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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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Chinese Baijiu
Updated:View Post: Chinese BaijiuBaijiu, a throat-burning beverage and a key ingredient for Chinese cured meats, isn’t popular or recognized in the U.S., but its ubiquity in China makes it the best-selling liquor in the world. What is Baijiu? Baijiu is very popular in…
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Beef Onion Stir-fry
Updated:View Post: Beef Onion Stir-fryThis beef onion stir-fry is one of those recipes that doesn’t require much more than the ingredients in the name—beef…and onions! If you’ve been cooking with us for a while, you likely have all the other ingredients already. Kitchen basics…
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Chinese Boneless Spare Ribs
Posted:View Post: Chinese Boneless Spare RibsChinese Boneless Spare Ribs are a fixture on every Chinese takeout menu, right alongside Egg Rolls and Fried Chicken Wings. Savory and sweet, they are oven-roasted and brushed with honey or maltose, and best over a bed of your favorite…
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Cantonese-Style Steamed Tofu
Updated:View Post: Cantonese-Style Steamed TofuThis Cantonese-Style Steamed Tofu has all the great flavor of a Cantonese steamed fish, with ginger, scallions, cilantro, and sweet soy sauce, but with a more affordable—and sustainable—protein: tofu! Everyone loves Cantonese Steamed Fish, a major comfort food and an…
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Curry Powder
Updated:View Post: Curry PowderThe term curry powder can be a little bit confusing. Though many associate it with authentic Indian cooking, you won’t actually find it on restaurant menus in India. That’s because “curry” is originally a British term describing savory dishes with…
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Garlic Scapes Stir-fry
Posted:View Post: Garlic Scapes Stir-fryThis garlic scapes stir-fry is the next seasonal dish you’ll want to try this spring! Over the next few weeks, you may see garlic scapes at your local farmer’s market or Chinese grocery store. They have long, curly green stems…
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The Best Ham and Bean Soup
Updated:View Post: The Best Ham and Bean SoupThis is easily the best Ham and Bean Soup we’ve ever had! Plenty of beans, tender chunks of carrot, a perfectly thickened broth with no shortage of spices, and giant chunks of salty ham. Little tricks here and there make…
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Chinese Broccoli Stir-fry
Updated:View Post: Chinese Broccoli Stir-frySauteed Chinese Broccoli is a mainstay in our kitchen. It goes with just about everything as a side dish! To cook it, we use a Cantonese method perfected over the years from watching my parents cook at home and in…
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Quick Egg Stir-Fry with Peppers
Posted:View Post: Quick Egg Stir-Fry with PeppersThis Quick Egg Stir-fry with Peppers is perfect for when you’re looking for a fast, high-protein meal or side dish. Close to Meatless We all know the struggle of eating meatless, whether you’ve made the commitment or you have someone…
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Gong Zai Mein (HK Breakfast) 港式公仔面
Posted:View Post: Gong Zai Mein (HK Breakfast) 港式公仔面In the Hong Kong tea cafes (茶餐廳), this is an inexpensive and quick breakfast. It includes Hong Kong’s preferred Doll brand of instant ramen (the brand, gong zai mein, 公仔面, is synonymous with instant noodles in HK), a sunny side…
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20-Minute Fish Congee
Updated:View Post: 20-Minute Fish CongeeIf you have not read or tried our 20-Minute Congee, you’re in for a treat to learn this incredible and unique cooking technique, this time with fish and refreshing greens. For many purists and traditionalists, the idea of a 20-Minute…
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