Chinese recipes
150 Chinese recipes for a home kitchen, from 15 minutes. Have some of the ingredients already? Match them to what you have.
Dinner
15 min
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Leftover-rice fried rice
Yesterday's rice is the point. Use whatever vegetables are going soft.
15 min
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Tomato and egg stir-fry
Soft curds of egg folded into juicy, lightly sweet tomatoes and finished with scallion. It is on the table in 15 minutes.
15 min
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Garlic bok choy
Bok choy seared until browned, then steamed briefly in a garlicky soy sauce so the stems stay crisp-tender.
15 min
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Egg drop soup
Silky ribbons of egg in a lightly thickened, gingery chicken broth, ready in 10 minutes.
15 min
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Gai lan with oyster sauce
Cantonese greens: blanched Chinese broccoli with a glossy garlic oyster sauce.
20 min
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Ginger and spring onion prawns
A five-minute stir-fry once everything's chopped. Have the rice ready first.
20 min
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Charred king oyster mushrooms and green pepper
Thick mushroom slices browned hard in a hot pan next to blistered green pepper, tossed with a dash of black vinegar. Fast, smoky and meaty.
20 min
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Scallop and egg white fried rice
Fried rice made with chilled leftover rice, seared sea scallops and softly scrambled egg whites, finished with scallions and soy sauce. It all comes together in one skillet.
20 min
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Scallop, shrimp and cucumber stir-fry
Scallops and shrimp seared fast with ginger, then tossed with cucumber, soy sauce and rice wine so the cucumber keeps its crunch.
20 min
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Hot and sour shredded potatoes
Crunchy julienned potatoes stir-fried fast with vinegar, dried chilies and Sichuan pepper.
25 min
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Spicy garlic tofu with snap peas
Browned tofu and crisp snap peas in a garlicky chile sauce. Rice is the only side it needs.
25 min
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Mapo-style shrimp and silken tofu
Soft tofu and shrimp in a fiery chilli-bean sauce. Spoon over plenty of rice.
25 min
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Spinach and garlic wheat noodles
Noodles and spinach go in the same pot, then get tossed in garlicky sesame oil and soy. A fast weeknight bowl.
25 min
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Crispy ginger tofu
Cornstarch-dusted tofu cubes pan-fried until crisp, then tossed in a sharp ginger, soy and vinegar sauce at the last second.
25 min
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Shiitake and ginger fried rice
Chilled rice stir-fried with browned shiitake and fresh ginger, finished with sesame oil.
25 min
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Cabbage and carrot fried rice
A budget-friendly fried rice that uses up half a cabbage, with rice vinegar to brighten it.
25 min
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Edamame and sweet corn fried rice
Protein-rich edamame and sweet corn from the freezer make this an almost zero-prep fried rice.
25 min
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Tofu and green bean fried rice
Chilled rice fries up fluffy and separate, with crisp-edged tofu and snappy green beans. Dinner on one pan.
25 min
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Broccoli and red pepper fried rice
Fresh ginger and a hot pan turn leftover rice into a colourful, quick vegetable dinner.
25 min
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Oyster mushroom and kale fried rice
Browned oyster mushrooms and wilted kale give this fried rice a savoury, almost meaty bite.
25 min
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Curried cauliflower and pea fried rice
Small cauliflower florets pick up a warm curry-powder note, and frozen peas add sweetness.
25 min
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Corn and jalapeño fried rice
Sweet corn and a sliced jalapeño, brightened at the end with lime juice.
25 min
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Toasted sesame and pea fried rice
Sesame seeds toast in the pan and a drop of sesame oil at the end gives sweet green peas a nutty edge.
25 min
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Crisp corn and scallion pancakes
Thin, lacy pancakes studded with corn and scallion, served in wedges with a soy, vinegar and gochujang dip.
25 min
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Chicken and vegetable stir-fry
Velveted chicken stir-fried with crisp vegetables in a glossy garlic-ginger sauce. Faster than takeout.
25 min
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Steamed fish with fermented black beans
Mild white fish steamed over simmering water with ginger, scallion and salty fermented black beans. A light, fragrant Chinese-style dish where the pan juices become the sauce.
