Food Recommendations; Recipes for Mapo Tofu, Dry-Fried Green Beans, and Braised Pork Belly
Ingredients: Sichuan Chili Oil Douban Sauce; Grouper (2 fillets); Bean Sprouts (500g); Egg Yolk (1); Sichuan Peppercorns; Dried Red Chili Peppers; Green Onion (chopped); Ginger (sliced); Garlic (sliced); Salt; Liquor
Instructions:
1 Wash the bean sprouts
2 Chop the green onion, ginger, and garlic, and wipe the dried red chili peppers clean with kitchen paper towels
3 Cut the fish fillets into slices, add an egg yolk, a little salt, liquor, and cornstarch
4 Blanch the bean sprouts in boiling water until they are slightly cooked, adding an appropriate amount of salt during the blanching process
5 Spread the blanched bean sprouts evenly in a basin
6 In the pot, add a suitable amount of oil, and fry Sichuan peppercorns over a small fire to release their aroma
7 After turning off the fire, briefly fry the dried red chili peppers and add them together for later use
8 Add a large spoonful of chopped Sichuan chili oil and douban sauce to the pot, stir-fry until red oil is released
9 Add sliced ginger and garlic and stir-fry for a moment
10 Add an appropriate amount of hot water to bring it to a boil, with the water level just covering the fish fillets
11 Gently place the fish fillets one by one into the pot
12 Cook until the fish fillets turn white, and pour the broth along with the fish and bean sprouts into the basin that contains the bean sprouts
13 Place the previously fried Sichuan peppercorns and dried red chili peppers, as well as chopped green onion, on top
14 In another pot, heat a suitable amount of oil, and drizzle it into the basin
Dry-Fried Green Beans
Ingredients: Green Beans (500g), Ground Meat (300g), Shrimp (25g), Diced Pickled Cabbage (20g), Green Onion (chopped), Soy Sauce, Ginger (minced), Sugar (7g), Salt (10g), Sichuan Peppercorns, Vinegar (3g), Oil (50g), Flavoring (1g)
Instructions:
1 Remove the outer two leaves and cut three knife shapes from the green beans, wash and dry them for later use, and soak the shrimp in warm water, chopping them in two places;
2 Heat oil in the pot, and fry the green beans until they are slightly golden, then remove them and drain off the excess oil;
3 Heat oil again, add minced green onion, ginger, ground meat, shrimp, and diced pickled cabbage, and stir-fry until fragrant, then pour in the fried green beans, soy sauce, sugar, salt, water, Sichuan peppercorns, vinegar, flavoring, and continue stir-frying until the sauce thickens;
Braised Pork Belly
Ingredients: Pork Belly, Ginger, Garlic, Green Onion, Salt, Sugar, Star Anise, Cinnamon Leaf, Liquor, Caramelized Light Soy Sauce, Chicken Powder, Light Soy Sauce, Flavoring, Caramelized Light Soy Sauce
Instructions:
1 Slice green onion, ginger, and garlic
2 Wash and dry the pork belly, and put it into a pot with water, cook for 10 minutes until a fork can be inserted
3 Pour oil into the pot, and fry the pork belly over high heat, draining off the rendered oil
4 Heat the remaining oil and add minced green onion, ginger, cinnamon leaf, star anise, and liquor
5 Add an appropriate amount of water to cover the pork belly, add sugar, flavoring, salt (4g), chicken powder, light soy sauce, and caramelized light soy sauce, and simmer for 45 minutes over low heat, then increase the heat to thicken the sauce.
