English home-cooking recipes

Air Fryer Teriyaki Chicken Rice

This Japanese-style Teriyaki chicken rice features a rich, sweet and salty sauce, with the surface baked slightly crispy and the inside soft, tender, and juicy, which goes very well with rice. The chicken and eggs provide rich quality protein, but the amounts of soy sauce and sugar are relatively high, so it is better suited for occasional flavor upgrades. The method is simple; just mix the ingredients and let the air fryer do the work. Beginners can easily handle it; from preparation to serving, it takes about 1 hour.

Shaanxi Hot Chili Oil (You Po La Zi)

A fragrant, fiery Shaanxi-style condiment: glossy red oil with sesame and garlic aromas, spicy but not harsh, with a long finish. Chilies are rich in vitamin C and capsaicin, which whet the appetite and warm the body. Controlling the oil temperature is a bit of a challenge for beginners, but follow the steps and you'll succeed. It takes about 10 minutes and is the finishing touch for home-style dressed dishes and noodles.

Burek

Thai green chicken soup

Cacik

Wugang Duck in Blood Sauce

Duck in blood sauce is a traditional signature dish of Wugang, Hunan. The duck is fragrant, crisp and tender, and after soaking up the vinegared blood even the ginger and chilies become sweet and mild. Duck meat and duck blood provide quality protein and iron, good for replenishing blood. There are quite a few steps and you need to watch the heat and keep stirring, but by following the steps even beginners can finish in about 2 hours.

Beef Lo Mein

Bigos (Hunters Stew)

Chorizo, potato & cheese omelette

Indian Naan Bread

An Indian-style leavened flatbread, lightly charred and crisp outside, soft and chewy inside, the perfect partner for curry. It's rich in carbohydrates and protein, and the yogurt makes it easier to digest. It's slightly tricky: watch the dough consistency and the heat, but a frying pan is all you need. Allow 1 hour for proofing, about 1.5 hours total.

Grape Nut Ice Cream

Pollo en pepitoria