25 min
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Wine-steamed crab with ginger noodles
Fresh blue crab steamed with ginger and Shaoxing wine, with the cooking juices spooned over soft rice noodles and sliced scallions.
25 min
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Soy-braised abalone with bok choy
Sliced canned abalone warmed in a glossy ginger-soy sauce and spooned over tender sautéed bok choy.
25 min
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Steamed grouper with ginger and hot scallion oil
Delicate grouper fillets steamed under ginger, then finished with soy sauce and a pour of sizzling scallion oil.
25 min
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Sichuan dry-fried green beans
Green beans blistered until wrinkled, then tossed with savory pork, preserved vegetable, chilies and Sichuan pepper.
25 min
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Shrimp with lobster sauce
Cantonese-American classic: shrimp in a silky garlic and fermented black bean sauce with egg ribbons (no lobster).
25 min
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Chicken lettuce wraps
Stir-fried chicken with water chestnuts and shiitakes in a hoisin glaze, spooned into lettuce cups.
25 min
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Jing jiang rou si (Peking sauce pork)
Shredded pork in sweet bean sauce, wrapped in tofu skin or pancakes with raw scallion.
25 min
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Shanghai fried noodles (cu chao mian)
Thick Shanghai noodles stir-fried with pork, bok choy and a dark, glossy soy sauce.
25 min
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Hunan farmer's pork (nong jia xiao chao rou)
Smoky wok-fried pork belly with blistered green chilies, garlic and fermented black beans.
30 min
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Shrimp and chive dumplings
Chopped shrimp with chives and ginger, steamed until just opaque. Light, quick, and sweet.
30 min
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Skillet orange chicken
Crisp cornstarch-coated chicken tossed in a quick orange, soy and rice vinegar glaze. Done in one pan.
30 min
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Steamed egg custard with shiitake
A silky, savory egg custard steamed gently in cups, with browned shiitake slices tucked in. It takes about 15 minutes of steaming and almost no effort.
30 min
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Kung pao chicken
Velveted chicken stir-fried with dried chilies, Sichuan peppercorns, scallions and peanuts in a glossy sweet-sour-savory sauce.
30 min
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Silken tofu mapo with beef
Gently steamed silken tofu draped in a numbing, spicy sauce of caramelized beef, doubanjiang, fermented black beans and Sichuan pepper.
30 min
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Chinese-American chow mein
Pan-fried egg noodles with a crisp-chewy texture, tossed with chicken, cabbage, bean sprouts, carrot and scallions in a savory soy-oyster sauce.
30 min
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Sichuan-style pork with wood ear mushrooms
A stir-fry of shredded pork, carrot and chewy wood ear mushrooms in a glossy sauce that is sweet, sour and mildly spicy.
30 min
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Pork belly fried rice with ginger
Fried rice with crisped pork belly, ginger, peas and scrambled egg. Cold rice is what keeps the grains separate.
30 min
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Mapo tofu with ground pork
Soft tofu simmered in a spicy doubanjiang sauce with ground pork, thickened with cornstarch and finished with scallions and numbing Sichuan pepper.
30 min
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Oyster sauce beef
Cantonese velveted beef stir-fried with ginger and scallion in a glossy oyster sauce.
30 min
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Dan dan noodles
Sichuan noodles with crispy pork, chili oil, sesame paste and numbing peppercorns.
30 min
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Beef and broccoli
Velveted flank steak and crisp broccoli in a glossy oyster-garlic sauce.
30 min
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Mongolian beef
Crispy cornstarch-coated beef tossed in a sweet soy-garlic sauce with scallions.
30 min
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Chinese pepper steak
Stir-fried beef with crisp bell peppers and onion in a black-pepper soy sauce.
30 min
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Fish-fragrant eggplant (yu xiang qiezi)
Silky Chinese eggplant in a sweet, sour and spicy garlic-ginger sauce with pickled chili—no fish involved.
30 min
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Scallion oil noodles (cong you ban mian)
Shanghai classic: noodles tossed in deeply fried scallion oil with soy and sugar.
