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Mushroom Larb
Updated:View Post: Mushroom LarbMore adventures in plant-based cooking continue! This time we have Mushroom Larb, a vegetarian take on a Laotian favorite made with browned bits of oyster mushrooms, plenty of herbs, and fish sauce. Flexitarians can opt for the standard fish sauce,…
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Spicy Beef Salad
Posted:View Post: Spicy Beef SaladThis Chinese-style spicy beef salad recipe is a delicious starter, appetizer, or addition to a main meal that can be served slightly warm, cold, or at room temperature. The beef is blanched and tossed in a spicy, garlicky dressing bursting…
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Star Anise
Posted:View Post: Star AniseOne of the quintessential ingredients in Five Spice Powder, star anise (bājiǎo, 八角) is a unique spice with a variety of uses in Chinese cuisine. What Is Star Anise? How Does It Taste? Harvested from a small evergreen tree that…
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Roast Pork Lo Mein
Posted:View Post: Roast Pork Lo MeinRoast Pork Lo Mein is often overlooked by home cooks, because it calls for the Char Siu roast pork you can usually only get at a Chinese restaurant. But we have a great char siu recipe, and many of you…
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“Cheesy” Homemade Chex Mix
Updated:View Post: “Cheesy” Homemade Chex MixThis “cheesy” version of homemade Chex Mix (or Gardetto’s snack mix) is super easy to make at home, and you can make a boatload of it in one go. But this isn’t a recipe that involves dehydrating cheese into dust…
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Roasted Tomato Pasta Puttanesca
Posted:View Post: Roasted Tomato Pasta PuttanescaThis Roasted Cherry Tomato Pasta Puttanesca is made with a thinner “sauce” of roasted tomatoes that clings to the starchy pasta after you toss it all together. It’s summer dinner perfection, but you can enjoy it anytime of year, as…
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What to cook for A post-2020 July 4th weekend
Updated:View Post: What to cook for A post-2020 July 4th weekendKaitlin here. It’s already the end of June, which seems entirely improbable. 2020 dragged on, and for a scary bit there, it seemed like 2021 might be one big repeat of last year. But 2021 is passing at lightning speed!…
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Beef and Pickled Mustard Greens (Haam Choy)
Updated:View Post: Beef and Pickled Mustard Greens (Haam Choy)Beef and Pickled Mustard Greens is Cantonese home-cooked comfort food. Haam choy, sweet bell peppers, and melt-in-your-mouth velveted beef make for a simple, quick, yet delicious recipe. Homemade Pickled Mustard Greens Although you can buy neatly vacuum-packed pickled mustard greens…
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Filipino Pork Adobo
Updated:View Post: Filipino Pork AdoboEver since I discovered the wonders of Chicken Adobo (check out our chicken adobo recipe here), it was just a matter of time before it was time to make another adobo recipe! Today, it’s all about Filipino Pork Adobo, and we…
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Spicy King Oyster Mushroom Salad
Updated:View Post: Spicy King Oyster Mushroom SaladThis “meaty” Spicy King Oyster Mushroom Salad is a tasty, refreshing Chinese-style cold appetizer. It’s sure to satisfy, and only takes a little bit of prep to pull off. If you’re like me, king oyster mushrooms have entered your regular…
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EXCITING Announcement! WE’RE WRITING A COOKBOOK!
Updated:View Post: EXCITING Announcement! WE’RE WRITING A COOKBOOK!We have some b i g news, everyone. The Woks of Life (that’s us: Bill, Judy, Sarah and Kaitlin) is finally publishing a COOKBOOK! After 8 years exclusively online, we’re making the jump to print, and we couldn’t be more…
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Salted Egg Yolk Sauce
Posted:View Post: Salted Egg Yolk SauceYou probably haven’t yet heard of Salted Egg Yolk Sauce, but it’s already made its way into Asian supermarkets, and it’s a sensation waiting to happen stateside. Salted duck eggs are already trendy and beloved in China, and especially in…
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Turmeric
Updated:View Post: TurmericHave you ever wondered why that curry takeout you love to order always ends up turning your dishes yellow? The culprit is probably turmeric powder, a fragrant spice used in cooking as both a flavoring and coloring agent. It’s typical…
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Eggplant String Bean Stir-fry
Posted:View Post: Eggplant String Bean Stir-fryThe first time we had a dish like this eggplant string bean stir-fry was at a random Hunan restaurant in the Bridgewater, NJ (Fortune Cookies on York Rd). It’s amazing how immigrants from China can come to the U.S., set…
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XO Sauce Fried Rice with Chicken
Posted:View Post: XO Sauce Fried Rice with ChickenOnce you make a batch of salty, savory, seafood-packed XO sauce, the possibilities are limitless! It’s a simple everyday luxury that’s at your fingertips to liven up noodles, rice, and vegetables. Chicken is an excellent blank canvas for XO sauce,…
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Pork Schnitzel
Updated:View Post: Pork SchnitzelCrispy, pan-fried German-style schnitzel is surprisingly easy to make on a weeknight. Marinated with salt and plenty of lemon juice, and shallow fried in oil and butter until golden, the resulting pork chop is astoundingly tasty. Served with mashed potatoes…
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Instant Pot Chinese Chicken Broth
Updated:View Post: Instant Pot Chinese Chicken BrothUnlike Western chicken stocks and broths, which use a mix of vegetables and herbs, this is a clear, pure-tasting Chinese chicken broth, flavored just with ginger and scallions. It’s the perfect canvas for all the recipes on the blog that…
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Snow Peas with Chinese Sausage
Updated:View Post: Snow Peas with Chinese SausageSnow Peas with Chinese Sausage (known as lop cheung in Cantonese, or sometimes spelled lap cheong) is a flavorful way to use spring and summer snow peas. It’s the kind of Chinese home cooking that isn’t fussy. It’s just fast,…
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