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Chinese Cooking Recipe Index
This recipe index connects cooking to menu literacy. Recipes are organized by region, restaurant tradition, and practical dish type so that a reader can understand both how to cook a dish and how that dish appears on a Chinese menu.
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Almond Chicken Ding recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Amoy Rice Noodles recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Anhui Ham and Bamboo Shoot Stew
An Anhui-inspired ham and bamboo shoot stew recipe with mushrooms, tofu, greens, and mountain-cuisine menu notes.
A Sichuan ants climbing a tree recipe with glass noodles, minced pork or mushrooms, doubanjiang, and aromatics.
Aromatic Cold Appetizer Plate recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Bang Bang Chicken recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Bean Curd with Chinese Mushrooms
Bean Curd with Chinese Mushrooms recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
A beef chow fun recipe with flat rice noodles, beef, scallions, bean sprouts, and wok hei notes.
Beef Intestine Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Beef Stew Noodle Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Beef Teriyaki Sticks recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Beef Tripe Noodle Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Beef with Bean Curd recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Beef with Chinese Broccoli recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Beef with Oyster Sauce recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Beef with Scallion recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Beef with Tomato recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
A Shaanxi biang biang noodles recipe with wide hand-pulled noodles, hot oil, vinegar, chile, garlic, and menu-literacy notes.
A Xinjiang big plate chicken recipe with chicken, potatoes, peppers, spices, and wide noodles.
Bitter Melon Stir-Fry recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Black Bean Sauce Stir-Fry recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Black Pepper Chicken, Beef, or Seafood
Black Pepper Chicken, Beef, or Seafood recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Boneless Spare Ribs recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Braised Wheat Gluten with Mushrooms
Braised Wheat Gluten with Mushrooms recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Broccoli Stir-Fry with Chicken, Beef, or Shrimp
Broccoli Stir-Fry with Chicken, Beef, or Shrimp recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
A Buddha's delight recipe with tofu, mushrooms, vegetables, glass noodles, vegetarian sauce, and Buddhist vegetarian menu-literacy notes.
A Cantonese congee recipe with rice porridge, ginger, scallion, optional chicken, fish, pork, or century egg.
Cantonese Marinated Duck recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Cantonese Roast Duck recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
A Cantonese steamed fish recipe with ginger, scallion, soy sauce, and hot oil.
A Cantonese turnip cake recipe with daikon, rice flour, Chinese sausage or mushrooms, steaming, pan-frying, and dim sum notes.
Cantonese White Sauce recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Cashew Chicken or Shrimp recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Cha Gio recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Chairman Mao Red-Braised Pork recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
A Malaysian Chinese char kway teow recipe with flat rice noodles, shrimp, egg, bean sprouts, Chinese sausage, and wok technique.
An oven char siu recipe with hoisin, soy sauce, honey, five-spice, and Cantonese roast-meat notes.
Char Siu Bao recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Che Ba Mau recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Chicken Teriyaki Skewers recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Chile Oil for Wontons and Noodles
Chile Oil for Wontons and Noodles recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
An Indo-Chinese chili paneer recipe with paneer, peppers, onions, soy sauce, vinegar, chile sauce, and dry/gravy options.
Chinese BBQ Spare Ribs recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Chinese Cabbage with Dried Shrimp
Chinese Cabbage with Dried Shrimp recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Chinese Chicken Salad recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Chinese Egg Noodle Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Chinese Fried Chicken Wings recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Chinese Hot Mustard recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Chinese New Year Rice Cake Soup
Chinese New Year Rice Cake Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Chinese Restaurant Brown Sauce
Chinese Restaurant Brown Sauce recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Chinese Restaurant Chow Mein recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Chinese Restaurant Duck Sauce recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Chinese Restaurant French Fries
Chinese Restaurant French Fries recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Chinese Restaurant Hamburger recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Chinese Restaurant Meatballs recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Chinese Restaurant Vegetable Soup
Chinese Restaurant Vegetable Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Chop Suey recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Chow Har Kew recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Chow Mei Fun recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Choy Sum with Oyster Sauce recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Clay Pot Noodles recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
A Cantonese clay pot rice recipe with rice, Chinese sausage, chicken or mushrooms, soy sauce, and a crisp bottom.