30 min
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Sesame chicken
Crispy chicken tossed in a sweet, sticky soy-honey glaze with toasted sesame seeds.
30 min
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Beef lo mein
Saucy egg noodles stir-fried with tender beef, cabbage, carrots and mushrooms.
30 min
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Stir-fried Shanghai rice cakes (chao nian gao)
Chewy sliced rice cakes stir-fried with pork, napa cabbage and mushrooms—'nian gao' means a higher year, eaten at New Year.
30 min
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Yu xiang rou si (fish-fragrant pork)
Shredded pork with wood ears and bamboo in Sichuan's sweet-sour-spicy pickled-chili sauce.
30 min
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Duo jiao yu (steamed fish with chopped chili)
Hunan classic of fish steamed under salty, tangy fermented chopped red chilies, finished with hot oil.
35 min
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Pork wonton soup with chili oil
Sixteen homemade wontons in hot stock with bok choy. Easier to fold than you'd think.
35 min
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Sweet and sour pork with pineapple
Crisp pork pieces, pepper and pineapple in a glossy ketchup-and-vinegar sauce. Better than the takeaway.
35 min
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Wine and ginger poached chicken
Gently poached chicken thighs that stay juicy, with a light ginger broth spooned over.
35 min
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Crisp chicken strips with quick-pickled mustard greens
Cornstarch-coated chicken is shallow-fried until crunchy, with sharp pickled mustard greens on the side to cut the richness. The pickle needs only 20 minutes.
35 min
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Ginger pork potstickers
Juicy pork and spring onion filling in store-bought wrappers, browned on the bottom and steamed through. The crisp underside is the best part.
35 min
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Ginger pork wontons with black vinegar broth
Plump ginger pork wontons simmered in a savory chicken broth and finished with a splash of tangy black vinegar.
35 min
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Braised winter melon with ginger and toasted sesame
Thick wedges of winter melon braised in a ginger and soy broth until translucent, topped with toasted sesame seeds.
35 min
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Cola chicken wings (kele jichi)
Beloved Chinese home dish: wings braised in cola and soy until sticky, sweet and savory.
35 min
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Hot and sour soup
Soup with pork, tofu, mushrooms and bamboo, spiked with white pepper and black vinegar.
35 min
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Di san xian (potato, eggplant and pepper)
Northeastern 'three treasures of the earth': fried potato, eggplant and green pepper in a savory garlic sauce.
40 min
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Steamed pork and ginger dumplings
Sixteen pleated dumplings, steamed, with black vinegar and ginger for dipping.
40 min
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Steamed mushroom and cabbage dumplings
A savoury shiitake and napa cabbage filling in tender steamed parcels. Cooking the filling dry first keeps the wrappers from going soggy.
40 min
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Ginger soy chicken wings
Wings roasted on a rack until crisp, then tossed in a glossy ginger, soy and brown sugar glaze.
40 min
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Chongqing chili chicken (la zi ji)
Crispy fried chicken bites tossed with a mountain of dried chilies, garlic and Sichuan pepper.
40 min
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Moo shu pork
Stir-fried pork, egg, cabbage and wood ears wrapped in thin pancakes with hoisin.
40 min
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Zhajiang mian (Beijing fried sauce noodles)
Hand-cut noodles under a rich, salty pork and fermented bean sauce with crunchy julienned vegetables.
40 min
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Hong shao yu (red-braised fish)
Whole fish pan-fried, then braised in a sweet-savory soy, ginger and scallion sauce until glossy.
40 min
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Mala xiang guo (numbing spicy stir-fry pot)
A 'dry hot pot': your pick of meat, seafood, tofu and vegetables stir-fried with hot pot base and Sichuan pepper.
45 min
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Orange chicken
Crispy fried chicken pieces tossed in a hot wok with garlic, ginger and chile, then glazed in a sticky sweet-sour orange sauce.
45 min
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Shui zhu yu (Sichuan boiled fish)
Silky white fish poached in a fiery doubanjiang broth over bean sprouts, finished with a sizzling pour of chili-and-Sichuan-pepper oil.
