Chicken congee is a savory rice porridge that I grew up eating as a comfort food. It's made by simmering rice in chicken broth with chicken and veggies - the ultimate comforting dish for when I wasn't feeling well or just wanted something to warm me up!
Broccoli Pork Stir Fry - marinated pork stir fried with crunchy broccoli! This recipe is easy to make and tasty - here's how to make it!
Air Fried Chinese Eggplant is an easy and tasty veggie side dish. We marinate the eggplants with a soy sauce mix, and then pop it in the air fryer, sprinkle with green onions and serve!
Beef with Bitter Melon Stir Fry aka 苦瓜牛肉 – who would’ve thought something bitter could be yummy? Not me when I was a child, but now as an adult, I appreciate the unique flavors of this dish. This is a go to when we want bitter melon!
Taiwanese Three Cup Chicken Wings (aka 三杯雞翅) – chicken wings simmered in a delicious sauce made with soy sauce, rice wine, and sesame oil, along with ginger and basil.
This Pepper Lamb Stir Fry is a quick and flavorful dish that combines tender marinated lamb with crisp green peppers, fragrant ginger, and scallions. Whether you like it mild with bell peppers or crave a little heat with jalapeños or chili peppers, this versatile recipe has you covered!
Seafood Fried Rice - if you love seafood and love fried rice, this is the dish for you! Mix of fish and seafood stir fried with rice and veggies - perfect meal for any time of the week!
Bitter melon is not for everyone - but if you've acquired the taste and are looking for an easy tasty bitter melon recipe, check out this Stir Fry Bitter Melon with Dried Fish and Douchi recipe!
Run Bing (Taiwanese Spring Roll) is like the Taiwanese version of a burrito! It's got many delicious tasty ingredients such as meat and veggies and usually also grounded peanuts wrapped in a thin soft crepe.
We love homemade dumplings! You can make these with store bought dumpling wrappers, or you can also make your own! I'll tell you homemade dumpling wrappers are SO delicious. Here's how to make it!
Chinese Steamed Eggplant with Garlic Soy Sauce is a tasty veggie side dish that we like to make at home! It is made by steaming Chinese eggplants until it is soft and tender, then drizzling it with a flavorful sauce.
Stir Fry Lamb with Asparagus is an easy and delicious dish you can make it any night! Marinated sliced lamb stir fried with asparagus, ginger, garlic and green onions!
This Asian Pan Fried Pork Belly is so easy to make and so delicious! You can dress it up with your favorite sauce too! Here's how to make it.
If you’re looking for a unique side dish to your entrée – look no further! This easy simple Bok Choy Mushrooms Stir Fry is easy to make and makes a yummy and nutritious veggie side dish!
Chinese Chicken with Pickled Mustard Greens (aka Suan Cai) 酸菜雞丁 is often cooked at my house - it is one of my mom's favorites to cook, which is great, because it is one of my favorites to eat!
Red braised whole fish aka Hong Shao Yu, is a very common dish in Chinese and Taiwanese cuisine. It is traditionally made by cooking a whole fish with rice wine, ginger, scallions, soy sauce, and the star ingredient of chili bean paste.
This is a simple stir fry vegetable we make very often at my house - A Choy Stir Fry with Garlic. If you've never had this veggie - I recommend it!
Daikon Radish Pork Soup is a classic Chinese soup made with cubed daikon radish, pork bone broth, ginger, and garlic. It's soothing, warming, and healthy too which explains why we make it so often.
Chinese Garlic Chives Pancakes or Jiu Cai Bing (韭菜餅) is a traditional Chinese dish that can be served as a snack, appetizer, or light meal. It's actually not super hard to make either! I'll show you step by step in this post.
We almost always have a soup to go with our dinner - and this Seaweed Egg Drop Soup is an easy one that is on the rotation!
Napa Cabbage Glass Noodles is a Chinese dish with napa cabbage cooked with glass noodles, shiitake mushrooms, dried shrimp, garlic in a shiitake mushroom soy sauce!
Taiwanese Ginger Fish Soup is a light healthy and tasty soup that's also easy to make! Chunks of white fish simmered with julienned ginger and chopped green onions - so warming to the tummy!
