Budget-Friendly 5 morels Recipes – Save Money, Eat Well

Cooking with 5 morels doesn’t have to be expensive. Try these cheap, tasty, and filling recipes.

Recipes with 5 morels

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Chewy and fluffy brown sugar walnut steamed buns

These freshly steamed walnut and brown sugar steamed buns are absolutely amazing! Lifting the lid, the sweet aroma of brown sugar mixed with the nutty scent of walnuts fills your nostrils. They're soft yet incredibly chewy; if you squeeze them, they spring right back. The wheat flavor of the buns is infused with the subtle sweetness of the brown sugar, and the steamed walnuts become fragrant, soft, and creamy, blending perfectly with the chewy texture of the buns. Every bite is more delicious than the last; you could easily eat three without wanting more!

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Walnut Mario (Brios)

This walnut Mario bread (also known as chocolate walnut bread or crispy walnut cocoa bread) is covered in chopped walnuts. The first bite releases a burst of nutty aroma, followed by a rich chocolate flavor that fills your nose – not cloyingly sweet, but a mellow cocoa fragrance. The bread itself is soft yet substantial, chewy yet not tough. The aroma of chocolate and the rich flavor of walnuts intertwine, becoming more flavorful with each bite. The interior is fluffy and delicate. When filled with a light cream cocoa filling, the cream's refreshing touch balances the chocolate's richness, while the crunch of the walnuts adds further texture. One bite offers a perfect balance of crunch, softness, and aroma – so delicious you won't be able to stop eating it!

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Beef brisket with turnips

1. Cut the beef brisket into pieces, simmer over high heat, add sliced ginger, add the beef brisket, and simmer over low heat for 10 minutes. Drain and rinse for later use. 2. Peel and cut the radish into pieces. Set aside. 3. Heat oil in a pan, saute sliced ginger, spring onions, garlic, star anise, bay leaves, add minced beef, saute until fragrant. 4. Add white radish, oyster sauce, a little sugar and soy sauce, stir well, add enough water and simmer. 5. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes, until the sauce reduces. Turn off heat and bake for 15 minutes. Then, simmer again over low heat for 20 minutes, turn off heat, and simmer for another 15 minutes.

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A very delicious hot and sour rice noodle dish

Sichuan sweet potato noodles are smooth, chewy, and bouncy, soaking up the tangy, spicy, and numbing broth. One slurp and the aroma is heavenly. The peanuts are crunchy, and the pickled radish and green beans add a refreshing crunch, while the cilantro and scallions release their freshness. The tangy and spicy flavor is so addictive, you'll want to drink every last drop of the broth. This is a signature street food from Chongqing and Sichuan, and a popular national dish across China. A bowl of it will make you sweat, providing a truly satisfying experience. It's a genuine delicacy loved by people of all ages.

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Juicy Semi-Fermented Dough Soup Dumplings

Homemade soup dumplings are so delicious! This pot of freshly steamed "juicy little bombs" are all soft and fluffy little clouds. Made with a semi-fermented dough recipe, the dough has a glossy sheen and stays soft and fluffy even after cooling down and reheating. Pick one up and gently bite into it, and the meat juice bursts in your mouth, coating the chewy, simple Northeastern-style aspic—it's so fresh it'll make your eyes squint! This is a versatile, basic filling, savory and flavorful with a hint of carrot sweetness; one bite is pure bliss. Breaking it open reveals glistening juice coating the tender pink meat filling—it's mouthwatering just to look at. From the aspic to the semi-fermented dough to the versatile meat filling, all the techniques are in this recipe. Save it and recreate this bursting joy anytime!

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Pan-fried French cod with apples and black pepper

Simple and easy to make; the white cod is tender and delicious.

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Braised Abalone with Mushrooms

Braised abalone with mushrooms. The abalone is tender and bouncy, and the mushrooms are soft and moist. They are all soaked in a rich and flavorful sauce. With one bite, the taste of the sea and the aroma of mushrooms burst in your mouth. Served with bright green onions and red peppers, it is both delicious and visually appealing.

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Pear and Apple Health Tea

A simple and nourishing tea made with apples, pears, ginseng, astragalus, ophiopogon japonicus, red dates, and goji berries. It replenishes qi without causing dryness, nourishes yin and generates fluids, strengthens the spleen and nourishes blood. A gentle and nourishing drink for the whole family! Easy to make, it gives you a healthy complexion! 💧

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Homemade pineapple filling (pineapple version)

I have always been craving for the pineapple filling with a fibrous texture, but I have been lying down for a long time because of laziness. Recently, pineapples are on the market like crazy, and the price is 3 yuan per catty. If I hesitate to buy them, it would be disrespectful to the "passionate rush" of pineapples! I decisively paid the full amount and picked up 5 in seconds, and the scale weighed about 8 catties. Although pineapples and pineapples are different, pineapples are so expensive that it hurts to eat, while pineapples are readily available and can be easily replaced! When they are refined into golden and sweet fillings, the whole house will be filled with fruity fragrance. I want to make sure that there are real pineapples in the pineapple buns 😝. The key is to make them by myself, and every bite is the joy of real ingredients. The main theme is "eat arrogantly and play crazy"!

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Nanchang Mixed Rice Noodles

The moment this bowl of Nanchang mixed rice noodles is served, the aroma fills your nostrils. Each strand of rice noodle is coated in a glistening sauce, springy and chewy, with the rich flavor of the blended sesame oil and the spiciness of the chili oil. The crispness of the dried radish, the caramelized aroma of the peanuts, and the freshness of the cilantro unfold in layers in your mouth, becoming more fragrant with each chew. Its status as a national delicacy stems from the meticulous care put into this bowl of noodles: the blended oil is the essence of vegetables and spices simmered for 15 minutes; the blended soy sauce is a savory-sweet flavor achieved by simmering rock sugar and spices; and it's paired with readily available chili oil—every seasoning is carefully blended. This seemingly simple bowl of mixed noodles embodies an ultimate pursuit of the essence of everyday life; one bite and you'll understand why it's so popular across the country.