45 min
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Suan cai yu (pickled cabbage fish)
Sour, spicy and comforting: fish slices poached in a golden broth of pickled mustard greens, pickled chilies and Sichuan pepper.
50 min
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Double-fried General Tso's chicken
Crunchy, double-fried chicken thigh pieces tossed in a glossy, balanced sweet, sour and spicy sauce with dried chilies, made from pantry staples.
50 min
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Zhong dumplings in sweet chili sauce
Chengdu-style pork and ginger dumplings boiled and drenched in a sweet, garlicky soy and chili oil sauce.
50 min
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Zhong dumplings
Sichuan pork dumplings in a sweet soy sauce with chili oil and garlic.
50 min
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Twice-cooked pork (hui guo rou)
Simmered pork belly sliced thin and stir-fried with doubanjiang, fermented black beans, leeks and peppers.
50 min
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Buddha's delight (lo han jai)
Vegetarian New Year's Day braise of mushrooms, tofu skin, glass noodles, napa cabbage and lily buds in fermented bean curd sauce.
50 min
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Hong you chao shou (chili oil wontons)
Silky pork wontons served in a puddle of chili oil, black vinegar, soy and garlic.
55 min
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Crispy chicken and mushroom sticky rice bowls
Chewy sticky rice folded with browned shiitake, topped with crisp cornstarch-coated chicken.
60 min
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Chinese stir-fried sticky rice with lap cheong
Soaked glutinous rice steamed, then wok-tossed with Chinese sausage, shiitake, dried shrimp and scallions in soy and oyster sauce.
60 min
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Lamb and scallion dumplings
Juicy cumin-scented lamb dumplings with lots of scallion, boiled or pan-fried.
60 min
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Sweet and sour pork ribs (tang cu pai gu)
Shanghai-style bite-size ribs glazed in a tangy black vinegar and sugar sauce, served warm or cold.
60 min
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Shanghai big wontons
Large wontons filled with pork and shepherd's purse (or bok choy), served in light broth with seaweed and egg crepe.
75 min
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Honey-hoisin roast pork loin
Pork loin marinated in a sweet honey-hoisin-five-spice glaze, roasted and brushed as it cooks. A fresh, untouched batch of the glaze is warmed for spooning over the slices.
75 min
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Lion's head meatballs (shizi tou)
Big, tender pork meatballs braised with napa cabbage in soy broth—a Shanghai New Year dish symbolizing family reunion.
75 min
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Da pan ji (Xinjiang big plate chicken)
Uyghur-Xinjiang feast of chicken and potatoes stewed with chilies, Sichuan pepper and beer, served over wide noodles.
80 min
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Coriander-braised pork with shallots
Pork shoulder braised until tender with toasted coriander seeds, shallots, garlic and soy, then served over jasmine rice.
90 min
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Hand-ripped noodles with pork zha jiang sauce
Wide, chewy Xi'an-style noodles stretched and ripped by hand, tossed with a savory pork and fermented bean sauce and a splash of chili oil.
90 min
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Tea-scented roast duck with orange soy glaze
Roasted duck legs with crisp skin, brushed at the end with a sticky orange, soy and honey glaze lightly scented with smoky tea.
90 min
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Biang biang cumin lamb noodles
Hand-pulled belt noodles topped with cumin lamb and sizzled with hot oil over chili and garlic.
90 min
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Lagman (Central Asian pulled noodles with lamb)
Chewy hand-pulled noodles under a peppery lamb, pepper and tomato stew.
90 min
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Sichuan mala hot pot at home
A fiery, numbing beef-tallow chili broth for a tabletop hot pot party, with a mild split-pot option.
90 min
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Pork and chive jiaozi (boiled dumplings)
Northern-style boiled dumplings with a juicy pork and garlic chive filling—the Lunar New Year family project.
95 min
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Hakka-style pork belly with preserved mustard greens
Pork belly browned and braised slowly with salty preserved mustard greens, garlic, soy and Shaoxing wine until tender, then reduced to a sticky glaze.
105 min
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Hong shao rou (red-braised pork belly)
Shanghai-style pork belly braised in caramelized rock sugar, soy and Shaoxing wine until glossy and meltingly tender.
