#Hunan cuisine

29 recipes total

Red Braised Lamb
Chinese

Red Braised Lamb

Red braised lamb is a classic Hunan dish. The lamb is tender, the soup is red and spicy, perfect for warming up in winter.

90 min 36
Dry Pot Tea Tree Mushroom (Gan Guo Cha Shu Gu)
Chinese

Dry Pot Tea Tree Mushroom (Gan Guo Cha Shu Gu)

Dry pot tea tree mushrooms are spicy, numbing, and aromatic. The mushrooms have a chewy texture and pair perfectly with fatty pork, making it an irresistible Sichuan-Hunan style dish.

30 min 32
Dry Pot Thousand Layer Tofu
Chinese
Easy

Dry Pot Thousand Layer Tofu

A spicy and aromatic Chinese dish featuring chewy thousand-layer tofu, stir-fried with pork belly and vegetables in a dry pot. Perfect with steamed rice.

20 min 66
Zu'an Tofu
Chinese

Zu'an Tofu

Zu'an Tofu is a classic Hunan dish, featuring silky tofu in a rich broth with scallops and shrimp, bursting with umami flavor.

35 min 29
Linwu Duck
Chinese

Linwu Duck

A traditional specialty from Linwu, Hunan. The duck is tender and juicy, with a bold spicy flavor from dried chilies, ginger, and garlic. Every bite brings the authentic taste of Xiang cuisine.

45 min 28
Stir-fried Preserved Meat with White Chili Peppers
Chinese

Stir-fried Preserved Meat with White Chili Peppers

A classic Hunan farmhouse dish. The tangy, spicy white chili peppers and the savory, rich cured meat create a perfect harmony. An irresistible rice companion.

30 min 26
Oil-Splashed Chili Peppers (Youlin Lajiao)
Chinese
Easy

Oil-Splashed Chili Peppers (Youlin Lajiao)

A spicy and appetizing classic Hunan home-style dish, with charred yet tender peppers in a savory sauce, perfect over rice.

15 min 28
Stir-fried Preserved Green Beans (Bu Dou Jiao) with Pork
Chinese

Stir-fried Preserved Green Beans (Bu Dou Jiao) with Pork

Bu Dou Jiao, a traditional Hunan preserved vegetable with sour and crispy texture, stir-fried with pork belly to create a savory, greasy, and appetizing dish that perfectly accompanies rice.

30 min 26
Pig Blood Tofu Balls
Chinese

Pig Blood Tofu Balls

A traditional Hunan delicacy from Shaoyang, where pig blood and tofu are blended into savory balls, pan-fried to crispy perfection with a spicy kick.

45 min 28
Xiangxi Grandma's Vegetable
Chinese
Easy

Xiangxi Grandma's Vegetable

A traditional home-style dish from the Xiangxi region in Hunan, made with mixed pickled vegetables chopped and stir-fried with chilies and ground pork. Savory, sour, and spicy, it pairs perfectly with rice or porridge.

30 min 39
Kou Wei Xia (Flavored Crawfish)
Chinese

Kou Wei Xia (Flavored Crawfish)

A classic street food from Changsha, featuring tender and bouncy crawfish in a spicy, aromatic sauce. An irresistible late-night snack.

30 min 28
Stir-Fried Yellow Beef with Peppers and Pickled Chilies
Chinese

Stir-Fried Yellow Beef with Peppers and Pickled Chilies

Tender and juicy yellow beef quick-fried with fresh and pickled chilies, and fragrant cilantro. A perfect and satisfying dish to serve with steamed rice.

20 min 27
Butterfly Fish in Clear Soup (Hudie Piao Hai)
Chinese

Butterfly Fish in Clear Soup (Hudie Piao Hai)

Tender fish fillets cut into butterfly shapes, gently poached in a clear, delicate broth—a classic and elegant Hunan dish.

20 min 25
Hot and Sour Chicken Gizzards
Chinese

Hot and Sour Chicken Gizzards

A classic Hunan dish with crunchy chicken gizzards, pickled peppers and sour beans create a perfect spicy and sour flavor, an irresistible companion for rice.

25 min 56
Steamed Taro with Chopped Chili
Chinese
Easy

Steamed Taro with Chopped Chili

A classic Hunan dish: tender, creamy taro coated with savory and spicy chopped chili. Steaming preserves natural flavors, making it a simple yet satisfying side that pairs perfectly with rice.

35 min 30
Bingtang Xianglian (Rock Sugar Lotus Seeds)
Chinese
Easy

Bingtang Xianglian (Rock Sugar Lotus Seeds)

Sweet, soft, and fragrant with lotus aroma. This traditional Hunan dessert is perfect for summer refreshment.

60 min 57
Crispy Skin Pork Belly with Fermented Black Beans (Zouyou Douchi Kou Rou)
Chinese

Crispy Skin Pork Belly with Fermented Black Beans (Zouyou Douchi Kou Rou)

A classic Hunan dish: pork belly boiled, fried, and steamed until the skin is wrinkled and the meat is tender, infused with aromatic fermented black beans.

180 min 23
Sautéed Minced Pork with Pickled Long Beans
Chinese
Easy

Sautéed Minced Pork with Pickled Long Beans

Tangy and crunchy pickled long beans stir-fried with savory minced pork over high heat – an irresistible side dish that will have you craving rice.

30 min 29
Jiahe Yan Kou
Chinese

Jiahe Yan Kou

A classic Hunan braised dish: duck layered with taro, steamed to tenderness, savory sauce, representing harvest and reunion.

90 min 25
Zu'an Tofu
Chinese

Zu'an Tofu

A classic Hunan dish demanding exquisite knife skills and heat control. The tofu is silky and flavorful, with a rich, velvety sauce—every bite embodies culinary mastery.

80 min 28