Spicy Garlic Fish Slices: A Quick Chinese Wok Recipe

Tender fish slices are briefly blanched, then tossed with sizzling garlic, fresh red chili, soy sauce and oyster sauce in this fast Chinese wok recipe.

What Is Mala Spice? Flavor, Ingredients & How to Use It

A mala spice mix is a dry seasoning built around two sensations: the tingle of Sichuan peppercorn and the heat of dried chili. In Chinese, those sensations are called *ma* and *la*. Put them together and you get *mala*, a flavor closely associated with Sichuan cooking.

How to Make Chinese Red-Braised Pork Belly (Hong Shao Rou)

The glossy color on this red-braised pork belly comes from three stages: slowly browning the pork, cooking rock sugar to a deep amber, and reducing the braising liquid at the end. None of those steps is difficult, but each one needs the right heat.

What Is Mala Spice Mix? Ingredients, Flavor and How to Use It

Mala is more than chili heat. Learn how Sichuan peppercorn and dried chili create its signature tingle and aroma, how dry mala seasoning differs from sauces and pastes, and how to use it without overpowering your food.

Chinese Cumin Potato Cubes with Chili, Sesame, and Sausage

Small potato cubes are pan-fried until golden, then tossed with ham sausage, chili powder, ground cumin, white sesame, and scallions. The key is a slow fry followed by one quick, fragrant finish over high heat.

How to Make Sichuan Hot Pot Base: A Fragrant, Spicy Mala Broth

Chinese Star Anise: A Complete Guide to Flavor, Cooking Uses, and Safety

Hanyuan Sichuan Peppercorn: The Tribute Spice Behind Authentic Mala Flavor

Sichuan Dry-Fried Green Beans Recipe (Gan Bian Si Ji Dou)

Spicy Chinese Braised Duck Neck Recipe (Mala Ya Bo)

Easy Chinese Cola Chicken Wings (Sticky Coca-Cola Wings)

Easy Taiwanese Braised Pork Rice Recipe (Lu Rou Fan)

Authentic Mapo Tofu Recipe: Easy Sichuan Mapo Doufu with Pork