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Image shows stir fried napa cabbage with chicken breasts and shiitake served on a white plate

Chicken Cabbage Stir Fry
Frozen salmon.air fryer with bacon aioli and salad greens served on a creamed color plate

Frozen Salmon In Air Fryer
Photo shows baby bok choy cooked in a big white clay pot soup.

Easy Bok Choy Soup Recipe (Vegetarian, Vegan)
A close shot shows the chicken noodle soup dish

Asian Chicken Noodle Soup
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Dumplings and Noodles

Photo shows pan fried rice wrapper made dumplings with dipping sauce on the side in a light purple plate

Rice Paper Dumplings Recipe (pan sear or air fry)
rice noodles tossed with garlic chili sauce oil in a saute pan with chopsticks on the side.

Garlic Chili Noodles
Feature image shows silky soft wontons boiled and served in a bowl of egg drop soup with spinach and seaweed in the bowl.

Wonton egg drop soup
Rice paper egg rolls with vegetables inside and fried to crispy.

Rice paper egg rolls
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Quick and Easy

cubed chicken breasts with black pepper sauce served in a plate

Chinese Black Pepper Chicken (黑椒鸡丁)
Feature image shows ground chicken and green beans stir fried and served in a blue color bowl with steamed rice.

Ground chicken stir fry with green beans
Chinese Steamed Fish Cod Recipe with Ginger Scallion Sauce I Heart Umami.

Chinese Steamed Cod Fish with Ginger Scallion Sauce
Feature image shows tender steak marinated and stir fried with rice served on a light gray color plate.

Steak fried rice
A plate of ramen noodles tossed with chili garlic oil sauce with a crispy fried egg on top.

Chili oil ramen
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Homemade chili garlic sauce served in a light colored bowl with a spoon in the bowl

Garlic Chili Sauce
A close shot shows air fried zucchini and squash served on a white plate

Air fryer zucchini and squash
Salmon chunks sliced and seasoned then either air fried or oven baked and coated with bang bang sauce on a plate.

Bang bang salmon bites
Diced cucumbers tossed in chili honey sauce in a white bowl

Asian Cucumber Salad Recipe (Din Tai Fung-Inspired)
A close overhead shot shows the gochujang pasta noodles covered in sauce and served in a light gray color plate.

Gochujang Pasta
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Air Fryer Recipes

A keto air fryer teriyaki salmon feature photo

Air Fryer Teriyaki Salmon
Air Fryer Whole Chicken recipe with garlic-herb dry spice rub from I Heart Umami.

Air Fryer Whole Chicken
Image shows Din tai fung copycat green beans with crisp exterior and topped with loads of minced garlic served in a white plate.

Din Tai Fung Green Beans Air Fryer
Photo shows air fryer salt and pepper tofu served on a white plate with salt pepper seasoning on the side.

Salt and pepper tofu air fryer (椒鹽豆腐)
Photo shows an crispy fried egg made in air fryer served on a black plate with rice and garnishes

Fried Egg in Air Fryer
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Chinese Dinner Recipes

Winter melon and meatballs simmered in a big white clay soup pot with a ladle and extra sauce on the side

Winter melon soup with meatballs
Easy Chinese Broccoli stir fry (kai lan) with garlicky sauce is a Vegan, Paleo, Whole30, Keto, and low carb recipe.

Chinese Broccoli Stir Fry with Garlic Sauce (炒芥籣)
Image shows Din Tai Fung fried rice recipe with shrimp and eggs plated and served just like the restaurant's in a plate.

Din Tai Fung fried rice recipe with shrimp
A close shot shows blanched yu choy stacked onto a serving plate and covered with minced garlic with garlic sauce.

Yu choy with garlic sauce
An overhead image shows Chinese beef with garlic sauce with tender beef stir fried in rich garlic sauce, served over a bowl of white rice.

Beef with garlic sauce
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Homemade Takeout Recipes

A plate with chicken breast stir-fry with mushrooms and vegetables

Moo Goo Gai Pan Recipe (蘑菇雞片)
Photo shows homemade Panda express orange chicken served in a white plate with fresh slices of oranges.

Panda Express Orange Chicken
A close shot shows sauteed kale, broccoli, and cabbage served in a neutral color plate with blue napkins on the side.

Panda Express Super Greens
An overhead shot shows crispy chicken chunks with zucchini and mushrooms stir fry served in a white color plate with a wooden spoon.

Panda Express Mushroom Chicken
A side shot shows Panda Express black pepper angus steak dish with tender beef cubes and crispy veggies made gluten-free in a white serving plate.

Black pepper Angus steak Panda Express
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Chinese Pantry Ingredients on a marble background

Gluten-free Asian pantry Quick starter guide

Learn how to start healthy Asian cooking with my top 12 essential ingredients.

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Shirataki fried rice shaped to round shape on a white plate

How to cook shirataki rice
A side close shot shows glass noodles made with kelp that's softened and picking them up with chopsticks

What are kelp noodles
Chinese broccoli with oyster sauce recipe is gluten-free and soy-free from I Heart Umami.

Chinese vegetables guide
A recipe image shows velvetized chicken with Chinese chicken stir fry marinade in a bowl

How to velvet chicken
An cover image shows cutting the bok choy on a red color cutting board with a knife

How to cut bok choy
A close shot shows thinly sliced beef marinated with tenderize seasoning in a white bowl

How to velvet beef
Paleo Thai Basil Beef Stir-Fry recipe Whole30 and Keto friendly.

How to stir fry beef

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