Braised Pork Chops Shanghai-style, 葱烤排骨 (cōng kǎo páigǔ), are one of the pinnacles of Shanghainese home cooking. Pork chops are pounded, dredged in egg, briefly shallow-fried, and then braised in a sweet soy sauce with a generous bunch of scallions. And I mean a lot of scallions! They’re just as much a treat as the
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Category Archive: ‘Pork’
This pork and chive dumpling recipe is truly restaurant-worthy. While we posted a recipe from our cousin (who grew up in Beijing) back in 2014, we have since come up with a new version that we think is the ultimate pork and chive dumpling recipe! Don’t worry, if you want the old version of the
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This siu mai recipe, made with pork and shrimp, can stand up to any siu mai from any dim sum restaurant! They’ll transport you to those big dim sum halls of old, filled with push carts, the smell of warm aromatic steam, and the din of dozens of families enjoying a weekend brunch together. Our
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Winter melon soup is a popular home-cooked Chinese dish when winter melons are in season (late summer through fall). It’s also probably the most popular application of winter melon in China. Winter melon soups are often made with pork ribs, meatballs, and seafood like shrimp and clams. We have already published a meatball soup with
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This stuffed bitter melon recipe in black bean sauce is a classic Cantonese dish that highlights a produce item in abundance right now in Chinese groceries and backyard gardens: bitter melon! While beef with bitter melon might be more well-known, this recipe might be tied with it for my favorite bitter melon dish! Interested in
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A hearty meal of braised ground pork, potato, and Chinese flavors is our unique take on “meat and potatoes”! This easy and simple formula is one I turn to again and again when I want to exert minimal effort on dinner, but I am craving that long-braised taste. The best part is, I think it’s
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This Cantonese ho fun noodle soup with char siu is a tasty, simple recipe that makes a great lunch or quick weeknight dinner. It’s great if you have leftover char siu or pre-made char siu from a roast meat joint or Chinese market. If you don’t have char siu, or don’t eat pork, you can
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Thai Fried Rice (Khao Pad or Khao Phat) doesn’t need much introduction. It’s simple, delicious food at its finest. Every time I order it, I savor the subtle differences to our family’s Chinese fried rice dishes that make it so unique and satisfying. Seasoned with Thai soy sauce, fish sauce, maybe some chili, and often
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