Programmer's Guide to Cooking
Note
Disclaimer: This documentation and all recipes are a direct, AI-generated translation from the original repository. The goal is to make these accessible to non-Chinese speakers. This fork will be updated periodically to sync with the original content.
Recently, I've been cooking at home. As a programmer, I occasionally look for recipes online. However, these recipes often have strange formats and vaguely introduce ingredients in the middle of the process. This is extremely unfriendly to programmers accustomed to formal languages.
Therefore, I plan to search for recipes and, combining them with my own cooking experience, rewrite common dish instructions with clearer, more precise descriptions to facilitate programmers cooking at home.
Similarly, I hope this project becomes a community-driven and maintained open-source repository, allowing more people to create an interesting warehouse together. Contributions are very welcome!
Local Deployment
If you need to deploy the recipe Web service locally, run the following command after installing Docker:
docker pull ghcr.io/anduin2017/how-to-cook:latest docker run -d -p 5000:80 ghcr.io/anduin2017/how-to-cook:latest
How to Contribute
For any issues found, please modify and submit a Pull Request directly.
When writing a new recipe, please copy and modify the existing recipe template: Sample Dish.
Environment Setup
- Kitchen Preparation
- How To Choose What To Eat
- Food Taboos and Contraindications
- Pressure Cooker
- Air Fryer
- Removing Fishy Smell
- Food Safety
- Microwave
- Blanching
- Stir-fry and Pan-fry
- Cold Dishes (Liangban)
- Marinating
- Steaming
- Boiling
Recipes
Index by Difficulty
Vegetable Dishes
- Candied Potatoes
- Blanched Choy Sum
- Cabbage Stir-fry with Eggs and Vermicelli
- Spinach Stir-fry with Eggs
- Silky Scrambled Eggs
- Stir-fried Eggplant
- Stir-fried Green Vegetables
- Pan-fried Tofu with Scallions
- Crispy Tofu
- Di San Xian
- Griddle Cauliflower
- Oyster Sauce Three Fresh Mushrooms
- Oyster Sauce Lettuce
- Braised Winter Melon
- Braised Eggplant
- Tiger Skin Peppers
- Boiled Edamame with Preserved Plum
- Steamed Egg Custard
- Microwave Egg Custard
- Steamer Egg Custard
- Egg Drop Soup
- Egg Ham Stir Fried Cucumber
- Eggplant Stewed Potato
- Home Style Japanese Tofu
- Salt And Pepper Corn
- Golden Coin Eggs
- Enoki Mushroom Japanese Tofu Pot
- Roasted Eggplant
- Olive Vegetable Minced Meat Green Beans
- Pounded Pepper Century Egg
- Cold Mixed Tofu
- Cold Mixed Cucumber
- Cold Mixed Enoki Mushrooms
- Cold Mixed Wood Ear
- Cold Mixed Celtuce
- Cold Blanched Lettuce
- Century Egg Tofu
- Kabayaki Eggplant
- Celery Tossed Tea Tree Mushrooms
- Stir-fried Cauliflower
- Steamed Pumpkin
- Shanbei Stewed Beans
- Baby Cabbage in Broth
- Hand-torn Cabbage
- Water-Oil Braised Vegetables
- Pine Nut Corn
- Stir-fried Beans
- Hot And Sour Potato Shreds
- Garlic Water Spinach
- Garlic Broccoli
- Sugar Tossed Tomatoes
- Celtuce Leaf Pancake
- Tomato Scrambled Eggs
- Tomato Tofu Soup
- Zucchini Stir-fry Eggs
- Stir-fried Lotus Root Cubes
- Onion Stir-fry Eggs
- Oil Vinegar Fried Eggs
Meat Dishes
- Pakistan Beef Curry
- Chinese Cabbage Pork Stewed Vermicelli
- Steamed Pork Ribs with Black Bean Sauce
- Steamed White Eel with Black Bean Sauce
- Elbow Pork
- Winter Melon Stuffed Meat
- Fried Dace with Indian Lettuce
- Tomato Red Sauce
