Yun Hai Family Recipes

雲海家常食譜

Recipes for you, your family, or your book club.

Hot & Sour Dumpling Soup

酸湯水餃

Have you ever drunk dumpling sauce right out of the dish because it’s that good? This recipe is basically that, but a little more polished.

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Steamed Egg

蒸蛋

This easy, perfectly silken steamed egg is cooked in a Tatung Steamer then dressed with soy sauce and Su chili crisp.

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Winter Melon Chicken Soup
冬瓜雞湯

Sesame Oil Lion's Mane Soup
麻油猴頭菇湯

Mee Sua
麵線羹

Cabbage Stock Soup
乾燥高麗菜湯

Everything
chili crisp
dry goods
herbal jellies
Sesame Oils & Pastes
Soy Sauces & Pastes
Taiwanese jams
tatung
vegan
vinegars

Hot and Sour Dumpling Soup 酸湯水餃

Turn a handful of frozen dumplings into a spicy, sour, and aesthetically striking dish.

Hakka-Style Tang Yuan 客家鹹湯圓

Served in a rich broth with the aroma of fried shallots, dried shrimp, Chinese celery, Chinese chives, and white pepper.

Mapo Tofu 麻婆豆腐

Mapo Tofu is a classic Sichuan dish; in our take, doubanjiang, fermented black beans, and chili oil come together for a spicy, earthy dish.

A Bon Appetit-Worthy New Year Spread

Here are the nine Lunar New Year dishes that Yun Hai founder Lisa Cheng Smith shared with Bon Appetit, featuring flavors from her childhood.

Su Chili Dumpling Sauce

A basic dumpling sauce using umami soy sauce, tangy Taiwanese black vinegar, aromatic Su Chili Crisp, and nutty white sesame oil.

Steamed Egg

This easy, perfectly silken steamed egg is cooked in a Tatung Steamer then dressed with soy sauce and chili crisp.

Winter Melon Chicken Soup

This is a simple winter melon soup garnished with blanched Yu Choy and drizzled with soy sauce and black sesame oil.

Red Oil Wontons 紅油抄手

Slippery, soft, and savory pork wontons make for a beautiful contrast to a spicy, sour, and tangy sauce.

Taiwanese Cold Noodles 台式涼麵

These cold noodles with sesame-peanut sauce are best enjoyed in the early mornings after a long night of KTV.

Sichuan Spicy Cold Noodles 四川涼麵

Perfect for summer, this is a spicy, sweet, and tangy cold noodle dish from Yi Reservation, featuring our Su Chili Crisp.

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