English home-cooking recipes

Steamed White Eel with Fermented Black Bean Sauce

Steamed White Eel with Fermented Black Bean Sauce is a classic Cantonese steamed dish. The savory aroma of fermented black beans and garlic permeates the fish meat, offering a tender, smooth, and fresh flavor. White eel is rich in high-quality protein and various unsaturated fatty acids, which are beneficial for the body. While the steps are clear, handling the raw fish and mastering the heat requires some practice and is suitable for cooks with a basic foundation. From preparation to serving, it takes about 30 minutes.

Nom Banh Chok – Cambodian Noodle Soup

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Zemiakové Placky

Shangzhi Pork

Shangzhi Pork is a traditional dish from Shangxian, Shaanxi Province. It has a bright red hue, a soft and tender texture, is not greasy, and carries the unique fresh fragrance of Shangzhi. Pork provides high-quality protein and fat, while the fern vegetable adds dietary fiber and various trace elements. This dish involves a tedious process with requirements for cutting skills and heat control, suitable for those with some cooking foundation. From prep to completion, it takes approximately 2.5 hours.

Fish pie

Vegetarian Chilli

Flapper Pie

Sour and Spicy Shredded Potatoes

This classic home-style dish is appetizing, crisp, and refreshingly bright. It is a popular quick stir-fry loved by the masses. Potatoes provide carbohydrates and potassium, while chili peppers are rich in Vitamin C to help stimulate appetite. The instructions are simple and straightforward, very beginner-friendly, taking about 20 minutes from prep to serving.

Spicy North African Potato Salad

Boneless Chicken Feet

Tangy, spicy, and appetizing; it is a home-style cold appetizer. Chicken feet are rich in collagen, which is good for the skin. The bone removal process is tedious and laborious, making it high in difficulty, so it is not suitable for novices. The total time taken is approximately 8 hours and 15 minutes.

Sweet and Sour Ribs

Sweet and Sour Ribs is a traditional famous dish known for its sweet and sour taste with a crispy exterior and tender interior. It is widely popular. The ribs are rich in high-quality protein and calcium, offering good nourishing effects. This dish involves multiple steps including blanching, deep-frying, making the syrup, and reducing the sauce, requiring control of heat and seasoning. It is not particularly suitable for beginners, but the optimized success rate is high using this guide. Estimated preparation time: Approximately 45 minutes.