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1 h 15 min 35 minA much-loved Chinese home dish: cubes of pork belly browned in caramel, then braised with soy sauce, Shaoxing wine and star anise until meltingly tender in a glossy dark sauce. Adapted from “Hongshao Rou (Red Braised Pork Belly)” in the Wikibooks Cookbook (CC BY-SA 4.0). Added a cube size and a time for reducing the sauce. Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (“Red braised pork (20141106191221)”).
19 min 9 minSichuan's famous numbing, spicy tofu: soft cubes simmered with minced meat and chili bean paste, finished with roasted Sichuan pepper. Serve over rice. Adapted from “Mapo Tofu” in the Wikibooks Cookbook (CC BY-SA 4.0). Added the frying oil and a little water to simmer in; less Sichuan pepper (2 tsp instead of 1 tbsp). Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (“Mapo Tofu @ Saturne @ Paris (33518107254)”).