Cooking Videos — 2026-07-05#

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If you only have time for one video today, you absolutely must watch Chef Chen Zongming’s masterclass on Braised Sea Cucumber with Pork Joint. It is an incredible showcase of rigorous, high-end traditional Lu cuisine techniques, offering invaluable lessons on deep-frying for texture, building complex aromatics, and executing a perfect braise.

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Recipes & Tutorials#

Over on 鲁菜老厨陈宗明, Chef Chen breaks down an impressive traditional banquet centerpiece featuring sea cucumber and pork joint. He walks viewers through complex, old-school techniques, including extracting a deeply fragrant scallion-ginger oil using a mix of peanut oil and lard over very low heat. For something much quicker and perfect for a hot day, 老东北美食 shares a brilliant summer appetizer with historical roots called “General’s Dish”. The recipe cleverly revives leftover youtiao (Chinese crullers) by frying them until completely crunchy, then tossing them with smashed cucumbers in a tangy, sweet-and-sour sesame paste dressing.