A delicious recipe for jiaozi—Chinese pork and cabbage dumplings A staple of Chinese cuisine, jiaozi are stuffed dumplings loved across Asia. Sweet or savory, these little parcels are incredibly versatile—that’s part of their appeal! What are jiaozi? Simply put, jiaozi are the Chinese counterpart to Western ravioli: minced meat and […]
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Pineapple Chicken
Craving something tropical for dinner? Try pineapple chicken with tender sautéed chicken thighs, juicy chunks of fresh pineapple and crisp red bell peppers. You can have this delicious dish on the table in under 30 minutes. I’m always on the lookout for easy chicken dinners that everyone will enjoy, and […]
Beef Chop Suey
This beef chop suey recipe is an easy one-pot meal. It’s packed with delicious Asian flavors like garlic, ginger, and soy sauce. The best part? It takes 30 minutes max to make. What Is Chop Suey? Chop suey is a slightly Westernized take on a classic, simple Chinese stir-fry. There […]
Chow Mein – Chinese Stir-Fried Noodles
Chow mein is a step up from the classic stir-fried vegetable noodles: more veggies, a little more sugar, and a lot more flavor. It is also the perfect catch-all recipe – use it to empty your fridge of leftover vegetables. But what is chow mein? Chow mein is a traditional […]
Chinese chicken stir-fry takeout style
Chicken stir-fry is THE DISH that can be found in almost every restaurant I’ve been to. It’s not something I order often because not only is it very simple to make, but generally, restaurants skimp on the quality of ingredients used. So, paying a lot for something like that, no […]
Takeout-Style Vegetable Noodles
I don’t know a single Chinese restaurant that doesn’t serve vegetable noodles, and for good reason – they’re delicious. What bothers me is that restaurants still manage to oversimplify a dish that is already very simple. The result is bland, low-quality noodles where all you taste is soy sauce. Chinese […]
Honey Garlic Popcorn Chicken
Honey garlic chicken speaks to our most primal instincts. Even if you’ve never tasted this kind of dish before, there’s just something magical that this combination of words evokes in us. In fact, it’s my most popular crispy Chinese chicken recipe, even above my famous crispy Chinese sweet and sour […]
Sweet and sour popcorn chicken
Sweet and sour chicken is a classic of Chinese cuisine. It suits all palates… my recipe is specially concocted for all of you who don’t necessarily have the chance to live near an Asian store. You can choose to buy your sweet and sour sauce ready-made or make it with […]
Chinese Beef and Broccoli
Beef and broccoli is a delicious combination… I want to say brown and green but that doesn’t sound very poetic. Anyway, despite broccoli not being the most popular vegetable, prepared this way it can be given even to the fussiest infants! Trust me! The origins of beef a,d broccoli So […]
Chinese Beef Onion Stir Fry
Chinese beef with onions or stir-fried beef with onions is one of those dishes that is just as popular in Asia as it is in Europe. In fact, the base of the dish (beef and onions) is found in many traditional dishes almost everywhere. In Mandarin, the dish is called […]