Spicy Hunan Rib – Gan Guo Pai Gu
When it’s cold, I always feel like my body needs more spiciness. That is why we are having Spicy Hunan Rib for dinner today. Spicy Hunan Rib is a little twist of Spicy Hunan Potato. Spicy Hunan Rib – Gan Guo Pai Gu Ingredients: (serves 2) 800g pork ribs (chopped) 1 white onion 2 chilli […]
Sautéed Pork with Chili Pepper
Aside from Spicy Hunan Potato, Sautéed Pork with Chili Pepper is another classic Hunan dish. Sautéed Pork with Chili Pepper Ingredients: 250g streaky pork 1-2 red chili pepper 1-2 green chili pepper 1 spring onion 2-3 cloves of garlic 5g ginger 1 tbsp light soy sauce 1 tsp dark soy sauce 1 tbsp cooking wine 1/2 […]
Stuffed Tofu
Some people don’t like tofu because it tastes kind of plain. The dish I’m introducing today is a Cantonese tofu dish, light but with rich flavor. Stuffed Tofu Ingredients: 700g Chinese tofu 150g -200g minced pork 1 dried mushroom soaked in water (optional) 10g ginger 2 spring onion 1 egg 2 tbsp light soy sauce […]
Yun Nan Black Three Chops
In the 80′s, in Yunnan province, there was a young wife trying to make a traditional Kunming (capital of Yunnan) dish – Stir-fried shredded pork with pickled turnip. While she was doing the preparation, her husband came home. Because of some sort of misunderstanding, they started fighting. The wife was very upset and she found a way […]
Yu-Shiang Shredded Pork
Once upon time, there was a family in Sichuan, China. This family were big fans of fish, but since Sichuan is located in the mountains, fish was very rare on the market. Once they got some fish, the wife made a delicious fish dish. The next day, she found there was still some sauce left […]
Sautéed Shredded Pork with Green Pepper and Potato
The summer in Northern China is very hot, and the hot weather always gives me a poor appetite. But every time my Mum makes Sautéed Shredded Pork with Green Pepper and Potato, I would have one more bowl of rice to go with the dish. I remember when I was still a little girl, once I […]
Braised Pork – Hong Shao Rou
Hong Shao Rou (Braised Pork) is a traditional home-style dish in China, it plays a very important role on Spring Festival’s dinner table. It was also Chairman Mao’s favorite dish. Braised Pork – Hong Shao Rou Ingredients: (serves 2) 800g streaky bacon (very thick, non-smoked, non-sliced) 2 spring onion 10g ginger 4 cloves of garlic 2 star anise […]
Spicy Hunan Potato
Hunan is in the mid-west of China, the food there is famous for a spicy and sour taste. There is a Hunan restaurant near our apartment in Beijing, which we call “The Cheap Place”. Small restaurant, cheap price but genuine Hunan style dishes. We were the regular clientele of this restaurant. Once we had some […]
Sautéed Sweet and Sour Pork Tenderloin
I decided to make Sautéed Sweet and Sour Pork Tenderloin for dinner today, and turns out, as soon as it is cooked, somebody with an empty stomach came back home and finished it as snack in 5 minutes. Sautéed Sweet and Sour Pork Tenderloin Ingredients: 200g pork tenderloin 1 egg 2 tbsp tomato puree 2 tbsp […]
Sautéed Shredded Pork in Sweet Bean Sauce
Sautéed Shredded Pork in Sweet Bean Sauce is another traditional Beijing style dish. Back in 1930, there was an old man named Chan living in a tenement courtyard in Beijing with his grandson. Chan makes Tou Fu for a living. Although he can only make very little money, Chan still put all his effort in […]
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