A Chinese cold cucumber salad recipe with garlic, vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, and chile oil, plus dietary substitutions.
Cold Jellyfish Salad recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Cold Wood Ear Mushroom Salad recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Conch and Scallop Stir-Fry recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Congee with Preserved Egg, Pork, Fish, or Seafood
Congee with Preserved Egg, Pork, Fish, or Seafood recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
A crab rangoon recipe with cream cheese, crab or imitation crab, wonton wrappers, and American Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Crispy Pan-Fried Noodles recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Crispy Roast Pork recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Crispy Shredded Beef recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Crossing-the-Bridge Rice Noodles
A practical home version of Yunnan crossing-the-bridge rice noodles with hot broth, rice noodles, chicken, herbs, mushrooms, and menu-literacy notes.
A cumin lamb recipe with northwestern Chinese menu-literacy notes, chiles, onions, scallions, and cilantro.
Curry Chicken, Beef, or Shrimp
Curry Chicken, Beef, or Shrimp recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
A dan dan noodles recipe with sesame paste, chile oil, Sichuan peppercorn, preserved vegetable, pork, and menu-literacy notes.
A Dezhou-style braised chicken recipe inspired by Shandong braised chicken traditions, with soy, spices, ginger, scallion, and menu-literacy notes.
Di San Xian recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
A Dongpo pork recipe with pork belly, Shaoxing wine, soy sauce, sugar, ginger, scallion, and Zhejiang menu-literacy notes.
Dragon and Phoenix recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Drunken Chicken recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Dry Pot Cauliflower recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
A dry-fried green beans recipe explaining Sichuan-style dry-frying and menu literacy.
Dumpling Dipping Sauce recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Dumpling Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Eel Noodle Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Egg Drop Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
An egg foo young recipe with eggs, vegetables, optional roast meat or shrimp, brown gravy, and American Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Egg Foo Young Gravy recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
An egg fried rice recipe focused on rice texture, egg, scallion, soy sauce, and menu-literacy notes.
Egg Rolls and Spring Rolls recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Egg Tarts recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Eight Treasure Duck recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Fish Ball Noodle Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Fish Maw Soup with Crab or Seafood
Fish Maw Soup with Crab or Seafood recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
A Sichuan fish-fragrant eggplant recipe with garlic, ginger, pickled chile, vinegar, sugar, and soy sauce.
Foo Chow / Fuzhou Wonton Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Foo Chow Meat Ball Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Foo Chow Rice Ball Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Fresh Soy Milk recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Fried Dough / Youtiao recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Fried Oysters recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Fried Shrimp Balls recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Fried Wontons recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Frog with Foo Chow Sauce recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Fujian Lychee Pork recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
A Fujian-style peanut noodles recipe with wheat noodles, peanut sauce, soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, and menu-literacy notes.
A Fujian-inspired red wine chicken recipe using red yeast rice, ginger, rice wine, chicken, and noodles or rice.
A practical Fuzhou fish ball soup recipe using fish balls, broth, greens, rice wine, ginger, and menu-literacy notes.
Gai Lan with Oyster Sauce recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
A simple Chinese garlic greens recipe with bok choy, choy sum, Chinese broccoli, pea shoots, or other greens.
Garlic Sauce Stir-Fry recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
A General Tso's chicken recipe with fried chicken, sweet-spicy sauce, and American Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Ginger Scallion Clams recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Ginger Scallion Crab recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Ginger Scallion Lobster recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Ginger Scallion Sauce recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Ginger Scallion Squid recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
An Indo-Chinese gobi Manchurian recipe with cauliflower, soy-garlic-chile sauce, dry or gravy format, and menu-literacy notes.
Guizhou Siwawa recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
A Guizhou-inspired sour fish soup recipe with tomato, pickled vegetables, ginger, chiles, and rice noodles.
