Main Dish Limewater Preservation of Fresh Eggs Soaking eggs in a clarified quicklime solution preserves them for up to six months. 16 min Easy 0
Main Dish Master Stock Braised Meat Traditional sauce-braised pork and beef, slow-simmered in an aged broth seasoned with a blend of spices. 2h 40m Easy 0
Main Dish Blanched Jellyfish Strips Jellyfish shreds are blanched, tossed with greens and seasonings, then finished with sizzling hot chili oil for a crisp, tender texture. 20 min Easy 0
Main Dish The Mother-of-Pearl Sugar Discs Melt the isomalt, grind it into a powder, and mix with edible glitter. Spread into thin heart-shaped discs and bake. 30 min Easy 0
Stir Fry Stir-fried Chive Blossoms with Preserved Eggs An aromatic home-style stir-fry of chive blossoms with preserved eggs. 35 min Easy 0
Main Dish Fruit Curry Sauce A thick curry paste made with fruits and vegetables such as apples, bananas, and onions, seasoned with curry powder and red chili powder. 30 min Easy 0
Main Dish Crispy Small Fish A Chinese recipe for Crispy Small Fish (香酥小鱼) featuring small fish, red chili peppers, cilantro, scallions, and doubanjiang (fermented broad bean paste). 30 min Medium 0
Dessert Vanda Orchid Cake Decoration Technique Detailed steps for piping vanda orchid decorative flowers on a cake using a lily petal tip and a rose tip. 1h 0m Medium 0
Main Dish Braised Pork with Potatoes Pork belly and potatoes braised together until golden, in a thick, rich sauce. 1h 5m Easy 0
Main Dish White Brine (Bai Lu Shui) A basic white master stock infused with cassia bark, sand ginger, star anise, and other spices, combined with Hua Diao wine and rose liqueur. 25 min Easy 0
Main Dish Caramel Lace Pour the syrup into the bottom of a mold to form a lace-like net; once hardened, use it to cover desserts. 25 min Easy 0