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凉拌猪鼻 (Liang Ban Zhu Bi) Pig head used to be a delicacy for Chinese New year due to its unique crunchy and chewy texture. We would buy an entire pig head, marinate it with salt, then simmer or steam it. In US, it is hard to find whole pig head these days except in some Chinese supermarket around Chinese New Year. But some Chinese supermarkets might sell pig face, pig nose separately, I bought a pack of pig nose recently to make a very simple salad. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . We also have lots of fun vegetarian dishes . Ingredients 1-2 lb. pig nose salt for marinate based on pig nose weight A few slices of ginger 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time: 20  minutes Cooking Time:  45 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Buy 1-2 lb. pig nose, sprinkle 3% salt based on the nose weight, marinate overnight.     Example: for 500 grams pig nose, measure 15 grams salt. 2. Add 3 cups of water to a pot, boil (ta...

口水鸡 (Kou Shui Ji) Free range chicken is the best option to make this dish with its little bit chewy texture of the skin and meat. Free range chicken only available in some Chinese supermarkets. The free range chicken I bought was 4 lb., thus I decided to divide the chicken to make 2 dishes, the head, neck, wings, thighs and drumsticks went to  Chinese Rooster Stew , the rest of the chicken is used for this dish. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . Ingredients The body of 1 free range chicken (available in some Chinese super market) Salt to marinate 4 tablespoon soy sauce 2 tablespoon  chili oil (easy homemade in 5 minutes)  1 tablespoon Sichuan peppercorn oil A few slices of ginger 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 60 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Buy free range chicken from Chinese supermarket if possible. This type of chicken has tighter muscle and skin, which makes the text...

凉拌手撕茄子 (Liang Ban Shou Si Qie Zi) For some reason, eggplant does not show up in my dinner menu that often, one of the reasons is that it takes some effort to make a successful eggplant dish . This recipe is my first time experimenting cooking eggplant using microwave , it turned out to be so simple and it could hardly go wrong. There are a lot more great Chinese vegetarian dishes you can try at home . The best part is you can make this dish within 10 minutes . For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . Ingredients 1/2 lb. Chinese eggplant A few drops of sesame oil 1 tablespoon canola oil 2 tablespoon soy sauce 1 tablespoon chili oil 1 teaspoon roasted sesame seeds 2 cloves garlic 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time:  5 minutes Cooking Time:  5 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Get 1 Chinese eggplant (around 1/2 lb.), rinse clean, put in a large plate, microwave high power for 2 minutes or until it is fully cooked. L...

泡椒凤爪 (Pao Jiao Fen Zhua) I started experimenting this traditional chicken feet pickle recipe a few times, and I become so addicted. It is such a great side dish or even as snack! I love the crunchy texture. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category. Ingredients 2 lb. chicken feet A dozen hot red chili pepper 500 grams cold water (cooled down from boiled water) 35 grams salt 35 grams white vinegar A few drops of white whine A few slices of ginger and 1 green onion A few cloves of fresh garlic Preparation Time: 5 minutes Cooking Time:  60 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Rinse clean 2 lb. chicken feet (available in most Chinese grocery stores), add to a cooking pot, add water to submerge all the feet, add a few slices of ginger, 1 coarse chopped green onion, a few drops of white wine, boil, then cover and simmer for 1 hour or until the feet have the desired texture. Tip: Simmer for less time, such as 45 minutes will give the feet more crunchy texture. I also tried t...