Main Dish Sauce-Baked Meatball Papaya Bowl A creative low-calorie dish that uses a half-ripe papaya as a vessel, filled with green beans, hot pot meatballs, and a light salsa sauce, then baked au gratin. 35 min Easy 0
Soup Song Sao Fish Soup A delicate, silky mandarin fish soup with the rich flavor of crab. 35 min Easy 0
Main Dish Oat Pancakes A recipe my daughter brought home from school, now a regular Sunday morning breakfast. Serve with maple syrup. 25 min Easy 0
Main Dish Fresh and Fragrant Tofu Tender tofu steamed with pork for a light, refreshing dish with savory flavor. 20 min Easy 0
Main Dish Mala Beef Shreds (Spicy Sichuan Beef Strips) Cook the beef until done, shred it, and fry dry. Toss with mala seasoning until the moisture is absorbed, yielding dry, fragrant, spicy-numbing shredded beef. 1h 15m Easy 0
Main Dish Mixed Vegetable Medley A light vegetarian dish made by stir-frying an assortment of prepared vegetables with stock and a cornstarch slurry to thicken. 30 min Easy 0
Main Dish Mother-Sauce Eight-Treasure Stuffed Duck A traditional Jiangsu specialty: a deboned duck stuffed with eight-treasure filling and braised until tender. The meat becomes succulent… 4h 20m Easy 0
Main Dish Salt and Pepper Shrimp A dry-fried large shrimp recipe with a spicy, numbing kick and a tender, savory bite. 35 min Easy 0
Dumplings Homemade Dumpling Dipping Sauce A simple, quick dumpling dipping sauce made by mixing aged vinegar and sugar into chili sauce. 3 min Easy 0
Main Dish Steamed Yellow Croaker with Pickled Mustard Greens A hallmark of Ningbo cuisine, Braised Yellow Croaker with Pickled Mustard Greens is beloved for its balanced savory notes… 26 min Easy 0
Main Dish Fruit Ice Mousse Frozen mousse made with thick fruit puree—ideal for fruits such as banana and peach. 11 min Easy 0
Stir Fry Stir-fried Silver Cod with Hangzhou Chili Peppers Silver cod and Hangjiao peppers stir-fried together with chili sauce seasoning, delivering a sweet and spicy flavor. 35 min Easy 0