Homemade Chili Oil 【家常辣椒油】

I like to keep a bottle of this homemade chili oil at home, adding a spoonful to any noodle dishes makes it taste much better. 

It is also an essential ingredient for Jiaozi/Chinese dumplings dipping sauce.

这款家常辣油用处非常多，吃面条或馄饨时加上一勺，味道马上升级不少。也是做凉拌菜和沾酱不可或缺的调料之一。

Lion's head meatballs in clear broth 【清炖狮子头】

Last year when I was back in Malaysia for Chinese New Year celebration，I made this less oily version of Shanghainese Lion's Head Meatballs for my family and they loved it. I also made a mental note that I will write a recipe of this delicious dish when I have a chance. I didn't get a chance to make it again until this Chinese New Year.

This is a simple yet tedious dish, requiring good cooking skill and patience. No wonder it is a signature dish for reunion dinner at the then Kuomingtang leader Chiang Kai-Shek's home!

去年回娘家过年的时候年夜饭我做了这道清炖狮子头。口感肥嫩不油腻，父母很是喜爱。

这道据说是过去蒋介石家年夜饭必有的年菜，做法看似简单，要做好却还是相当考验手艺和耐心的哦！