thread of all the chinese recipes i’m trying in quarantine

disclaimer: i’m not an expert i’m just some 1.5th generation dumbass who has to video call her mom for help in 99 ranch lmao idk

萝卜糕 / luo bo gao / turnip cake

https://thewoksoflife.com/turnip-cake-lo-bak-go/

i like doubling the filling ingredients and serving with lao gan ma https://twitter.com/angiechen__/status/1243594174957416448

炸酱面 / zha jiang mian / soybean paste noodles

sweeter beijing-style: https://thewoksoflife.com/beijing-fried-sauce-noodles-zha-jiang-mian/

more savory/spicy: https://travelling-foodies.com/2018/04/10/zhajiang-mian/

红烧肉 / hong shao rou / braised pork belly

this one is mom’s secret recipe but you can find inferior versions online :)

葱油饼 / cong you bing / green onion pancake

https://www.chinasichuanfood.com/scallion-pancakes/

better recipes use lard bc it makes for a flakier & more savory pancake but i do not have lard

also if u add more flour to the oil dough it makes it easier to handle!!

麻婆豆腐 / ma po dou fu / mapo tofu

https://www.chinasichuanfood.com/mapo-tofu-recipe/

shoutout to everyone who helped me find sichuan peppercorns!! i realized (after buying more) that i already had them but my parents call them by their chinese name so i didn’t know they were the same thing lmao

干炒牛河 / gan chao niu he / i think this is “beef chow fun” or whatever the fuck

https://www.copymethat.com/r/IqwOILA/dry-beef-hor-fun-gan-chao-niu-he/

回锅肉 / hui guo rou / twice-cooked pork

https://www.lostlaowai.com/recipes/main-dish/twice-cooked-pork-hui-guo-rou/

interrupting your regularly scheduled programming to say that my mom is blowing me out of the fuckin water. what the hell i could never

ok we’re back!! 牛肉面 / niu rou mian / beef noodle soup

see thread for very vague recipe

https://twitter.com/angiechen__/status/1254601560874614784?s=21 https://twitter.com/angiechen__/status/1254601560874614784

馒头 / man tou / steamed buns

https://www.chinasichuanfood.com/chinese-steamed-buns/

i’m CRYING these are the UGLIEST mantou i’ve ever seen in my life

if u make these make sure to knead all the air out after proofing or they’ll look like holey alien brains

not authentic in any way but this shit smacks so CHINESE BREAKFAST QUESADILLAS!! make green onion pancakes with bacon fat instead of oil, stuff with eggs and cheddar cheese, thank me later

韭菜猪肉饺子 / jiu cai zhu rou jiao zi / pork & chive dumplings



i make it from memory at this point but this recipe is sorta similar! all the english links i found were Extremely Bad so don’t use those unless you want dry ass dumplings