Taiwanese Recipes for Home Cooking

Bamboo Pork Stir Fry ( Sǔn jiān ròu sī 筍尖肉絲 ) is a yummy dish I love ordering at Chinese restaurants! As it turns out, it’s also not difficult to make at home either – Here’s how to make it step by step!

King Oyster Mushrooms Stir Fry with Basil is an easy way to make king oyster mushrooms that’s also delicious! I love using fresh Thai Basil from my garden to make this dish extra fresh.

Luo Song Tang aka Chinese Borscht Soup is my favorite soup in the world! This soup is so rich and tasty – Beef broth based soup with chunks of beef cooked with garlic, onions, potatoes and tomatoes. The flavor is so delicious and it’s also a very nutritious soup!

This Chinese Chicken Mushroom Soup (香菇雞湯) is on my rotation week after week. It’s not hard to see why, the broth is insanely tasty, as the soup is made with one whole chicken, shiitake mushrooms, red dates and more!

This is the way my mom makes Chinese Sweet and Sour Spare Ribs (aka “Tang Cu Pai Gu” 糖醋排骨) ! It’s a very tasty dish that goes very well with white rice. If you’re looking for the American sweet and sour pork version, this is not yet, but this is just as tasty, if not …

I absolutely love adding chili oil to most things I’m cooking or eating. Sometimes it’s because I love the spicy kick of it and other times it’s just because it adds an additional flavor profile to the dish! Turns out it’s not super hard to make chili oil at home if you prefer some homemade …

This Chinese Cucumber Salad is super refreshing and perfect when it’s warm out! We make this as a side dish often, and the garlicky goodness and spicy kick to it is so delicious!

Mongolian Beef is a delicious beef stir fry recipe served with lots of onions and a tasty sauce. This flavorful dish is popular in Chinese restaurants, and also actually very easy to make at home – here’s my Mongolian Beef Stir Fry recipe!

Chinese New Year is on Friday, February 12 this year, and one of things we do for the New Year… is celebrate it by eating! And one of the things eat for the New Year is – you guessed it – dumplings! In honor of Chinese New Year I’m sharing my family’s Chinese Pork Dumplings …

Sesame Oil Chicken is a super flavorful traditional Taiwanese dish made by cooking chicken with sesame oil, sliced ginger and rice wine. Not to be confused with the popular Sesame Chicken dish served in Chinese Restaurants in America, this dish is savory and not sweet. This recipe is easy and delicious!