Main Dish Recipes

Main Dish

Sweet and Sour Eggplant Without Deep-Frying

A lighter take on classic sweet and sour eggplant, this version uses a bright tomato-based sauce and skips deep-frying for a healthier weeknight dinner…

25 min

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Rising Step by Step Swastika Braised Pork

A festive braised pork dish featuring a pagoda shape filled with spicy salted vegetables and dried radish, symbolizing rising step by step.

2h 10m

Hard

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Lotus Leaf Sticky Rice Chicken

A whole young chicken is marinated, stuffed with glutinous rice mixed with cured pork, mushrooms, and salted egg yolks…

4h 10m

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Simple Version Rice Cakes

A simple method for making homemade rice cakes using glutinous rice cooked in a rice cooker, then shaped, chilled, and pan-fried until golden.

6 hours

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Meat with Shredded Radish

Shredded radish topped with a savory, thickened meat sauce.

30 min

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Secret Recipe Char Siu

Secret Recipe Char Siu features marinated pork chunks that are fried and then simmered in a savory, slightly sweet sauce until thickened.

1h 0m

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Soy-Braised Chicken Bone Elbows

Soy-braised chicken bone elbows simmered with beer and aromatic spices.

30 min

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Basa Fish Rolls

Delicate basa fish rolls filled with fresh vegetables and shrimp, steamed until tender and finished with a light golden sear…

1h 0m

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Northeast Braised Big Bones

Northeast Braised Big Bones features large cuts of pork spine or marrow bones that become tender and succulent after a long simmer…

1h 0m

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Braised King Oyster Mushrooms with Lotus Root

Simple and convenient, this dish offers a savory, slightly spicy flavor with a pleasant sweet aftertaste.

30 min

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Mixed Vegetable Fried Rice

A quick and colorful fried rice made with frozen mixed vegetables and leftover rice.

10 min