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all-purpose flour (about 375 grams) • eggs • Traditional Xinjiang style uses chopped lamb, but I use 1.1 lbs ground pork (500 grams) • onion, diced • small bunch of scallions, diced • cumin powder • soy sauce • salt • ground black pepper • garlic powder • soy sauce

winter melon (about 200 grams) • sugar (about 100 grams) • ice cubes • Water, optional

satay sauce • noodles • leafy greens • soy sauce • vinegar

pork (about 1200 g) • garlic (about 50 g) • light brown sugar (about 50 g) • soy sauce (about 300 g) • rice wine (about 1000 ml)

taro (about 600 grams) • dried shiitake mushrooms • ham (about 50 grams) • ground pork (about 50 grams) • sakura shrimp (about 10 grams) • rice flour (about 800 grams) • Salt, to taste • fried shallots (about 15 grams) • White pepper, to taste

pork loin slices (cut into strips about 1/2 inch thick, or a total of 18 meat strips; buy slices about 1/8–3/16 inch thick) • vegetarian oyster sauce (shiitake mushroom-based) • chili powder • sweet fermented tofu brine, plus some soybeans from the brine • five-spice powder • chicken bouillon powder (1 gram) • scallion oil or lard (use a 1:1 ratio of lard to oil) • [Filling]: • large onions (thinly sliced) • minced celery (about 0.6 oz or 16 grams; adjust to taste) • minced cilantro (about 0.8 oz or 22 grams; adjust to taste) • fish paste (about 21–23 oz or 600–650 grams) plus 1 teaspoon cooking wine (Note: For special seasoning, use a 1:2 ratio of pepper salt to chili powder)

fish paste (300 grams) • pork shoulder strips (200 grams) • sliced onion (100 grams) • water chestnuts, crushed (100 grams) • sweet potato starch (15 grams) • wet tofu skin (yuba) • Chili sauce, to taste • Seasonings: • rice wine (15 grams) • five-spice powder (1 gram) • white pepper (1 gram) • light brown sugar (5 grams) •

sweet potato starch (110 g) • potato starch (100 g) • cornstarch (10 g) • water (600 g) • ground pork (500 g) • chicken bouillon powder • granulated sugar • white pepper • five-spice powder • soy sauce (45 g) • potato starch (10 g) • Diced bamboo shoots, as needed (optional) •

ground pork (500 g) • coarsely ground black pepper (10 g) • granulated sugar (15 g) • large egg • soy sauce (10 g) • minced garlic (10 g) • vegetable oil • green onions, chopped • all-purpose flour (370 g) • active dry yeast (3 g) • granulated sugar (30 g) • water (230 g) •

taro (about 300 grams) • rice flour (about 150 grams) • salt • water (about 200 grams) • water (about 350 grams)

winter melon tea (about 250 grams) • gelatin powder or jelly powder (about 5 grams) • cold water (about 25 grams) • Brown sugar syrup, to taste

carrot • pork blood (optional, or substitute with firm tofu if unavailable) • firm tofu (for hot pot) • enoki mushrooms • wood ear mushrooms (about 150 grams) • pickled bamboo shoots, shredded (about 200 grams) • eggs • water (about 2000 ml) • soy sauce paste (about 50 grams) • black vinegar (about 100 ml) • white vinegar (about 2 tablespoons or 30 ml) • ground black pepper (about 5 grams) •

egg yolks • egg whites • cake flour, sifted (about 80 grams) • sugar (about 60 grams) • milk (about 60 grams) • oil (about 10 grams) • salt

Pie Crust • all-purpose flour (about 290 grams) • sugar (about 15 grams) • unsalted butter (about 150 grams) • water (about 90 ml) • Filling • apples (about 800 grams) • lemon juice • sugar (about 100 grams) • cinnamon • all-purpose flour

Canned mackerel: • Fresh eggs: • Cabbage: • Green onion: • Water: 6 1/3 cups (about 1500 ml) • Iodized salt:

beef (thinly sliced hot pot beef) • butter (about 15 grams) • corn kernels (about 200 grams) • Chopped green onions, to taste • Parmesan cheese, to taste • black pepper • cooked rice • yakiniku sauce • sake • mirin • sugar • soy sauce •

unsalted butter (about 60g) • unsalted butter (about 60g) • American hot sauce • ketchup • white wine vinegar (white vinegar) • minced garlic • black pepper • salt • chicken wings • onion powder (optional) • minced garlic • Hungarian paprika •

corn chowder mix • corn kernels • egg • milk • flour

fresh ginger (about 30 grams) • dried longan (about 30 grams) • dried red dates • sweet potatoes (about 1 lb or 500 grams) • dark brown sugar (about 50 grams) • rice wine

plain crackers (such as saltine or butter crackers) • Maltose syrup, • Plum powder,

sweet potato starch or tapioca starch (about 150 grams) • plus 1 tablespoon water (about 250 ml) • water (about 450 ml) • dried gardenia pods • granulated sugar • dark brown sugar • water

tapioca starch (about 150 grams) or sweet potato starch • potato starch (about 50 grams) • granulated sugar (for dough) • boiling water (about 150 ml) • granulated sugar or brown sugar (for coating jellies) • Potato starch, as needed (for dusting)

winter melon sugar (about 400 grams) • agar powder (about 25 grams) • water (about 2000 milliliters)

warm water (750 ml) • sweet rice flour (about 460 grams) • sugar (about 110 grams) • cornstarch (about 50 grams) • vegetable oil (about 20 grams) • Sugar or powdered sugar, • Ground peanuts, • Ground black sesame,

all-purpose flour (about 80 grams) • sweet potato starch (about 20 grams) • water (about 200 grams) • Salt, to taste • scallion • eggs • Soy sauce paste, to taste • Ketchup, to taste • Sweet chili sauce, to taste

brown sugar (about 200 grams) • tapioca starch (about 150 grams) • potato starch (about 50 grams) • water (about 500 grams)

bread flour (about 750 grams) • instant yeast • large eggs • milk (about 270 ml) • granulated sugar (about 45 grams) • salt (about 5 grams) • unsalted butter (about 60 grams) • [Scallion Filling] • chopped green parts of scallions (about 150 grams) • white sesame seeds • large eggs • grapeseed oil (about 45 grams) •

glutinous rice flour (250 grams) • rice flour (150 grams) • sugar (30 grams) • mugwort powder • hot water • Vegetable oil, • Parchment paper, • [Radish Filling] • shredded dried radish (100 grams) • dried shiitake mushrooms • Fried shallots, • Dried shrimp, •

kumquats (about 400 grams) • sugar (about 300 grams) • honey (about 30 grams) • water (about 120 ml)

cake flour (140 grams) • granulated sugar (30 grams) • large eggs, at room temperature • unsalted butter, melted (56 grams) • warm milk (450 grams) • salt • Fresh strawberries, • [Filling] • cream cheese (226 grams) • granulated sugar (50 grams) • heavy cream (150 grams) • granulated sugar (20 grams)