butterfish has few bones and tender meat, making it suitable for all ages. This braised butterfish features an attractive color, savory meat, and a rich…

35 min

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Steamed Pork Belly with Preserved Plum Vegetable Hearts

A classic Hakka dish of parboiled, soy-marinated, and deep-fried pork belly, sliced and steamed over water with savory mei cai cores until meltingly tender.

2h 50m

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Butter Silverfish

Cornstarch-dusted silverfish are fried until perfectly dry and crunchy…

15 min

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Chestnut Chicken

Tender chicken legs and sweet chestnuts are steamed, then slowly braised until the nutty aroma permeates the meat and a glossy soy sauce glaze coats every bite.

2 hours

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Crispy Skin Squab

Squab poached in an aromatic white master stock, glazed with a maltose-vinegar paste, air-dried, and deep-fried until shatteringly crisp and golden.

5 hours

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Air-Dried Sichuan Peppercorn Duck

Duck legs cured with crushed green Sichuan peppercorns, salt, and baijiu, then hung to air-dry and later steamed…

1h 10m

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Pan-Fried Goose Egg

A single goose egg, slowly pan-fried until the edges turn lacey and crisp, then topped with a dab of beef chili sauce. Quick, rustic, and deeply satisfying.

10 min

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Honey Glazed Pork Trotters

These Honey Glazed Pork Trotters use a ready-made honey glaze seasoning mix, making preparation straightforward without the need to blend your own spices…

1h 30m