120 min
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Hand-pulled noodles with cumin lamb
Chewy, wide hand-pulled wheat noodles tossed with cumin lamb, chili oil and black vinegar.
120 min
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Liangpi (Xi'an cold skin noodles)
Chewy steamed wheat-starch sheets cut into noodles and tossed with chili oil, black vinegar, garlic, cucumber and gluten cubes.
120 min
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Crossing-the-bridge noodles
Yunnan showpiece: piping-hot chicken broth poured at the table over raw thin meats, quail egg, vegetables and rice noodles.
120 min
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Guilin rice noodles
Round rice noodles tossed with a spiced braising 'brine' sauce, braised beef or pork, crispy peanuts and pickled beans.
150 min
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Crispy roast duck with pancakes
A home take on Peking duck: a whole duck scalded, glazed and air-dried, roasted until the skin is lacquered and crisp, and wrapped in thin pancakes with scallion and hoisin.
150 min
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Baozi (steamed pork buns)
Fluffy yeasted buns pleated around a juicy pork and scallion filling.
170 min
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Sticky ginger pork ribs
Baby back ribs steamed tender in a covered tray, then brushed with a ginger-soy glaze and roasted until sticky. Slow work, but mostly hands-off.
180 min
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Pork soup dumplings (xiao long bao)
Delicate pleated dumplings filled with seasoned pork and set pork-stock jelly that melts into hot soup as they steam.
180 min
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Ginger braised beef with sliced scallions
Chunks of beef chuck braised until tender in a ginger and soy stock with softened onion, then topped with sliced scallions. A deeply savory dish that needs mostly patience.
180 min
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Dongpo pork
Hangzhou's square-cut pork belly braised for hours in Shaoxing wine, soy and rock sugar until it trembles.
180 min
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Rou jia mo (Chinese burger)
Shaanxi street food: spiced, slow-braised pork belly chopped with green peppers and stuffed into crisp-crusted baiji mo flatbread.
180 min
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Lanzhou beef noodle soup
Clear, spiced beef broth with thin noodles, sliced beef, radish, cilantro and chili oil—'one clear, two white, three red, four green'.
180 min
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Peking duck at home
Oven-roasted duck with glassy, crackling skin, served with thin pancakes, hoisin, scallions and cucumber.
210 min
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Oxtail fried rice with beef-fat fried egg
Wok-fried rice with tender braised oxtail and beef shank, onions and a savory sauce, topped with an egg fried in beef fat.
Lunch & snacks
15 min
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Cold sesame-peanut noodles
A no-cook sauce shaken in a jar. Lunchbox-proof.
15 min
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Smashed sesame cucumber
Cucumber crushed into rough pieces so it soaks up a sharp, garlicky soy and vinegar dressing. Served cold.
15 min
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Chinese smashed cucumber salad
Cracked cucumbers in a garlicky black vinegar, soy and chili oil dressing.
20 min
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Chilled buckwheat noodles
Cold buckwheat noodles in a tangy, spicy sesame dressing with cucumber and herbs.
25 min
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Lemony peanut and cucumber cold noodles
Chilled noodles in a creamy peanut dressing sharpened with lemon, with cool cucumber on top.
25 min
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Carrot and ginger cold noodles
Shredded carrot and fresh ginger in a soy and sesame dressing over chilled noodles.
25 min
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Chili crisp and cucumber cold noodles
Cool cucumber and spring onion against a spoonful of crunchy, spicy chili crisp.
25 min
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Cold noodles with baked tofu and scallions
Chilled wheat noodles in a sharp soy, vinegar and sesame dressing. Store-bought baked tofu makes it a no-cook-protein lunch.
25 min
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Cold tahini noodles with shredded cabbage
Creamy tahini softens the soy and vinegar dressing, and raw napa cabbage adds crunch against the chilled noodles.
25 min
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Sesame shrimp toast
A minced shrimp, ginger and scallion spread pressed onto bread, coated in sesame seeds and pan-fried until golden. Crunchy outside, tender inside.
30 min
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Shredded chicken and cucumber with sesame sauce
Poached chicken and cold cucumber under a nutty sesame-soy dressing. A cool dinner for a hot evening.
