I’ve been on a spicy food kick lately, more than usual, mostly from recipe testing for my cookbook. Many of my meals end up being all heat, such as dan dan noodles and spicy stir-fried shrimp with a dollop of kimchi on the side (I keep a jar in the fridge just to satisfy kimchi [...]
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Homemade Chili Sauce and Chili Black Bean Sauce
Lately, I’ve been dissatisfied with the chili sauces I find in stores. Many of them taste of preservatives, and almost all have ingredient lists over 10 items long, including MSG or some offshoot. (Yes, I know MSG isn’t that bad for you, but if it’s a restaurant staple in Beijing I might as well limit [...]
