Have you ever craved a simple yet delicious home-cooked meal in your busy life, which can instantly awaken your taste buds and make you feel the warmth and satisfaction of home while enjoying the food? Today, we bring you five hot and sour appetizing home-cooked stir-fries that you can easily learn in five minutes and give your table a new lease of life!
These five dishes combine Chinese cooking techniques with unique seasoning techniques to combine traditional flavours with innovative elements. They are easy to learn, the ingredients are common, and they are suitable for friends of all cooking levels. Whether you're new to the kitchen or a cooking expert, you'll find something for your taste buds in these home-cooked stir-fries. Each dish is filled with the taste of home and is evocative. Not only will they satisfy your taste buds, but they will also bring a touch of relaxation and pleasure to your busy life.
1. Sour and hot shredded potatoes
Sour and hot shredded potatoes are a home-cooked dish that is loved by people for its sour and spicy taste. The shredded potatoes are carefully cooked and served with hot and sour seasonings, which are both appetizing and delicious.
Ingredients required: 2 potatoes, washed and finely shredded. Green and red peppers: halves each, finely sliced. Garlic: 3 cloves, minced. Dried chilies: to taste, cut into sections. Vinegar: 2 tablespoons. Light soy sauce: 1 tablespoon. Salt: to taste. Sugar: 1 teaspoon. Peanut oil: to taste.
Steps: Heat the oil in a pan, add the minced garlic and dried chili peppers after the oil is hot, and stir-fry over low heat until fragrant.
Add the shredded potatoes and stir-fry over high heat until the shredded potatoes are tender.
Add the shredded green and red peppers and continue to stir-fry.
Add vinegar, light soy sauce, salt and sugar, stir-fry evenly.
Pour in a little sesame oil before removing from the pan and stir-fry evenly.
2. Hot and sour cabbage
Hot and sour cabbage is a home-cooked dish with good color and flavor, and the perfect combination of fresh and tender cabbage and hot and sour seasoning makes people appetize.
Ingredients required: Chinese cabbage: half a sprig, washed and cut into cubes. Dried chilies: to taste, cut into sections. Garlic: 3 cloves, minced. Ginger: 1 piece, minced. Vinegar: 2 tablespoons. Light soy sauce: 1 tablespoon. Salt: to taste. Sugar: 1 teaspoon. Peanut oil: to taste.
Steps:
Heat the oil in a pan, add minced garlic, minced ginger and dried chili peppers when the oil is hot, and stir-fry over low heat until fragrant.
Add the cabbage cubes and stir-fry quickly over high heat until the cabbage is tender.
Add vinegar, light soy sauce, salt and sugar, stir-fry evenly.
Cover the pot and simmer over low heat for 2-3 minutes to add more flavor to the cabbage.
Sprinkle chopped green onion before removing from the pan and stir-fry evenly.
3. Hot and sour cucumbers
Hot and sour cucumber is a refreshing and appetizing cold dish, the crispness of cucumber and the hot and sour seasoning complement each other, making it a must-have dish on the summer table.
Ingredients required: Cucumbers: 2 sprigs, washed and cut into slender strips. Dried chilies: to taste, cut into sections. Garlic: 3 cloves, minced. Vinegar: 3 tablespoons. Light soy sauce: 1 tablespoon. Salt: to taste. Sugar: 1 teaspoon. Sesame oil: to taste.
Steps:
Put the cucumber strips in a bowl, add an appropriate amount of salt, mix well and marinate for 10 minutes.
Squeeze the water out of the cucumber and place it in another bowl.
Add minced garlic, dried chili peppers, vinegar, light soy sauce and sugar, mix well.
Cover the bowl and place the cucumber in the refrigerator to marinate for 30 minutes to 1 hour to enhance the taste and flavor.
Pour in a little sesame oil before removing from the bowl and mix well.
Fourth, hot and sour powder skin
Hot and sour noodles are a smooth and appetizing cold dish, and the smooth and tender skin is perfectly combined with hot and sour seasonings, which is a good choice for summer heat.
Ingredients required: 2 sheets of powder, washed and cut into strips. Green and red peppers: halves each, finely sliced.
Garlic: 3 cloves, minced. Dried chilies: to taste, cut into sections. Vinegar: 2 tablespoons. Light soy sauce: 1 tablespoon. Salt: to taste. Sugar: 1 teaspoon. Sesame oil: to taste.
Steps: Put the flour skin into boiling water and cook, remove it and cool it in cold water, drain the water.
Put the vermicelli in a bowl and add the green and red pepper shreds, minced garlic and dried chili peppers.
Add vinegar, light soy sauce, salt and sugar and mix well.
Cover the bowl and place the crust in the refrigerator to marinate for 30 minutes to 1 hour to enhance the taste and flavor.
Pour in a little sesame oil before removing from the bowl and mix well.
Fifth, sour soup fat beef
Heat a pan with cold oil, stir-fry chopped pickled peppers, shredded bamboo shoots and tomatoes, add boiling water, then add pickled pepper water, salt, white vinegar and chicken essence to taste. After cooking for 10 minutes, add enoki mushrooms and fat beef slices, cook for 20 seconds, then turn off the heat and serve.
These five home-cooked appetizers come in different ways, ranging from sweet and sour to spicy and sour, making them perfect as home-cooked dishes or entertaining guests. When making, the ingredients and seasoning can be adjusted appropriately according to individual tastes and needs.