Guizhou Sour-Spicy Rice Noodles
A Guizhou sour-spicy rice noodles recipe with pickled vegetables, vinegar, chile, herbs, and broth.
Guo Bao Rou recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Hainanese Chicken Rice recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
A Hakka lei cha rice recipe with tea-herb broth, rice, greens, tofu, peanuts, and menu-literacy notes.
A home-friendly Hakka salt-baked chicken recipe with ginger, scallion, salt, and menu-literacy notes.
A Hakka stuffed tofu recipe with tofu, pork or fish filling, pan-frying, sauce, and menu-literacy notes.
Happy Family recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Har Gow recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Home Style Tofu recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Home-Style Stir-Fried Rice Noodles
Home-Style Stir-Fried Rice Noodles recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Honey Walnut Shrimp recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Hong Kong Baked Pork Chop Rice
A Hong Kong baked pork chop rice recipe with fried rice, pork chop, tomato sauce, cheese, and cha chaan teng menu-literacy notes.
A Hong Kong macaroni soup recipe with ham, egg, broth, and cha chaan teng breakfast menu-literacy notes.
A Hong Kong milk tea recipe with strong black tea, evaporated milk, sugar, and cha chaan teng menu-literacy notes.
A practical hot and sour soup recipe with vinegar, white pepper, tofu, mushrooms, egg, and menu-literacy notes.
A practical guide to Chinese hot pot dipping sauces with sesame paste, shacha, soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, scallion, chile oil, and dietary notes.
A Hunan chopped chili fish recipe with salted chiles, ginger, garlic, scallions, and steamed fish.
Hunan Pickled Long Beans with Pork
A Hunan pickled long beans with pork recipe using sour beans, minced pork, chiles, garlic, and rice-friendly seasoning.
Hunan Smoked Pork with Peppers
A Hunan smoked pork with peppers recipe using bacon or smoked pork, chiles, garlic, fermented black beans, and menu-literacy notes.
Hunan Steamed Eggplant with Chopped Chili
Hunan Steamed Eggplant with Chopped Chili recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Hunan-Style Chicken, Beef, or Shrimp
Hunan-Style Chicken, Beef, or Shrimp recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
An Indo-Chinese Hakka noodles recipe with stir-fried noodles, vegetables, soy sauce, vinegar, chile, and menu-literacy notes.
Indonesian Chinese Bakmi Goreng
Indonesian Chinese Bakmi Goreng recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Indonesian Chinese Cap Cai recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Ipoh Bean Sprouts recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
A kung pao chicken recipe with chiles, peanuts, Sichuan peppercorn, vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, and menu-literacy notes.
Laghman Noodles recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Lamb Hot Pot recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Lamb Noodle Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
A Sichuan laziji recipe with chicken, dried chiles, Sichuan peppercorn, garlic, ginger, and scallions.
Lemon Chicken recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Lemongrass Pork Chop on Rice recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
A practical liangpi recipe using store-bought wheat starch or rice noodles with chile oil, vinegar, cucumber, and gluten or tofu.
A Jiangsu-style lion's head meatballs recipe with pork, ginger, scallion, napa cabbage, broth, and menu-literacy notes.
Lo Mein with Chicken, Beef, Shrimp, Roast Pork, or Vegetables
Lo Mein with Chicken, Beef, Shrimp, Roast Pork, or Vegetables recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Lobster Cantonese recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
A Zhejiang Longjing shrimp recipe with tea, shrimp, light seasoning, and Hangzhou menu-literacy notes.
Lotus Root Pork Rib Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Malaysian Iced Coffee or Tea recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
A Malaysian laksa recipe with coconut curry broth, rice noodles, shrimp or chicken, herbs, and menu-literacy notes.
Malaysian Wonton Mee recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Mango Salad recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Mango Tofu Dessert recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
A practical mapo tofu recipe with doubanjiang, Sichuan peppercorn, tofu, and menu-literacy notes.
