Hi, Martin
Guajillo or dried cayenne peppers can be suitable substitutes for the mentioned pepper. They can provide a similar level of heat and flavor to the dish. Just be mindful of the heat level of the substitute and adjust the quantity to suit your preference.

Do you have a recommended substitute for the pepper? Would Guajillo or dried cayenne work? Unfortunately the mentioned pepper is not available here.

The celery is placed at the bottom of serving bowl 😄

I’m a bit confused about steps 3 and 4, the celery is blanched Ina separate pot then placed in the serving dish, meanwhile the wok is started up to cook the peppers and such, then water is added then pork- where does the celery go in? Are the things mixed in the wok added to the serving container, and then everything is cooked in that?

Following the instructions as written would leave a wok of boiling soup plus a second serving container of blanched vegetables 🙁

celery 100g and 6-8 mushrooms are ok.

I use erjingtiao from China.

Hi，
Michael, chicken is much tender meat compared with beef. So you need to cook chicken in a shorter time, similar to fish slices. You can go to this Shui Zhu fish and simply replace fish with chicken .