Recipe category · page 8

Home-Style Dishes

Stir-Fried Broccoli with Lily Buds and Wood Ear

A vegetable-forward family dish traditionally favored for healthy eating

⏱ 25 min 2–3 servings (a family side dish)

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Mulberry Honey

Traditionally used to nourish blood and support frayed nerves

⏱ 25 min About 1 small jar (many servings, 1 tbsp twice daily)

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Stir-Fried Asparagus with Beef

A light, folate-rich home dish traditionally favored in early pregnancy

⏱ 25 min 2 servings

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Stir-Fried Snow Peas with Chicken Slices

A light home-style dish, gentle on a recovering appetite

⏱ 25 min 1 plate (2–3 servings)

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Two-Winter Syrup (Er Dong Gao)

Traditionally moistens the lungs and soothes a dry, scanty-phlegm cough

⏱ 1 hr 15 min 1 jar (keeps refrigerated up to ~6 months)

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Braised Sea Cucumber with Flower Mushroom and Winter Bamboo Shoot

Traditionally nourishes the complexion and supports healthy aging

⏱ 1 hr 10 min 1 platter (family-style, 3–4 servings)

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Scallop-Stuffed Hairy Gourd Rounds

A light, savory festive dish featuring sweet dried scallops and tender hairy gourd

⏱ 2 hr 50 min 2–3 servings

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Simple Stir-Fried Mung Bean Sprouts

A light, cooling dish traditionally chosen to clear damp-heat and ease urinary discomfort

⏱ 10 min 2 servings

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Straw Mushrooms Braised with Tofu

A nourishing home dish traditionally eaten to help build the body's resistance

⏱ 22 min 2–3 servings

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Rainbow Shredded Vegetable Stir-Fry

A light, low-salt dish traditionally chosen to support healthy blood pressure

⏱ 23 min 2–3 servings

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Lettuce Wraps (Sang Choi Bao)

A light, savory home-style appetizer

⏱ 40 min 2–3 servings

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Chive, Pig's Blood and Fishball Bowl

A comforting homemade version of a classic street snack

⏱ 90 min 1 pot (2–3 servings)

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Shrimp and Herb Mashed-Potato Balls

A savory, satisfying afternoon-tea bite

⏱ 40 min 1 plate (about 3–4 servings)

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Bean Curd Stick Braised Lamb Belly, and Stuffed Chicken Wings

Traditionally used to warm the body and gently strengthen in cold weather

⏱ 2 hr 40 min 1 family table (2 dishes)

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Walnut and South Apricot Kernel Puree

Traditionally warms the lungs, moves phlegm and supports the lungs and kidneys

⏱ 25 min 2 servings (1 day, in 2 portions)

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Children's Cough Food Therapy (by type)

Traditionally matched remedies to ease different types of children's cough

⏱ 40 min Varies — see each remedy

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Braised Curry Beef Shank with Potato

traditionally used to warm the stomach and stimulate appetite

⏱ 50 min 3–4 servings

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Homemade Aged Tangerine Peel (Xin Hui Chen Pi)

Traditionally resolves phlegm, moves qi and supports the stomach

1 batch of dried peel (plus 1 pot of tea)

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Donkey-Hide Gelatin Tonic Paste (Gu Yuan Gao)

Traditionally nourishes yin and blood, supports a weak constitution

Several jars (a few weeks of daily 1–2 spoonfuls)

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Tomato and Shrimp Braised Fresh Tofu Skin

A light, savoury dish traditionally enjoyed to whet the appetite

⏱ 30 min 2 to 3 servings

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Garlic Vinegar

Traditionally associated with supporting circulation and metabolic health

1 jar (months of daily use)

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Bean Sprout Stir-Fried Eel Strips

Traditionally used to nourish the blood and strengthen a tired, depleted body

⏱ 30 min 2–3 servings

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Snow Fungus, Walnut and Sea-Cucumber Double-Boiled Tonic

Traditionally used to support the kidney essence and nourish the lungs and stomach during recovery

⏱ 3 hr 30 min 2–3 servings

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Walnut and Black Sesame Paste

Traditionally used to support the brain, blood and bowels

⏱ 30 min 3–4 servings