Shake up your routine with these unexpected yet delicious red chili recipes — fun, easy, and full of flavour.
This minced fried chicken with seasoned flour features tender and juicy chicken thighs coated in crispy tapioca flour and a warming touch of turmeric and pepper. After being fried until golden, the chicken pieces are tossed with a spicy minced spice mix—a mixture of red chilies, green chilies, garlic, and onions—which is sautéed with oyster sauce, soy sauce, sugar, and spring onions until fragrant and thickened. The result is a combination of a savory-sweet crispy exterior and tender chicken meat with a delicious aroma of spices and a mild spicy flavor.
Savor the softness of moist rice noodles paired with tender slices of fresh gambas, tossed in a tantalizing oyster sauce and soy sauce. Topped with a sprinkling of chopped dried shrimp and sautéed garlic, the dish spreads a tantalizing aroma. Tiny red bell peppers add a touch of color and a hint of sweetness, while the rich sauce coats everything with a rich, savory-sweet flavor—a light, elegant, and enticing steamed dish.
Sambal Goreng Egg Quail dan Panjang Beans is a perfect blend of sweet, spicy, and savory that captivates the palate. Fresh green beans combine with tiny quail eggs, served in a rich chili sauce—its aroma is tempting with the spices of the Indonesian archipelago. Each bite presents a harmony of textures: the fresh crunch of the beans, the soft and chewy taste of the quail eggs, and layers of warm, kissable flavors that penetrate deep into the heart. The vibrant red color of the chili sauce is captivating, promising a tantalizing explosion of flavors from the first glance. This dish is more than just a side dish—it is a small, warm feast, perfect for adding joy to the dinner table.
The smoothness of the steamed egg combines with the bright colors of the carrots and broccoli, creating a texture that is both tender and chewy. The aromas of garlic and soy sauce play with each layer, providing a savory and warm touch. A sprinkling of sesame seeds and red peppers adds visual and flavor dimension, while each bite is light yet satisfying. This dish is simple yet layered—just right for delivering warmth and nutrition in every bite.
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The beef slices are light red, the preserved eggs are dark brown with white lines, and they are dotted with emerald green coriander and bright red chili peppers, creating a sharp contrast in color. The beef is chewy, the preserved eggs are smooth and slightly elastic, and the fresh fragrance of the seasoning wraps the ingredients, which is salty, fresh, slightly sour, and has a unique mellow feeling of preserved eggs. The more you chew, the more delicious it tastes.
These balado eggs are really fun because the boiled eggs are fried first so that the skin is a bit crispy, then doused with spicy red balado sauce that is blended finely from chilies, onions, shallots, and tomatoes. The taste is a combination of spicy, a little sour from the tomatoes, and a fragrant aroma from lime leaves or lemongrass—especially if you use lime leaves or lemongrass in the sauce.
Steamed tofu brings comforting softness, topped with a layer of fragrant minced meat, with the aroma of garlic, ginger and delicious spices seeping into every pore. This soft and dense texture blends with a touch of red pepper and a sprinkling of fresh green leaves, creating a harmony of warm, elegant and alluring flavors in every bite.
Sichuan and Chongqing special cold noodles, both delicious and beautiful. The noodles are chewy and chewy, paired with crisp bean sprouts, sweet cucumber shreds, and crispy peanuts, with rich taste. The sauce is the soul, with bright red chili oil and spicy pepper powder as the base, soy sauce to enhance the freshness, balsamic vinegar to add acidity, minced garlic and chopped green onions to stimulate the aroma, spicy, fresh, fragrant and sour interweaving, with a rich taste. Sichuan and Chongqing tourism is hot, and cold noodles have become a must-try delicacy, especially in the bustling food square, where bowls of cold noodles are placed on the stalls, and the noodles are piled into a small mountain, with red, green, yellow and white staggered, and the appearance is eye-catching. Tourists sit around and taste it, sweating from the spiciness but still unable to stop, becoming a bright business card for Sichuan and Chongqing's food culture.