Red Braised Chicken (or aka Red Cooked Chicken) is such a delicious chicken dish - it's made by browning chicken and then simmering with soy sauce, ginger, green onions, and more!
Chinese Celery and Dried Tofu Stir Fry with Pork or Beef is a classic Chinese home-style dish that’s simple, satisfying, and full of texture. It features thinly sliced marinated pork or beef stir-fried with savory dougan (seasoned dried tofu) and crisp julienned celery. The ingredients may be humble, but the result is packed with umami …
Stir fry winter melon (炒冬瓜) is a an easy veggie side dish - we like to cook this veggie with dried shrimp and soy sauce. This is how we make it at home.
This Garlic Soy Sauce Chicken is so delicious - what is it? It's garlic soy sauce marinated chicken pan fried, and the drizzled with the garlic soy glaze!
This dish is one of my mom's favorites - Stir Fry Bean Sprouts and Garlic Chives. I do see why, it's tasty and I love the crunchiness of the bean sprouts and how it pairs well with the Chinese garlic chives!
Okra is such an interesting vegetable - some love it and some hate it. We are a fan! We usually cook this veggie with this recipe - by a simple Chinese Stir Fry Okra with garlic and dried chili peppers.
If you love bold, savory flavors in Chinese cooking, you’ve got to try 紅燒魚片, or red-braised fish fillet! Traditionally, 紅燒魚 (red-braised fish) is made with a whole fish and often served during special occasions or family dinners. But let’s be honest—sometimes it’s just easier (and less messy) to use fish fillets. This version is quick, …
Have you ever had Luffa before? It's a gourd, also known as silk melon or si gua in Mandarin. Delicious and nutritious - we love to stir fry this veggie with dried shrimp!
Tender water spinach stir fried with smashed garlic and fermented tofu - I have many favorite veggies, but this is my favorite veggie dish of all times! In this post, I'm going to show you how we usually cook it - easy and delicious, and nutritious too!
There's a reason why chicken is so popular - you can make it so many ways. There are lots of delicious Chinese chicken recipes for example! Here's 20+ delicious Chinese chicken recipes to try!
Sesame Oil Kidney Noodle Soup is a traditional Taiwanese dish known for its warming, nourishing properties—especially popular for postpartum recovery or when people are trying to “补身體” (restore health). While pork kidney might be unfamiliar or intimidating for some, those who grew up eating it know just how comforting and flavorful this dish can be!
This Bok Choy Shiitake Mushrooms Stir Fry is an easy veggie side dish that is also delicious! The flavor the shiitake mushrooms add to the bok choy is perfect!
We love making red braised pork belly - and sometimes we like to make modifications to it! For example, we have a family friend that has fresh bamboos in their yard, and so every year when it's bamboo shoots season - we make red braised pork belly with bamboo shoots 竹筍紅燒肉!
The amazing thing about this dish is it is insanely easy and it's also super delicious! Salmon With Green Onions, Garlic, and Soy Sauce is a great way to get some seafood in your diet, and it's a healthy meal too!
If you love seafood, this stir fry clams recipe is a must-try! It’s one of my favorite ways to enjoy clams—quick, light, and super flavorful. We keep the sauce minimal so the natural taste of the clams shines through, and enhance everything with Thai basil, fresh ginger, and scallions. Perfect with a bowl of hot …
One of the reasons I love Chinese food so much is the variety of ingredients! Just think about the veggies - bok choy, Chinese mustard, yu choy, to name a few, and now one of my favorite veggies ever (It's #2), Sweet Potato Leaves! This Stir Fry Sweet Potato Leaves Recipe will show you how …
Taiwanese beef noodle soup is made with Red Braised Beef! You make the beef and you can eat it with rice and veggies. Then for the second meal, cook some noodles and add veggies in the soup which makes Taiwanese Style Beef Noodle Soup 台式紅燒牛肉麵!
Chinese Broccoli is a popular type of vegetable that can found in Asian cuisine. It's not hard to see why! It's a delicious veggie, and it's very easy to just stir fry with some garlic and serve as a delicious side! This recipe will show you the simplest way we like to make Chinese Broccoli …