- Steamed Pork with Rice Powder
- Fermented Bean Curd Pork
- Dry-fried Young Chicken
- Kung Pao Chicken
- Sweet And Sour Pork
- Cantonese Radish Braised Beef Brisket
- Guizhou Spicy Chicken
- Snow Peas Stir-fried Sausage
- Black Pepper Beef Tenderloin
- Red Braised Chicken Wings
- Simple Red Braised Pork
- Southern Style Red Braised Pork
- Red Braised Pork Trotters
- Hunan Home Style Red Braised Pork
- Tiger Skin Elbow
- Cucumber Stir-Fried Meat
- Braised Chicken
- Huizhou Style Red Braised Pork
- Twice Cooked Pork
- Hot Pepper Stir-fried Beef
- Screaming Bullfrog
- Pan-fried Lamb Chops
- Ginger Stir-fry Chicken
- Ginger Scallion Mixed Chicken
- Spiced Beef Shank
- Sauce Spareribs
- Water Bamboo Stir-fried Meat
- Salt and Pepper Ribs
- Wasabi Rosenberg Prawns
- Curry Beef
- Roasted Chicken Wings
- Cola Chicken Wings
- Mouth Watering Chicken
- Chili Stir-Fried Meat
- Old Mom's Hoof Flower Soup
- Old Style Guo Bao Rou
- Cold Rabbit
- Lychee Pork
- Cold Shredded Chicken
- Braised Dishes
- Radish Stewed Lamb Chops
- Spicy Pot
- Mapo Tofu
- Ants Climbing a Tree
- Pork with Preserved Vegetable
- Cheese Bacon Macaroni
- Steak
- Farmhouse Bowl Fragrance
- Beer Duck
- Guizhou Style Sausage Baby Cabbage
- Green Pepper Potato Stir-Fried Meat
- Steamed Mandarin Fish
- Minced Meat Stewed Egg
- Slaughter Pig Stew
- Shanxi Oil-braised Pork
- Shangzhi Pork
- Lean Meat Potato Slices
- Boiled Beef
- Boiled Pork Slices
- Garlic Moss Stir-Fried Minced Meat
- Taiwanese Braised Pork Rice
- Sweet and Sour Pork Tenderloin
- Sweet and Sour Ribs
- Sweet and Spicy Roasted Wings
- Potato Stewed Ribs
- Boneless Chicken Feet
- Tomato Beef Brisket
- Tomato Potato Stewed Beef
- Village Beer Duck
- Dried Tofu Celery Stir-Fried Meat
- Shredded Pork with Dried Tofu
- Mushroom Smooth Chicken
- Pan Fried Pork Belly
- Spicy Chicken Feet Pot
- Xiangqi Mifu Duck
- Stir-fried Beef
- Stir-fried Chicken Liver
- Stir-fried Pork
- Millet Chili Stir-fried Pork
- Crispy Fried Pork
- Xinjiang Big Plate Chicken
- Blood Duck
- Braised Lamb Chops with Noodles
- Onion Stir-Fried Pork
- Italian Roasted Chicken
- Fish Flavored Eggplant
- Fish Flavored Shredded Pork
- Lamb Brisket Pot with Yuba
- Pork Skin Jelly
- Pork Stewed with Pickled Cabbage
- Beef Brisket in Chu Hou Sauce
- Cumin Beef
- Drunken Ribs
Aquatic Dishes
- Boiled Shrimp
- Bream Stewed with Tofu
- Razor Clam Omelet
- Braised Sea Cucumber with Scallion
- Scallion Oil Mandarin Fish
- Pan Fried Argentine Red Shrimp
- Braised Carp
- Braised Fish
- Braised Fish Head
- Butter Pan-fried Shrimp
- Mixed Roasted Fish
- Sauce Braised Crab
- Wasabi Butter Rosenberg Prawns
- Curry Stir-fried Crab
- Carp Stewed with Cabbage
- Steamed Sea Bass
- Steamed Oysters
- Meat Crab Pot
- Sichuan Boiled Fish
- Garlic Shrimp
- Garlic Butter Shrimp
- Sweet and Sour Carp
- Microwave Scallion Ginger Black Cod
- Pan-fried Topmouth Culter
- Eel Shreds in Sizzling Oil
- Spicy Crayfish
- Braised Prawns
Breakfast
- Tea Egg
- Egg Fried Glutinous Rice Cake
- Longan Red Date Porridge
- Egg Sandwich
- Pan Fried Dumplings
- Tuna Mayo Sandwich
- Air Fryer Toast
- American Scrambled Eggs
- Milk Oatmeal
- Hand Grasped Pancake
- Boiled Corn
- Scotch Egg
- Sunny Side Up Egg
- Soft Boiled Egg
- Toast with Jam
- Perfect Boiled Egg
- Microwave Cake
- Microwave Poached Egg
- Microwave Steamed Egg
- Onsen Tamago
- Oat Egg Pancake
