Cooking with a little red chili doesn’t have to be expensive. Try these cheap, tasty, and filling recipes.
Orek Tempeh is a traditional Indonesian dish that combines lightly fried tempeh with long beans stir-fried in aromatic spices like garlic, shallots, galangal, and bay leaves. Its signature savory-sweet taste comes from a blend of sweet soy sauce, soy sauce, and oyster sauce, with a mild heat from green and red chilies. The crispy tempeh paired with slightly crunchy beans creates a balanced and appetizing dish. Orek Tempeh is best served as a side dish with warm steamed rice.
This is a creative delicacy, the protagonist is ordinary potatoes, which are transformed into gorgeous after being skillfully cooked. The round shape is like an exquisite "ingot", wrapped in rich sauce, embellished with red pepper and chopped green onion, and the color is attractive. Take a bite, the soft and glutinous potatoes are full of fresh and spicy flavors, and ordinary ingredients bloom with amazing flavors. It is a wonderful dish that "spoils" potatoes into a lifelong unforgettable delicacy.
Youxian dried tofu has a tender and smooth texture, while still being tough. It is chewy and elastic, with a golden surface, full of texture, rich bean aroma, and a mellow taste. ~ This plate of fried meat with dried tofu looks "crazy" when it is placed on the table, like a delicious version of an overturned paint tray! The dried tofu tastes soft and tender with a bean aroma, and the meat slices are burnt and "juicy", a perfect "rice assassin". The rice has to call "big brother" when it sees it, and it is so cool that I can't stop~
After tasting this dish of fried clam meat at the "Lettuce Club", I was deeply attracted by its unique flavor. The tender clam meat is wrapped with salty and fragrant dried radish, the green and red peppers add spiciness, and the crispy peanuts are the finishing touch. The flavors are layered and it goes well with rice or wine. I went home and tried it repeatedly to adjust the delicious taste I remember. It is even better when rolled with lettuce, which is refreshing and rich.
This three-color salad provides a variety of nutrients, helps maintain good health, and is refreshing and delicious, suitable for most people.
The beef is tender and tasty, paired with crisp cucumbers, garnished with crispy peanuts, red peppers and green coriander, and topped with hot and sour sauce. When you take a bite, the sour, spicy and fresh flavor bursts on the tip of your tongue, refreshing and relieving greasiness, a perfect dish for summer meals.
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.
The eggs are fried until golden and fluffy, and the onions are stir-fried until slightly soft, releasing a unique sweet aroma. The two blend together to create a rich taste - the eggs are tender and smooth, the onions are crispy, and the salty and fragrant taste is appetizing. It goes well with rice. The simple ingredients are fried to create a memorable homely delicacy.
Soak the velvet mushrooms and tear them into thin strips. Cut the pork belly into thin slices and fry until the oil comes out. Heat the oil and sauté the minced garlic. Add the velvet mushrooms and stir-fry until fragrant. Add the pork slices and fry together. Drizzle with soy sauce and sprinkle with chopped green onions. The mushroom meat is tender and fresh, the pork slices are fragrant but not greasy, and the sauce is wrapped with the freshness of the mushrooms. It is simple, quick and goes well with rice.
A delicious and homey Hunan dish with a bright red color and spicy aroma that stimulates the appetite. Perfect for family gatherings. Made with fresh fish head, steamed with chopped chili, garlic, and ginger, then finished with scallions and a drizzle of hot oil for irresistible fragrance. The fish is tender and flavorful, carrying the comforting taste of mom’s cooking and the warmth of a family meal — a dish to be shared and loved together.