Marinated Cuttlefish on Rice recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Mei Cai Kou Rou recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Mixed Vegetables with Chicken, Beef, Shrimp, or Tofu
Mixed Vegetables with Chicken, Beef, Shrimp, or Tofu recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Mock Duck with Vegetables recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Mongolian Beef, Pork, or Chicken
Mongolian Beef, Pork, or Chicken recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Moo Goo Gai Pan recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Moo Shu Pork recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
A Sichuan mouthwatering chicken recipe with poached chicken, chile oil, black vinegar, soy sauce, sesame, and Sichuan peppercorn.
Orange Chicken or Orange Beef recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Peking Duck Pancakes at Home recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Peking Spare Ribs recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Pepper Steak recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Pineapple Chicken recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Pork and Chive Dumplings recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Pork Bone and Seaweed Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Pork Chop Peking Style recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Pork Stomach with Pepper Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Pork with Bamboo Shoots recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Pu Pu Platter recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Rabbit Noodle Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Red Oil Wontons recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
A red-braised pork recipe with pork belly, soy sauce, sugar, Shaoxing wine, ginger, and menu-literacy notes.
Roast Duck Noodle Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Roast Pork Ends recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
A roujiamo recipe with braised pork or beef stuffed into flatbread, with Shaanxi menu-literacy notes.
A Cantonese-style salt and pepper tofu recipe with crisp tofu, garlic, scallions, chiles, salt, and white pepper.
Salt-and-Pepper Shrimp, Ribs, or Seafood
Salt-and-Pepper Shrimp, Ribs, or Seafood recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Salted Fish and Chicken Fried Rice
Salted Fish and Chicken Fried Rice recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Salted Fish Eggplant Clay Pot recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Satay Chicken recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Sauteed Chinese Vegetables recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Sauteed Spinach with Garlic recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
A scallion oil noodles recipe with fragrant scallion oil, soy sauce, and Jiangnan menu-literacy notes.
A northern Chinese scallion pancake recipe with layered dough, scallions, oil, and menu-literacy notes.
Seafood Bird's Nest recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Seafood Corn Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Seafood Delight recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Seafood with Tofu Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Seaweed Salad recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Sesame Balls recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Sesame Chicken recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Sesame Cold Noodles recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Shandong-Style Sweet-and-Sour Fish
A Shandong-style sweet-and-sour fish recipe with crisp fish, vinegar, sugar, tomato, and northern menu-literacy notes.
Shanghai Stir-Fried Rice Cakes
A Shanghai stir-fried rice cakes recipe with napa cabbage, pork or mushrooms, soy sauce, and chewy niangao.
Shanghai-Style Noodle Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Sheng Jian Bao recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Shredded Pork in Mandarin Sauce
Shredded Pork in Mandarin Sauce recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Shredded Pork with Pickled Cabbage Soup
Shredded Pork with Pickled Cabbage Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
A simplified shrimp cheung fun recipe with rice flour batter, shrimp, soy sauce, and Cantonese dim sum notes.
Shrimp Toast recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Shrimp with Green Peas recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Shrimp with Lobster Sauce recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Shrimp with Soft Egg recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
A Sichuan water-boiled fish recipe with white fish, doubanjiang, dried chiles, Sichuan peppercorn, and vegetables.
Sichuan-Style Beef Stir-Fry recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Singapore Rice Noodles recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Siu Mai recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Sizzling Rice with Seafood recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
A Yunnan small-pot rice noodles recipe with rice noodles, pork, pickled vegetables, broth, herbs, and chiles.
Snow Peas with Chicken, Beef, or Shrimp
Snow Peas with Chicken, Beef, or Shrimp recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Soy Sauce Chicken recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Spare Rib Tips with Black Bean Sauce
Spare Rib Tips with Black Bean Sauce recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
A Chinese steamed egg custard recipe with eggs, water or stock, soy sauce, sesame oil, and menu-literacy notes.
Steamed Pork Patty with Salted Fish
Steamed Pork Patty with Salted Fish recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Steamed Spareribs with Black Bean Sauce
A Cantonese dim sum steamed spareribs recipe with fermented black beans, garlic, ginger, and menu-literacy notes.
