Veggies

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!

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 stir frying meat with pepper! It can make such a delicious entrée, and if you choose to use a spicy pepper (such as jalapeno) it's got a kick to it too! Our Pepper Pork Stir Fry is made by marinating the pork and then stir frying it with pepper on high heat.

Have you ever heard of Celtuce aka Wosun? We love to make this Chinese Celtuce Salad with it - it is incredibly tasty and refreshing! If you've never had this veggie or dish before, you've got to give it a try!

If you're looking for a healthy, easy, and tasty veggie side dish - look no further! This Stir Fry Spinach and Mushrooms is the perfect side - and here's how I cook it.

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 …

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 …

I love stir frying snap peas because they are sweet, juicy, and have this crunch to them! When cooked with shiitake mushrooms, it adds to the delish flavor! Here’s how to make Snap Peas Shiitake Mushrooms Stir Fry!

Looking for an easy beef stir fry for weeknights? This Pepper Steak with Onion Stir Fry is savory, satisfying, and super quick to make! Marinated strips of beef stir-fried with crunchy bell peppers and tender onions—what’s not to love?

This Sautéed Asparagus and Mushrooms is super easy to make and makes a tasty veggie side dish that works with almost any meal! This dish also only takes 10 minutes to make!

Shiitake Mushrooms Napa Cabbage Stir Fry is a tasty veggie side dish! Love the flavor and texture of these two veggies together - and it's enhanced by dried shrimp and smashed garlic.

One thing I love about Chinese food is the variety of Chinese vegetables. It's really one of the reasons I visit the Chinese and Asian super markets - you can't find a lot of the veggies at your average stores. I'm going to introduce to you some of my favorite Chinese vegetables that I cook …

If you're looking for a unique side dish to your entrée - look no further! This easy simple Bok Choy Beech Mushrooms Stir Fry is easy to make and makes a yummy and healthy veggie side dish!

This Chinese Mustard Greens Stir Fry shows you how to make tender gai choy, stir fried with smashed garlic. We also enjoy adding dried red peppers to add an extra flavorful kick to the dish.

Vegetable Tofu Soup is a popular light soup in Chinese home cooking. One of the things I really like about it is that it is super easy to make and also a very healthy soup!

This Chinese Broccoli Recipe with Sesame Soy Sauce is so easy to make and makes a delicious veggie side dish - Chinese Broccoli drizzled with a delicious garlicky sesame soy sauce?

These Air Fryer Green Beans are so easy to make and the perfect yummy and healthy veggie side dish! This recipe only takes 10 minutes too, talk about a simple recipe!

Have you ever had Lettuce Stir Fry? It is a very tasty and crunchy vegetable when stir fried just right, and with the addition of smashed garlic and crunchy onions? What a delicious veggie side dish - easy to make too!

Tomato Tofu Stir Fry - Cubed tofu gently stir fried with tomato, garlic, and green onions. This dish is easy to make, and a very yummy dish that goes well with rice too! Perfect as a side dish to any meat or seafood entrée, or even as a vegetarian or vegan entrée!

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.

Malabar Spinach is a very interesting vegetable - it makes me think of okra, but as a leafy vegetable. If you've ever had it before you know what I mean! If you haven't, you should try it some time - this Malabar Spinach Stir Fry recipe is how I usually prepare it.

Bitter Melon Lamb Stir Fry aka 苦瓜羊肉 - 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. Plus, apparently bitter melon goes very well with slices of lamb!

Chinese Shredded Pork with Peppers - Marinated shredded pork stir fried with peppers is a delicious way to get some protein and veggies for lunch or dinner!

Not everyone's an eggplant fan - but this Fried Eggplants recipe just might change your mind. The eggplant slices turn golden and crispy on the outside while staying soft and tender on the inside. SO delicious.

This Broccoli and Cauliflower Stir Fry is super easy to make, and a tasty way to get some healthy veggie in to your diet! The veggies are also super healthy for you, making this the perfect side dish.

Mushrooms are so controversial. Some people love them, some people can't stand them. Personally, I'm a huge fan! In the states, we can find white button mushrooms and portobello mushrooms pretty much any where, but there are actually many different types of mushrooms outside of those 2 - oyster, enoki, shiitake mushrooms just to name …

Shiitake Mushrooms Stir Fry with Peppers - I absolutely love simple stir fries like this dish. It's easy to make but also incredibly flavorful! I use fresh shiitake mushroom and green peppers, but you can use other types of bell peppers as you prefer also.

This Thai Basil Eggplant Stir Fry is a quick and flavorful veggie dish that’s perfect with rice or noodles! Traditionally, Thai basil eggplant is made with a combination of garlic, chilies, Thai sweet soy sauce (or oyster sauce), and of course, fresh Thai basil.

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!

This quick and easy Chinese Pea Shoots Recipe (炒豆苗 Chao Dou Miao) is a classic Chinese veggie side dish you’ll often see at restaurants—and for good reason! Tender, leafy pea shoots are flash-cooked with garlic for a fragrant and flavorful side that pairs well with almost any Asian entrée.

I love my air fryer because it's so easy to cook anything in it! My latest veggie side dish made in the Air Fryer is Air Fryer Red Potatoes. This method makes is crispy on the outside, tasty and tender on the inside, perfect side dish for any entrée!

It's officially Spring today - which means that carrots are in season! I don't eat carrots very often, but I really should because they're super healthy for you. Carrots are a good source of beta carotene, fiber, vitamin K1, and potassium and promote eye health! This Air Fryer Baby Carrots Recipe is super easy to …

If you've decided to join the Air Fryer club, you might be interested in cooking ALL the things in your air fryer at the moment. I know, because I got mine a while ago, and every so often I think the same thing. One of my favorite things to do with it is cooking Broccoli …

Have you ever had Yu Choy before? This is another one of those veggie side dishes that's often on my rotation growing up in an Asian household. It tastes a little similar to baby spinach with a little peppery note and more crunch! If you would like to try making some, this Yu Choy Stir …

I absolutely love oven roasted asparagus, but I don't always feel like turning on the oven. This is when this Pan Fried Asparagus recipe comes in super handy. It is just as tasty (maybe even more!) and it is insanely easy to make - this is how to pan fry asparagus!

Chinese Tomato Egg Stir Fry (aka 番茄炒蛋 in Chinese), is a popular household dish in China and Taiwan. It's easy to see why - it's not only tasty, it's also easy to make!

This Garlic Parmesan Mashed Potatoes recipe is so incredibly flavorful and easy to make! I'm not going to say I'm never making my mashed potatoes another way, but this is probably my go to recipe for mashed potatoes now.

Looking for a quick, tasty, and healthy side dish? This Chinese Green Beans Stir Fry is a simple, delicious recipe you can whip up in just 10 minutes! Perfect to serve with your favorite Asian dishes, this stir fry packs flavor with minimal ingredients.

This Stir Fry Spinach with Garlic is an easy side dish that I make quite often. The garlic makes the spinach aromatic, and both spinach and garlic is very healthy for you so it's not only a tasty dish, but also a nutritious one.