This episode brings us to CHINA!  We're trying our hand at two delicious recipes from two different provinces:  Soup Dumplings ( Jiangsu Province)  & Hunan Beef ( Hunan Province )

We labored for hours prepping the dough, folding the pleats on the dumplings, reducing a soup into delicious gelatin, frying up marinaded flank steak -- suffice it to say, this was a lot of work, but a lot of reward too!  A most enjoyable meal.  

Nothing like some hot dumps on a wintry evening to warm your soul.