30 min
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Chilled mushroom and cucumber ribbon salad
Browned king oyster mushrooms cooled and tossed with cucumber ribbons in a tangy soy, vinegar and sesame dressing. A refreshing, cold lunch.
30 min
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Homemade Sichuan chili oil
Fragrant, crunchy-bottomed chili oil infused with spices—the base for countless Sichuan dishes.
35 min
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Spinach and tofu cakes with ginger dipping sauce
Six little pan-fried cakes, crisp outside and soft inside, with a sharp ginger-vinegar dip.
40 min
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Ginger chicken and sticky rice soup
A soothing, lightly thickened broth with shredded chicken. What to make when someone's under the weather.
45 min
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Crisp scallion pancakes
Flaky, layered pan-fried flatbreads from a hot water dough rolled up with oil, scallions and salt.
50 min
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Classic pork and cabbage egg rolls
Takeout-style egg rolls filled with seasoned ground pork, cabbage, carrot and scallion, rolled tight and fried until blistered.
50 min
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Steamed crab and ginger buns
Soft steamed buns stuffed with a ginger and scallion crab filling, made with ready-to-use bao dough.
50 min
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Kou shui ji (mouthwatering chicken)
Cold poached chicken under a sweet, sour, numbing chili-oil sauce with peanuts and sesame.
60 min
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Mushroom, cilantro and toasted cashew dumplings
A vegetarian dumpling-party filling of finely chopped mushrooms, cilantro and toasted cashews, folded into store-bought wrappers and pan-fried or boiled.
60 min
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Flaky scallion pancakes
Hot-water dough rolled with sesame oil, flour paste and scallions, coiled and flattened for many flaky layers, pan-fried crisp outside and chewy inside.
60 min
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Drunken chicken (zui ji)
Cold banquet appetizer of poached chicken rolled and steeped in Shaoxing wine brine.
60 min
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Shanghai 'smoked' fish (xun yu)
Not smoked at all: marinated fish slices deep-fried crisp and soaked in a five-spice soy syrup—served cold as a starter.
150 min
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Fu qi fei pian (beef in chili oil)
'Husband and wife' cold dish of thin-sliced braised beef shank tossed in chili oil, Sichuan pepper, peanuts and celery.
Breakfast
30 min
Chinese · breakfast
Jianbing (Chinese breakfast crepe)
A savory multigrain crepe cooked with an egg, brushed with sweet bean sauce and chili, loaded with cilantro, scallion, pickles and a crispy cracker, then folded.
40 min
Chinese · breakfast
Chinese tea eggs
Marbled hard-boiled eggs steeped in black tea, soy and spices.
90 min
Chinese · breakfast
Chicken and ginger congee
Silky Cantonese rice porridge simmered with chicken and ginger, topped with scallions, fried shallots, soy and a drizzle of sesame oil.
180 min
Chinese · breakfast
Sheng jian bao (pan-fried soup buns)
Shanghai breakfast buns: fluffy yeasted tops, crunchy fried bottoms and a soupy pork filling, showered with sesame and scallion.
Baking & sweets
40 min
Chinese · baking
Chinese almond cookies
Crumbly, buttery New Year cookies with an almond on top and an egg-yolk shine.
50 min
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Fa gao (prosperity cakes)
Fluffy steamed cupcakes that 'smile' open as they rise—made for Lunar New Year good fortune.
60 min
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Black sesame tang yuan
Chewy glutinous rice balls filled with molten black sesame, served in ginger syrup for Lantern Festival and Winter Solstice.
60 min
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Sesame balls (jian dui)
Hollow, chewy fried glutinous rice balls coated in sesame and filled with sweet red bean paste.
75 min
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Sesame shaobing
Flaky layered Chinese sesame flatbreads with a scallion-five-spice filling.
120 min
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Eight treasure rice (ba bao fan)
Lunar New Year dessert dome of sweet sticky rice studded with dried fruits and filled with red bean paste.
120 min
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Mantou (plain steamed buns)
Soft, fluffy, slightly sweet white steamed buns—northern China's everyday bread.
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