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Home › Recipe Index › Cuisines › Chinese

Chinese

Chinese cuisine is as vast and diverse as the country itself, and it holds a deep connection to my roots. Growing up in Taiwan, with grandparents and parents hailing from both North and South China, I was fortunate to experience a rich variety of authentic Chinese dishes from a young age.

Here, you’ll find my interpretation of Chinese cuisine, blending traditional flavors with an approachable style. These recipes are made with easy-to-find ingredients and simplified cooking techniques, so whether you’re just starting out or already a seasoned cook, you can recreate the bold and comforting flavors of Chinese cooking right in your kitchen.

Main Course

Image shows a bowl of Chinese braised beef stew with daikon and carrots.

Chinese beef stew

Soup

Feature image shows a bowl of lotus root soup with baby pork ribs and broth served in a soup bowl.

Lotus root soup with pork ribs

Soup

Image shows a bowl of Chinese winter melon soup with chicken and shiitake in a soup bowl.

Winter melon chicken soup

Main Course

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

Main Course

Feature image shows Asian cold noodles with salad greens and cooked proteins tossed in a big salad plate.

Cold noodle salad

Side Dishes

A side shot image shows buttery soft eggplants stir fried with tofu puffs with basil, chili, and garlic sauce.

Eggplant tofu with garlic basil sauce

Main Course

An overhead image shows a plate of sweet corn kernels sauteed with chicken and served with rice on a plate.

Stir fry corn with chicken (玉米雞丁)

Cuisines

Image shows a bowl of thinly sliced pork velveted with pork stir fry marinade, covered in a red bowl.

How to velvet pork

Course

Feature image shows Persian cucumbers sliced to spears and marinated with Asian pickling juice and served in a white oval plate.

Asian pickled cucumbers

Appetizers

Feature image shows tofu puffs with golden brown color outside and fluffy inside, served in a bamboo basket with dipping sauce and lettuce greens on the side.

Tofu puffs

Side Dishes

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

Side Dishes

Feature image shows sticky rice made in a microwave.

Microwave sticky rice

Side Dishes

Feature image shows sticky rice made in a rice cooker.

How to make sticky rice in rice cooker

Side Dishes

Image shows sauteed napa cabbage with garlic ginger and shiitake mushrooms Asian style served in a light gray color plate.

Sauteed Napa cabbage with shiitake

Side Dishes

Feature image shows crispy Cantonese chow mein noodles with bean sprouts, onion, and garlic give served in a big white plate.

Cantonese chow mein

Main Course

Image shows crispy chow mein noodles house special with chicken and shrimp served in a light blue color plate.

House special chow mein

Main Course

Image shows chicken breast stir fried with oyster sauce with shiitake and snow pea leaves in a red color plate.

Oyster sauce chicken stir fry with snow pea leaves

Main Course

Image shows stir fried Shanghai rice cake with napa cabbage and bok choy in Asian brown sauce on a purple color plate.

Shanghai rice cake with napa cabbage and bok choy

Appetizers

Feature image shows beef wonton pan seared then steamed to juicy tender and served on a big round plate.

Beef wonton

Soup

Feature image shows tender pork ribs soup simmered with daikon radish, carrots, and corn and served in a white soup bowl.

Pork rib soup with daikon

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