Budget-Friendly Sichuan peppercorn Recipes – Save Money, Eat Well

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

Recipes with Sichuan peppercorn

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Spicy Poached Fish and Frog Combination

The spicy boiled fish is super appetizing and goes well with rice. The aroma of pepper and chili pepper is overflowing. It is oily but not greasy, spicy and refreshing. The frog meat is tender. It looks spicy, but it tastes fragrant, spicy and very smooth.

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Beef brisket with daikon in clear broth

Beef Brisket with Radish and Clear Soup is a rich-flavored soup featuring tender beef brisket and sweet white radish. After a long period of stewing, the beef brisket is tender and full of beef flavor, while the white radish absorbs the essence of the soup and brings out its natural sweetness. The soup base is clear and delicious, with a hint of spice, and it tastes warm and comfortable. This dish is often enjoyed as a main course or soup, and can be paired with udon, rice or white rice to bring a satisfying taste experience.

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Fresh and sweet lotus root, peanut, and squid soup

Dried squid is rich in high-quality protein and minerals such as calcium and iron, which can supplement essential amino acids for the body; lotus root is rich in dietary fiber and vitamin C, which can promote intestinal peristalsis and enhance immunity; peanuts provide plant protein and unsaturated fatty acids, and the nutrients are fully released after boiling. The protein, dietary fiber, and various minerals in the soup work synergistically to nourish the spleen and replenish the deficiency while moisturizing the skin. It is a healthy and nutritious soup with both inner beauty and taste. Tips: If you want to save time and retain the taste, it is more convenient to use a pressure cooker! Compared with slow cooking, high-pressure stewing can make the ingredients release the freshness faster, and lotus root pieces and peanuts can be quickly cooked to be soft and glutinous, and the purine content is even lower, so it is more burden-free to drink~

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Fragrant and soft braised pork belly with bamboo shoots

Braised pork belly with bamboo shoots is a tempting dish that has been stewed for a long time. Everyone who has eaten it knows that bamboo shoots are more tempting than meat, stealing the mellowness of pork belly and retaining the freshness of bamboo fragrance. The moment the lid of the pot is opened, the tempting aroma has already turned time into tenderness on the tip of the tongue.