Main Dish Recipes

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Luffa Leaf Powder for Burns

Loofah leaf powder mixed with borneol and vegetable oil, applied topically, can treat burns.

11 min

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Oyster Sauce Beef

A classic Cantonese home-style dish of thinly sliced beef stir-fried and finished with oyster sauce, prized for its silky texture and rich oyster aroma.

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Basil Roasted Vegetable Pasta

A pasta dish featuring handmade tricolor rolled noodles with oven-roasted vegetables, dressed in olive oil and aromatic herbs.

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Tea-Smoked Golden Pork Trotter

Pork trotters smoked with sugar and tea leaves, yielding a golden hue and a fragrant tea aroma.

4 hours

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Braised Shrimp Balls

Fresh shrimp is shaped into balls, deep-fried until cooked through, then braised with seasonings to make richly flavored red-braised shrimp balls.

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Mallet-Pounded Pork Slices

A dish that's been very popular lately. Tenderize the pork tenderloin with a meat mallet—I used a rolling pin as a substitute. Slice the meat…

45 min

Hard

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Homemade Crème Chantilly

Lightly whipped cream, ideal for frosting cakes or serving alongside fresh fruit.

Main Dish

Dried Shrimp with Loofah

A dish of loofah braised with dried shrimp, seasoned with stock and salt, noted for removing dampness, reducing swelling, and supporting weight loss.

18 min

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Goldfish Duck Feet

A decorative steamed dish featuring duck feet as the base, stuffed with a chicken paste mousse and shaped to resemble goldfish.

45 min

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Spring Bamboo Shoots Steamed with Chili

A Hunan-style home-cooked dish featuring spring bamboo shoot segments steamed with chili and fermented black beans, preserving the natural flavor.

25 min

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Spiced Chayote and Peas (Safed Kaddu aur Matar ki Sabzi)

A Bengali-style stew of chayote and peas, simmered with whole spices such as mustard seeds, coriander seeds, and fenugreek seeds for a light…

40 min