Steamed White Rice recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Stew Duck Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Suan Cai Fish recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Suan Cai Pork Stew recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Sweet and Sour Chicken, Pork, or Shrimp
Sweet and Sour Chicken, Pork, or Shrimp recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
A Taiwanese beef noodle soup recipe with beef shank or chuck, soy sauce, aromatics, tomatoes, pickled greens, and wheat noodles.
Taiwanese Dan Bing recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Taiwanese Fan Tuan recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Taiwanese Gua Bao recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
A Taiwanese lu rou fan recipe with braised pork, soy sauce, five-spice, shallots, rice, and menu-literacy notes.
A Taiwanese oyster omelet recipe with eggs, oysters, sweet potato starch, greens, and sweet-savory sauce.
A Taiwanese popcorn chicken recipe with five-spice, white pepper, basil, sweet potato starch, and night-market menu-literacy notes.
A Taiwanese three-cup chicken recipe with sesame oil, soy sauce, rice wine, ginger, garlic, basil, and menu-literacy notes.
Takeout Fried Rice recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Taro Duck Rice Vermicelli Soup
Taro Duck Rice Vermicelli Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
A Teochew-style braised tofu and eggs recipe using soy, aromatics, star anise, cinnamon, and a lo sui-style braising liquid.
A Teochew-style oyster omelet recipe with egg, oysters, starch, scallions, and menu-literacy notes.
A Teochew rice porridge recipe with separate grains, water, and side dishes such as pickles, eggs, tofu, and braised items.
Teochew Steamed Pomfret recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Thai Chinese Rad Na recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Tiger Skin Peppers recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Tomato and Bean Curd Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
A Chinese tomato egg recipe for a simple home-style dish with eggs, tomatoes, scallions, and rice.
A Sichuan twice-cooked pork recipe with pork belly, leeks, doubanjiang, sweet bean sauce, and menu-literacy notes.
A Chinese vegetable dumplings recipe with cabbage, mushrooms, tofu, scallions, wrappers, and dietary adaptation notes.
A vegetarian hot pot broth recipe with mushrooms, kombu optional, ginger, scallion optional, vegetables, tofu, and menu-literacy notes.
Vegetarian Red-Braised Tofu recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Vietnamese Chinese Wonton Egg Noodles
Vietnamese Chinese Wonton Egg Noodles recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
War Su Gai / Almond Boneless Chicken
War Su Gai / Almond Boneless Chicken recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Water Spinach with Garlic or Fermented Bean Curd
Water Spinach with Garlic or Fermented Bean Curd recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Watercress Pork Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
A simplified Wensi tofu soup recipe with tofu threads, mushrooms, ham or mushroom, greens, and Jiangsu menu-literacy notes.
A West Lake beef soup recipe with minced beef, egg white, tofu, cilantro, and Zhejiang menu-literacy notes.
West Lake Vinegar Fish recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Wet Chow Fun with Gravy recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
A Cantonese white-cut chicken recipe with ginger-scallion sauce and menu-literacy notes.
A Cantonese wonton noodle soup recipe with shrimp-pork wontons, egg noodles, broth, and menu-literacy notes.
Wonton Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
A practical xiao long bao soup dumpling recipe with pork filling, gelatinized broth, wrappers, and Jiangnan menu-literacy notes.
A Xinjiang lamb skewers recipe with cumin, chile, salt, and northwestern Chinese menu-literacy notes.
Xinjiang Nang Bread recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
A Xinjiang polo rice recipe with lamb, carrots, onion, cumin, rice, and menu-literacy notes.
A Yangzhou fried rice recipe with shrimp, egg, peas, ham or char siu, scallions, and Jiangsu menu-literacy notes.
Yong Tau Foo recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
A Yunnan mushroom stir-fry recipe with mixed mushrooms, garlic, herbs, chiles, and menu-literacy notes.
Yunnan Steam Pot Chicken recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.
A northern Chinese zhajiangmian recipe with wheat noodles, fermented bean sauce, pork or mushrooms, cucumber, and menu-literacy notes.