- Steamed Flower Bun
- Steamed Egg Custard
Staple Food
- Fried Instant Noodles
- Fried Rice Noodles
- Fried Liangfen
- Fried Mo
- Fried Rice Cakes
- Fried Spaghetti
- Scallion Oil Noodles
- Omurice
- Egg Fried Rice
- Salmon Rice Cooker Rice
- Green Bean Braised Noodles
- Korean Bibimbap
- Henan Steamed Noodles
- Ham Rice Balls
- Basic Milk Bread
- Eggplant Meat Pancake
- Bonito Seaweed Corn Rice
- Sauce Mixed Buckwheat Noodles
- Chive Boxes
- Cola Fried Rice
- Air Fryer Teriyaki Chicken Rice
- Fermented Rice Sweet Dumplings
- Lao Gan Ma Noodles
- Laoyou Pork Noodles
- Lao Bing
- Liangfen
- Luosifen
- Spicy Fat Burning Buckwheat Noodles
- Sesame Oil Mixed Noodles
- Rice Cooker Steamed Rice
- Stovetop Steamed Rice
- Pizza Dough
- Hot Dry Noodles
- Japanese Gyudon
- Japanese Curry Rice
- Meat and Egg Rice Bowl
- Shaanxi Oil Spilled Noodles
- Sesame Shaobing
- Handmade Dumplings
- Hot and Sour Fern Root Noodles
- Noodles in Soup
- Microwave Sausage Claypot Rice
- Tomato Egg Noodles
- Fresh Meat Shumai
- Salted Pork Vegetable Rice
- Yangzhou Fried Rice
- Spaghetti Bolognese
- Zhajiangmian
- Teriyaki Chicken Rice
- Steamed Braised Noodles
- Chinese Pie
- Lard Rice
- Instant Noodles With Egg
Semi-finished Products
- Semi-finished Pasta
- Air Fryer Chicken Wings
- Air Fryer Lamb Chops
- Lazy Egg Tarts
- Liangpi
- Beef Tallow Hotpot Base
- Frozen Wontons
- Frozen Dumplings
- Frozen Sweet Dumplings
- French Fries
Soup and Congee
- Boiled Meatball Soup
- Borscht
- Corn Pork Rib Soup
- Cream of Mushroom Soup
- Cucumber Century Egg Soup
- Enoki Mushroom Soup
- Laba Congee
- Millet Congee
- Mutton Soup
- Pigeon Stewed with Mushrooms
- Pork and Century Egg Congee
- Pork Rib Bitter Gourd Soup
- Pork Rib Soup with Dried Tangerine Peel
- Rice Congee
- Seaweed Egg Drop Soup
- Thickened Shiitake Soup
- Tomato Beef Egg Drop Soup
- Tomato Egg Soup
- Tremella Lotus Seed Congee
- Yellow Catfish Tofu Soup
- Zhuque Soup
Drinks
- B52 Bomber
- Baba Mandarin Tea
- Bingfen
- Cola Bucket
- Fermented Rice Wine
- Gin Fizz
- Gin and Tonic
- Kiwi Spinach Special
- Lemonade
- Long Island Iced Tea
- Mango Sago Pomelo Delight
- Milk Tea
- Mojito
- Palm Sugar Coconut Smoothie
- Passion Fruit Orange Special
- Pineapple Coffee Special
- Seaside Sunset
- Sour Plum Soup
- Sour Plum Soup (Semi-Finished)
- Thai Hand Brand Black Tea
- Winter Melon Tea
Condiments and Ingredients
- Chili Oil
- Fried Skewer Sauce
- Garlic Soy Sauce
- Oil Roux
- Scallion Oil
- Simple Caramel Coloring
- Strawberry Jam
- Sucrose Syrup
- Sweet and Sour Sauce
Desserts
- Baked Egg Tarts
- Chiffon Cake
- Coffee Coconut Milk Jelly
- English Scones
- Fried Milk
- Guilinggao
- Konjac Cake
- Margaret Cookies
- No-Mixer Honey Bread
- Oreo Ice Cream
- Oven-Baked Basque Cheesecake
- Pomelo Cake
- Snowflake Crisp
- Strawberry Ice Cream
- Sugar Glazed Taro
- Taro Paste Daifuku
- Tiramisu
- Yogurt Panna Cotta
Advanced Knowledge
If you have mastered many of the dishes above and wish to learn more advanced cooking techniques, please continue reading below:
Derivative Works
- Graphical Recipes: Supports online preview and PDF export
- HowToCook-mcp: Let AI assistants become your private chef, suggesting your daily meals
- HowToCook-py-mcp: Let AI assistants become your private chef (Python)
- whatToEat: A decision-making tool for "What to eat today?", helping you quickly choose the right recipe.