Soups

1724 kcal

Corn and pork rib soup is a fresh, naturally sweet home-style soup. The pork ribs become tender and falling-apart, while the corn and carrots add a natural sweetness. Rich in protein, vitamins, and dietary fiber, it offers balanced nutrition. The preparation is simple and beginner-friendly: after blanching and briefly searing the ribs to release their aroma, simply simmer for about one hour. From prep to serving, the entire process takes approximately one and a half hours.

Starch-Thickened Shiitake Mushroom Soup

146 kcal

Shiitake mushroom soup with a cornstarch slurry is rich, flavorful, and smooth, making it a quick and easy home-style dish. Shiitake mushrooms are rich in amino acids and polysaccharides, which help boost immunity. While the preparation requires basic skills in heat control and making a cornstarch slurry, it remains beginner-friendly. From prep to serving, it takes only about 25 minutes.

Soft-shell Turtle Soup with Tofu

321 kcal

Spinyback carp tofu soup is a home-style soup known for its tender texture, milky-white broth, and rich flavor. The fish has few bones and delicate flesh, while the tofu is smooth and silky. A hint of pepper adds a gentle warmth, making it suitable for all ages. The fish is a rich source of high-quality protein, and when paired with tofu, it provides an excellent calcium boost, resulting in a well-balanced, easily digestible meal. The preparation process is not overly complex; as long as you take care to remove the fishy smell and prevent the fish from sticking while pan-frying, even beginners can manage it. The estimated preparation time is approximately 40 minutes.

Vermilion Bird Soup

Difficulty：★☆☆☆☆

168 kcal

Zhuque Soup is a quick, everyday soup from the eastern Henan region, known for its smooth, sweet texture and the rich aroma of sesame oil. Eggs provide high-quality protein, and the preparation is very simple—just boil water and pour in beaten eggs. It takes less than ten minutes from start to finish, and it also helps clear heat and reduce internal inflammation.

Lamb Soup

599 kcal

Lamb soup is a comforting home-style dish, featuring a creamy white broth and tender meat, with a subtle aroma of scallions and white pepper. Rich in protein, calcium, and iron, it is known for warming the body and strengthening the spleen and stomach, helping to ward off the cold. The preparation is simple enough for beginners to master easily, and the entire cooking process takes approximately 30 minutes.

Stewed Pigeon with Mushrooms

324 kcal

The mushroom and squab soup features a clear, light broth and tender meat, with the earthy aroma of mushrooms blending seamlessly with the delicate freshness of the squab. It is a classic home-style Cantonese simmered soup. Squab is rich in high-quality protein and various amino acids, while mushrooms provide polysaccharides and dietary fiber, making this dish a gentle and nourishing choice. To prepare it, the squab must first be blanched to remove any gamey smell, then simmered together with corn and mushrooms. This dish requires careful attention to heat control and timing, though beginners can manage it with a bit of care. From preparation to serving, using a pressure cooker takes approximately 45 minutes, while slow-simmering in a clay pot requires just over an hour.

Tremella and Lotus Seed Porridge

282 kcal

Snow fungus and lotus seed congee is clear, sweet, and smooth, featuring tender, glutinous snow fungus and dense, fluffy lotus seeds. It is a common nourishing porridge rich in natural collagen, dietary fiber, and various trace elements, which helps calm the mind and promote restful sleep. The preparation process involves soaking and slow simmering, testing a beginner's patience; the entire process takes approximately 3.5 hours.

Pork Rib Soup with Dried Tangerine Peel

365 kcal

This soup is a classic Cantonese slow-simmered delicacy, featuring a clear, bright broth with a smooth, sweet, and lingering aroma enhanced by the distinct aged notes of tangerine peel. The pork ribs provide high-quality protein and calcium, while the addition of tangerine peel, American ginseng, and dendrobium helps regulate qi, strengthen the spleen, nourish yin, and moisten the lungs. It is ideal for those who stay up late frequently or experience throat discomfort. The preparation process is straightforward; once the ingredients are ready and the simmering time is managed correctly, even beginners can complete it with ease. From preparation to serving, the entire process takes approximately two hours.

Pork Rib and Bitter Melon Soup

905 kcal

Pork Ribs and Bitter Melon Soup is a Cantonese home-style soup known for its clear, bright appearance and delicate, refreshing aftertaste. The pork ribs are tender and fall-apart soft, while the bitter melon helps clear heat and cut through richness. This dish is rich in protein and vitamins, and the added dried shrimp provides an extra boost of calcium. Preparing it can be a bit challenging for beginners, as it requires blanching the ribs to remove gamey flavors and carefully removing the bitter melon's pith. However, using an electric pressure cooker can greatly simplify the process. Traditional slow simmering takes 2 to 4 hours, so it is recommended to start preparing 4 hours in advance. With a pressure cooker, the process takes only about 1 hour.

Cream Mushroom Soup

Difficulty：★☆☆☆☆

426 kcal

This is a classic French creamy soup with a silky, velvety texture, where the earthy aroma of mushrooms blends seamlessly with the richness of milk. Mushrooms are rich in dietary fiber and trace minerals, while milk provides high-quality protein and calcium. The recipe is incredibly simple—even beginners can master it with ease. From preparation to completion, the entire process takes about 30 minutes. ---

Millet Porridge

362 kcal

Millet porridge is a common home-cooked dish in northern regions, known for its smooth, creamy texture and rich, fragrant aroma of rice. The starchy liquid extracted during cooking is especially gentle on the stomach. It is rich in protein, fat, carbohydrates, and carotene, with a vitamin B1 content that ranks among the highest of all grains. It is easy to digest and absorb. The preparation method is very simple, even for beginners, and takes approximately 30–35 minutes from boiling the water to serving.

