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Chee Hou Sauce
Updated:View Post: Chee Hou SauceChee Hou Sauce isn’t called for often in our recipes, and it’s not an ingredient you’d find in most Chinese household pantries. However, we do use it in one particular dish that we love, our Pork Rib Stew with Foo…
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Shrimp and Broccoli with Brown Sauce
Updated:View Post: Shrimp and Broccoli with Brown SauceIn my parents’ Chinese restaurant, Shrimp and Broccoli was one of the most often-ordered dishes. With the combination of healthy broccoli and luxurious shrimp, it’s not surprising! The original Shrimp and Broccoli is made with a white sauce with garlic,…
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Spicy King Oyster Mushroom Stir-fry (Vegan!)
Updated:View Post: Spicy King Oyster Mushroom Stir-fry (Vegan!)This spicy king oyster mushroom stir-fry recipe has three things going for it. 1) It uses just 8 ingredients. 2) It’s incredibly tasty. And 3) It’s completely vegan! It’s one of those recipes that isn’t necessarily trying to be vegan/vegetarian.…
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Seaweed Egg Drop Soup (紫菜蛋花汤)
Updated:View Post: Seaweed Egg Drop Soup (紫菜蛋花汤)This Chinese home-style seaweed egg drop soup recipe is healthy and very quick to make. Many Chinese families serve soup with every meal, and this recipe is a common go-to! It’s just as popular as another common variation (and a…
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Fish Stir-fry (Chow Yee Kow)
Updated:View Post: Fish Stir-fry (Chow Yee Kow)While we Chinese love to take down a whole fish, sometimes you want a break from all the bones! This restaurant-style chow yee kow fish stir-fry does the trick. It’s a great dinner recipe for anyone intimidated by cooking a…
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Caster Sugar
Updated:View Post: Caster SugarAt The Woks of Life, some of our favorite recipes rely on a very specific type of sugar called caster sugar. The difference between caster sugar and standard granulated sugar may seem insignificant, but we promise we’re not needlessly nitpicking! …
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Quick Carrot Daikon Stir-Fry
Updated:View Post: Quick Carrot Daikon Stir-FryThis quick and easy carrot daikon stir-fry is one of my go-to side dishes. It’s healthy, tasty, and goes with any Chinese meal! What Is Daikon Radish? Daikon radish, (萝卜 – luóbo in Mandarin or lo bak in Cantonese) is…
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How to Fold Wontons: 3 Ways
Updated:View Post: How to Fold Wontons: 3 WaysWontons will always have a very special place in my heart. Like dumplings, we grew up with a bag of frozen wontons always in the freezer, ready to become wonton soup (breakfast, lunch or dinner), spicy wontons (a tasty snack…
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10-Minute Vegan Pad Krapow (Thai Basil Stir-fry)
Updated:View Post: 10-Minute Vegan Pad Krapow (Thai Basil Stir-fry)Cooking vegan can be time-consuming if you really want something flavorful and satisfying. From soaking and grinding cashews to slicing vegetables in weird ways and sourcing hard-to-find ingredients from health food stores…things can get complicated fast! If you’re looking for…
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30-Minute Multigrain Congee
Updated:View Post: 30-Minute Multigrain CongeeAccording to TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine), winter is the season for “storing and stashing,” for your body to preserve its strength. What could be better than this multigrain congee? It warms, hydrates, and replenishes the nutrients your body needs. A…
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Fermented Bean Curd
Updated:View Post: Fermented Bean CurdFermented bean curd, also called fermented tofu, bean cheese, or tofu cheese, comes in both a white variety and a red variety, and it’s pretty foreign to the average American home cook. Other names include preserved bean curd or wet…
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Sweet Bean Paste (豆瓣酱 – Dou Ban Jiang)
Updated:View Post: Sweet Bean Paste (豆瓣酱 – Dou Ban Jiang)There are many kinds of soybean pastes and sauces used in Chinese cooking and Asian cuisine at large, including hoisin sauce, spicy bean sauce, and what we’ll be talking about in this article, regular bean paste, or sweet soybean paste.…
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Tamarind Paste
Updated:View Post: Tamarind PasteTamarind paste is essential to making an authentic pad thai, as well as other Thai and Southeast Asian dishes. Tamarind is also a key ingredient in India, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. In this quick article, we’ll…
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Chili Oil
Updated:View Post: Chili OilWhile we didn’t include Chili Oil in our list of 10 Essential Chinese Pantry Ingredients, it is a staple in Chinese cuisine, and in our pantry. A dollop of chili oil can wake up a bowl of noodles, add a…
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Fish Sauce
Updated:View Post: Fish SauceFish Sauce. It’s the reason for that funky smell in the air as you walk towards the front door of a Thai restaurant! While it’s used in some Chinese dishes, fish sauce is an essential ingredient for many Taiwanese, Thai,…
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Chicken Noodle Wonton Soup
Updated:View Post: Chicken Noodle Wonton SoupDuring these cold months, you might need a hot bowl of chicken noodle soup to warm you up. We love a classic pot of chicken stock, but when you’re looking for something a little different, this Chicken Noodle Wonton Soup…
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How to Cook Dumplings: Boil, Steam, Pan-fry
Updated:View Post: How to Cook Dumplings: Boil, Steam, Pan-fryGrowing up, dumplings (jiǎozi, 餃子) were practically their own food group in our family. A bag of dumplings was always in the freezer, ready to become an after school snack, quick breakfast, party appetizer, or lazy weeknight dinner. In this…
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How to Make Five Spice Powder
Updated:View Post: How to Make Five Spice PowderFive Spice Powder is probably one of the most well-known Chinese seasoning blends, and a popular shortcut for getting that signature flavor. What is five spice powder made of? We did an informal audit of five spice powders, and it’s…
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