Main Dish Braised Beef Short Ribs A Chinese recipe for braised beef ribs (红烧牛排骨) featuring beef ribs, scallion and ginger, Sichuan peppercorns, star anise, and bay leaves. 2h 5m Medium 0
Main Dish Sugarcane-Scented Braised Duck Wings The natural sweetness and aroma of sugarcane, imparted through smoking, brings out the rich, savory flavor of the duck wings. 1h 15m Easy 0
Main Dish Fragrant Braised Pork Leg Bones A simple braised dish of pork leg bones simmered in master stock until the meat falls off the bone. 2h 15m Easy 0
Main Dish Saucy Bratwurst Supper Frankfurter stew with caraway in a tomato-mushroom sauce, full of flavor 40 min Easy 0
Soup Corn Silk and Pig Tail Soup A soup slow-simmered with corn silk, Chinese yam, ginkgo nuts, and pig tail, valued for nourishing the lungs and strengthening the spleen. 3h 20m Easy 0
Main Dish Making Lotus Shoot Zha Cut lotus root tips into inch-long pieces, blanch, salt-cure, and drain. Mix in scallion oil, julienned ginger and citrus peel, dill, fennel… 40 min Easy 0
Main Dish Braised Short Ribs Short ribs are marinated with lemon juice and seasonings, pan-fried until cooked, and served with a shallot marinade. 50 min Easy 0
Soup Wild Duck and Yam Soup Wild duck and Chinese yam simmered together into a soup, traditionally valued for strengthening the spleen and nourishing the stomach. 1h 5m Easy 0
Rice Winter Melon Congee A slimming porridge made by simmering winter melon (cut into chunks, skin left on) together with rice until thick. 50 min Easy 0
Dessert Spiced Pound Cake A richly spiced pound cake with deeper, more complex flavor than the classic version. Lightly sweetened and ideal served alongside tea or coffee. 1h 25m Easy 0
Stir Fry Chicken Stir-Fried with Celery A Chinese recipe for Chicken Stir-Fry with Celery, featuring chicken, celery, scallion, red bell pepper, and carrot. 25 min Easy 0
Rice Zhuangyuan Ji Di Congee (Cantonese Pork Offal Congee) A traditional Cantonese rice congee made with pork offal, featuring a smooth, velvety porridge base and a rich, savory flavor. 2 hours Easy 0