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Braised pork trotter is a very rich, savory dish which requires hours of cooking for the meat to become soft, tender, and glossy. We refer to these braised pork trotters as Yuan's trotters （元蹄） , which stand for harmony and family reunion. This dish is especially suitable for serving during Chinese New Year and festivals. Pork trotters can be prepared in a variety of ways, such as marinating them in Huadiao wine, ginger, and rock sugar, then deep-frying them until they are crispy. There are also baked herbal trotters. Braised pork trotter is Shanghai cuisine, but I haven't tried it, so I'm not quite sure how it tastes. But I am willing to share my version of braised pork trotters to impress your family and friends. It is very straight forward recipe. To me braised pork trotter is just something like usual braised pork, just that you going to cook the trotters in a big piece. Some might say that this dish is too greasy, every bite of fatty pork is too greasy. But facin...

Everyone has probably heard of winter melon soup, which is cooked with red dates, shitake mushrooms, and chicken or pork hocks. It can turn into a bowl of deliciousness. Have you ever tried winter melon Gēng 羹 ? Or a thick winter melon soup? Soups can be referred to as tong 汤 or Gēng 羹 in Chinese. In what way does Gēng vary from soup? The term "tong" is more broadly used to describe watery soup. The "thick" soup Gēng  is referring to has a thicker consistency. I had my first taste of thick winter melon soup at a wedding banquet. Crab flesh and egg drops are cooked in a bowl of soup, which is thickened with cornstarch. So, I am going to copy it today. In this recipe, I'm using chicken broth. You can use finely chopped lean pork. For this soup, I’m going to keep things simple. Additional ingredients, such as dried scallop and mushrooms, can be added to the soup. You can use fresh crab meat, which is much nicer, but I'm using frozen crab meat and fresh pr...

  Every time a festival is celebrated, this dish of boiled white meat (pork belly) must be prepared for worship. After the worship, the boiled white meat will be sliced, and then dipped in soy sauce with chilli to serve with rice. I'm sharing a special condiment today that I made with hot chilli oil for this dish. Whe preparing it, we need to bring the cooking oil to a boil then gently pour the hot oil into the bowl with the chili flakes and other spices, stirring constantly with a spoon or chopsticks so the chili flakes and spices can absorb the flavor of the hot oil. There is no seasoning that compares to this hot chilli oil always possesses. Just add a spoonful of it to the food, no matter how much there is, whether it is meat or vegetarian, steamed buns, or noodles. It becomes appetizing and satisfying. I always enjoy making extra chilli oil. You'll want to pour it on everything once you get hooked. To make the dipping sauce for the boiled white meat is simple and str...

  During gatherings for New Year, holidays, or special occasions, we always have various challenging dishes to support the scene. This braised pork with preserved or plum vegetables (Mei Cai Kou Rou / 梅菜扣肉） is one of them. Many people choose to eat this dish outside, perhaps because they think the restaurant's version tastes better or maybe because they think the recipe takes a lot of time.   Yes, it is made from scratch, it’s taken a long time to make it. The toughest part is to deep fry the pork and to clean the preserved veggies.   And the rest of the process is to put all the ingredients into the bowl and steam it. It’s easy once you figure it out. It's not difficult at all. Cleaning the preserved veggies is the most difficult aspect of this dish—it's crucial to give them a thorough cleaning. And the preserved veggies are a unique for this Chinese pork belly. The flavor added by this preserved mustard greens is unique and appetizing. I am using two types of pres...

When I was kid, I liked to eat bean curd meat rolls which my late mom always just used ground meat as filling without any seasoning with the filling. Wrapping, rolling, and frying until crisp. Then braised it with bean paste sauce. I discovered that these bean curd rolls are a typical dim sum restaurant appetizer when I first started working. Additionally, the fillings can be prepared in a variety of methods and contain a variety of components. It can be added to vegetable soups, stews, skewers, spaghetti, and other dishes. Today, I'll show you how to make them at home easily and cook them using my own version on the sweet-and-sour flavour with sour plum sauce. It's sweet and sour, just like sweet and sour pork ribs, but this sour plum sauce smells especially like green plums, so you won't feel tired after eating too much. Bean curd sheets are made from soy beans. Some are salty. Some is 0 mg of sodium. If you are using salty type of bean curd sheet, use a clean cloth...

You might have tried deep fried pork belly with red bean curd or shrimp paste. Have you ever tried cincalok pork belly? Cincalok has a very strong pungent smell and taste, but once it is cooked with meat, it is either steamed or fried. The smell will subside and it ’ will be the most delicious and fragrant dish on the table.   Cincalok is very versatile, and you can use it to create a delicious dish with fried wings or an omelet. This deep fry pork belly with cincalok is a super simple recipe. It goes well with white rice and more. The important note to this recipe is to cut off the pork belly skin. The trick with this recipe is to cook the meat through without making it tough, and to naturally enhance the umami flavour of the tender pork belly with cincalok. Making this deep-fried pork belly at home is quite simple. All you need to do is to marinade the pork with cincalok to enhance the intense flavor, then deep fry with a thin coating of cornstarch until golden brown. That...

Wontons are a kind of Chinese dumpling that are usually fried or boiled in soup after being filled with meat or vegetables. It has a rich filling and a thin exterior shell. It is juicy, fragrant, and tastes especially nice when you bite into it. I'll be sharing a recipe for steamed wontons with you today. When eaten, the chewy, steaming wontons are crystal transparent. When served with dipping sauce, it's a tasty dish. Anyway, the key to a good wonton is the sauce that brings out the many tastes of the wontons, whether they are boiled, fried, or steam cooked. This steamed wonton with my own made dipping sauce, so good!! The recipe is very simple. Put the wrapped and blanched wontons into the steamer, boil the water and steam over medium heat for 8 minutes. Finally, add Mix the steamed wontons with the sauce and serve. If you steam it too much and can't finish it, pour some scallion oil on it and put it in the refrigerator to keep it from sticking. You can take it out ...

  Try this simple Crispy Homemade Seafood Tofu! This Seafood Tofu, also called Signature Tofu ( 招牌豆腐 ), is a signature dish that is widely offered in Chinese restaurants and is quite excellent. Fortunately, it's quite simple to prepare this delicious dish at home! There are basically just three easy stages involved in making homemade seafood tofu: Combine all ingredients, then steam the tofu mixture before deep-frying it to a perfect texture. This is a delectable meal of deep-fried tofu with soft tofu, seafood (typically prawns and fish), carrots, coriander, and spring onions added for flavour and colour. This recipe can be adjusted as you like, very flexibly. You can add minced meat or cuttlefish. You can make changes to my recipe to suit your taste as you may prefer more of one ingredient and less of another. I am using mackerel for this recipe. In fact, you can choose any kind of firm white fish. Or you can use salmon also. The inside is extremely soft and bursting with ...