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Szechuan Cuisine - Chinese Regional Cooking Styles

Learn about ingredients and cooking methods used in hot and spicy Szechuan cuisine, the history of the chili pepper in Szechuan cooking, and try some recipes.
Eggplant in Garlic Sauce
How to make Eggplant in Garlic Sauce – Eggplant and ground pork are braised in a garlicky sauce in this popular Szechuan dish. Here are simple step by step instructions, with photos, for making Braised Eggplant in garlic sauce.
Eggplant in Garlic Sauce
Eggplant in Garlic Sauce - chile garlic sauce provides the heat in this popular dish from the Szechuan region in western China.
Some Like it Hot
Learn about the ingredients used in Szechuan cooking, and try some recipes, including Chengdu chicken, named after the Szechuan capital.
Szechuan Recipes from your guide's recipe file
I've included all the standard favorites, such as Kung Pao Chicken, Hot and Sour Soup, MaPo Dofu, and Chengdu Chicken, in addition to less well known recipes such as Beef with Spicy Black Bean Sauce. There are about thirty recipes in total.
Hot in Hunan
China's "other" western cuisine has a well deserved reputation for being even spicier than fiery Szechuan cooking.
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