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Traditional Soup Baby Bok Choy (Shang Tang Wa Wa Cai)

Traditional Soup Baby Bok Choy (Shang Tang Wa Wa Cai)

Difficulty：★★☆☆☆ 158 kcal

This Traditional Soup Baby Bok Choy is refreshing, sweet, and delicious with a soft and tender texture. It is a classic home-style vegetarian dish that is especially suitable for weight loss. Baby bok choy is rich in vitamins and dietary fiber; low-fat and low-calorie. It pairs with a century egg and luncheon meat to add flavor without increasing the burden on your diet too much. The difficulty is moderate; beginners can try it, and the whole process only takes about 20 minutes from prep to serving.
Oyster Mushroom Medley

Oyster Mushroom Medley

Difficulty：★★★☆☆

Oyster Mushroom Medley is a delicious, tender, and quick home-style dish. The mushrooms soak up the savory oyster sauce, yielding a soft and chewy texture with a hint of heat that is refreshing and not greasy. It is rich in plant protein, dietary fiber, and various vitamins, making for a nutritionally balanced meal when paired with broccoli. The recipe is simple; even beginners can easily master it, taking only about 15 minutes from prep to serving.
Braised Scallops with Egg

Braised Scallops with Egg

Difficulty：★★☆☆☆ 1229 kcal

Braised Scallops with Egg is a traditional home-cooked dish in Fuzhou, Fujian. The scallop meat is coated in egg liquid and pan-fried to a crunchy outside and tender inside, boasting the savory aroma of onion and light soy sauce. Scallops are rich in high-quality protein and trace elements like zinc and iron, pairing perfectly with eggs for a balanced nutritional profile. The difficulty is moderate; it requires mastering the frying heat but the steps are not cumbersome, with an estimated preparation time of about 30 minutes.
Luosifen (Liuzhou River Snail Rice Noodles)

Luosifen (Liuzhou River Snail Rice Noodles)

Difficulty：★☆☆☆☆ 1109 kcal

Luosifen is a signature snack from Liuzhou, Guangxi, with a rich, savory broth, a sour-spicy kick and soft yet chewy rice noodles. It layers the umami of snail broth, the unique fermented flavor of sour bamboo shoots and the heat of chili oil. As a staple, the rice noodles provide plenty of carbohydrates, the snail meat and toppings add some protein, and the sour bamboo shoots whet the appetite and aid digestion. It is very simple: just cook the noodles and season in order, which makes it beginner-friendly. From boiling water to serving it can be on the table in about ten minutes, perfect for a quick meal.
Fried Cucumber with Eggs and Ham

Fried Cucumber with Eggs and Ham

Difficulty：★★☆☆☆ 337 kcal

This is a refreshing and quick home-style stir-fry with a salty and savory flavor. The cucumber is crispy and tender, the eggs are soft and smooth, and the ham adds fragrance; it is a popular Chinese home-cooked dish. Eggs provide high-quality protein, cucumber is rich in vitamins and water, and ham boosts the flavor, making the overall nutrition balanced. The cooking steps are simple and clear with low difficulty, making it very beginner-friendly. The entire process from prep to serving takes only about 10 minutes.
Red-Braised Fish

Red-Braised Fish

Difficulty：★★★★☆ 570 kcal

Red-braised fish is a classic home-style dish with rich flavor: savory, fresh and slightly sweet, with tender fish that soaks up the sauce, a much-loved Chinese braise. Fish is rich in quality protein and unsaturated fatty acids, and its nutrients are easily absorbed. You need to handle raw fish and pan-fry it, and there are quite a few steps, so it is a bit of a challenge for beginners, but following the recipe you can succeed. From prep to serving it takes about 40 minutes.