Chicken Soup with Chinese Yam and Pumpkin

620 kcal

Yam, Pumpkin, and Chicken Soup is a warming soup ideal for autumn and winter. The yam supports spleen health, the pumpkin adds a sweet and aromatic flavor, and the chestnuts provide a soft, starchy texture, all simmered together in one pot to create a fresh and sweet broth. Rich in protein, dietary fiber, and various vitamins, it offers balanced nutrition. The recipe is simple, taking approximately 50 minutes from preparation to serving, making it easy even for beginners to complete.

Pork Rib, Chinese Yam, and Corn Soup

1054 kcal

This pork rib, Chinese yam, and corn soup is clear, sweet, and rich in flavor. The Chinese yam is soft and chewy, the corn has a lingering sweetness, and the dish is infused with the savory aroma of the pork ribs, making it a versatile home-style soup suitable for all ages. It is rich in protein, dietary fiber, and various vitamins, and is known to support spleen and stomach health while boosting the immune system. The preparation is simple, with clear steps for prepping and simmering, making it easy even for beginners to master. The entire process takes approximately 1 hour to complete.

Poached Meatball Soup

857 kcal

The texture of this hand-formed meatball soup is tender, juicy, and springy, making it a classic home-style dish that preserves the natural flavors of the ingredients. Pork provides high-quality protein, while the addition of wood ear mushrooms and daylily buds creates a well-balanced nutritional profile. The preparation requires mincing the meat by hand and mastering the technique of shaping and poaching the meatballs, which involves a moderate level of culinary skill, making it better suited for home cooks with some experience. From preparation to serving, the process takes approximately 1 hour.

Tomato Beef Egg Drop Soup

262 kcal

Tomato and beef egg drop soup is a tangy, appetizing home-style soup with a tender, smooth texture. Beef is rich in high-quality protein and iron, tomatoes provide lycopene and vitamin C, and eggs supply lecithin. The preparation is simple, easy for beginners to master, and typically takes about half an hour to serve.

Century Egg and Pork Congee

776 kcal

Century egg and lean pork congee is a classic Cantonese home-style dish. The congee base is smooth and creamy, with the rich, mellow aroma of century eggs harmonizing perfectly with the tenderness of the lean pork, creating a warm, delicate, and savory flavor profile. It is rich in carbohydrates and high-quality protein; when paired with vegetables, it offers a relatively balanced nutritional profile that is easy to digest and absorb. Although this dish involves several steps, the process is straightforward and intuitive, making it manageable even for beginners. The total preparation time is approximately 1.5 hours. Using a rice cooker's timer or keep-warm function makes it particularly convenient as a breakfast option.

Congee

308 kcal

White rice porridge is light, smooth, and soft, making it an essential staple for warming the stomach. It offers a pure, delicate aroma of rice and is suitable for people of all ages. Rich in carbohydrates with a small amount of protein, it is easy to digest and absorb. It is traditionally believed to support spleen function, soothe the stomach, and clear the lungs. The preparation is simple; as long as you master the heat control and water ratio, even beginners can complete it with ease. The entire process takes approximately 25 minutes.

Seaweed and Egg Drop Soup

217 kcal

Seaweed and egg drop soup is a light and delicious home-style soup, classified as a simple Chinese soup dish. Seaweed is rich in iodine, calcium, and dietary fiber, while eggs provide high-quality protein; together, they offer a well-balanced nutritional profile. The preparation is very simple and beginner-friendly, taking only about 20 minutes from preparation to serving.

Borscht

2006 kcal

A home-style soup adapted in Shanghai from the Russian borscht tradition, featuring tomatoes and beef as its main ingredients, with a rich, tangy, and savory flavor profile. It is rich in high-quality protein, lycopene, and various vitamins, offering balanced nutrition. Easy to prepare and beginner-friendly, the entire process can be completed in approximately 2–3 hours.

Laba Porridge

2042 kcal

Laba congee is a traditional seasonal sweet porridge with a thick, soft, and glutinous texture, blending the complex aromas of various grains, legumes, and dried fruits. It is rich in carbohydrates, minerals, and multiple vitamins, and lotus seeds also offer the benefits of nourishing the heart and calming the mind, making it suitable for people under high work stress. Although it uses a variety of ingredients, the preparation process is simple—just require patient, slow simmering, making it beginner-friendly. Excluding preparation time such as soaking, the cooking process takes approximately 3 hours.

Tomato and Egg Soup

258 kcal

Tomato and egg soup is a tangy, refreshing, and silky-smooth home-style soup. It is incredibly easy to prepare, making it a popular dish suitable for all ages. Rich in lycopene, vitamin C, and high-quality protein, it offers balanced nutrition that is easy to absorb. This recipe is very beginner-friendly and quick to make, with an estimated preparation time of about 15 minutes.

Enoki Mushroom Soup

149 kcal

This is a light, refreshing home-style soup with a delicate, savory flavor, making it a quick and easy dish to prepare. Enoki mushrooms are rich in amino acids and dietary fiber, and adding eggs provides a boost of high-quality protein. The recipe requires minimal skill, making it perfect for beginners, and the entire process—from prep to serving—takes only about 10 minutes.

Cucumber and Century Egg Soup