How to Make Homemade Chiu Chow Chili Sauce

Chiu chow sauce or chao zhou sauce, is a condiment that you'll want to put on everything. A chili oil with lots of garlic, you won't believe how good it is.

Hunan Steamed Fish with Salted Chilies - Duo Jiao Yu

This Hunan Steamed Fish with salted chilies and tofu, or "Duo Jiao Yu" in Chinese, is a famous Hunan fish dish that can be found at restaurants that serve more authentic Chinese dishes.

Homemade Spicy Chili Crisp

Packed with chiles, Sichuan peppercorns, spices, nuts, and fried onion and garlic, this homemade chili crisp condiment goes with just about everything.

Smashed Chilies with Century Eggs (擂辣椒)

Charred, Smashed Chilies with Century Eggs, or léi làjiāo (擂辣椒) is a Hunan Chinese dish with strong, spicy flavors.

Homemade Chili Bamboo Shoots

Chinese chili bamboo shoots were one of our favorite jarred snacks, but they're so easy to make at home (without preservatives) that we're never going back!

The Homemade Pantry's Hot Sauce

This Hot Sauce adapted from The Homemade Pantry by Alana Chernila takes a blend of chiles (dealer's choice), chars 'em up, and blends them with two sour elements—white vinegar and lime juice—and a touch of sugar for a sauce with a nice balance of heat, pucker, and sweet. But of course, your sauce is ultimately contingent on the chiles you pick, so give 'em a little taste before you take the hot sauce plunge.

Homemade Sriracha

Setting out to recreate Huy Fong's ubiquitous sauce, I ended up with something that hit the right notes, but with a brighter, fresher flavor that makes homemade Sriracha something special.

Chinese Stuffed Peppers

Chinese stuffed peppers with black bean sauce are a dim sum staple and surprisingly simple to make at home. In our family's recipe, we use a shrimp only filling and long hot green peppers if you like it spicy!

Tiger Skin Peppers

Tiger skin peppers or hu pi jian jiao (虎皮尖椒) is a popular Sichuan dish. The name of this quick and easy dish comes from the color of the peppers after they've been seared in a hot wok.

Chinese Pickled Cucumbers (酱黄瓜)

We're adding this recipe for Chinese Pickled Cucumbers to our culinary genealogy. These easy-to-make Chinese Pickled Cucumbers are delicious--and crunchy!