This easy, no-cook(!) spicy bamboo shoot salad can be served as an appetizer (either cold or at room temperature). You can also serve it as a side dish with other stir-fries, braises, etc. The flavor of the sauce is balanced, with spicy raw garlic and chili flakes, salty oyster sauce and light soy sauce, a
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Category Archive: ‘Quick & Easy’
This pork and pepper stir-fry recipe (辣椒小炒肉 – làjiāo xiǎochǎo ròu) is a fast, easy dish to put together with any cut of pork shoulder or pork loin (or even an odd pork chop!). We like to use long hot green peppers, but you can also use anaheim peppers or even cubanelle peppers if you
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I have seen this Button Mushroom Soup so many times on the Chinese internet, with people going gaga for it. The recipe seemed so deceptively simple, I had to try it. Well, I can report back that I found this recipe worth sharing with our Woks of Life readers! I liked how Sarah put it:
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This Crispy Tofu recipe is all about textural contrast: the crispy outer coating vs. the soft, tender interior of the soft tofu itself. I serve it drizzled with a quick sauce, reduced down until thick and syrupy, and fresh scallions. The best part? No deep-frying necessary! How to Make Crispy Tofu The secret to making
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This Chinese Sausage Rice Cooker Rice is an emergency recipe for busy weeknights when you don’t have much in the fridge besides a few links of lap cheong. It’s so easy we feel a little silly even calling it a “recipe.” Just think of it as a dinner hack you have in your back pocket
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This spicy Sichuan Okra Salad was inspired by a restaurant dish we tried at Sichuan Mountain House in Manhattan. You don’t necessarily think of okra when you think of Chinese cuisine, but this dish puts okra’s delicate flavor and unique texture on full display! Recipe Inspiration This past summer, Kaitlin and Sarah were in Manhattan’s
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You wouldn’t think so, but poaching is one of the easiest and most rewarding ways to prepare chicken breast. The result is juicy, tender chicken that both preserves the pure flavor of the meat and serves as an excellent blank canvas for spicy chili oil or clean ginger scallion oil (pictured here). In this post,
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This 20-Minute Chicken Pho recipe will have you slurping a bowl of noodles in record time. It’s fast, easy, refreshing, and most of all—tasty. Note: This recipe was originally published in May 2017. We have since updated it with metric measurements. Enjoy! FAST PHO I’ve made no secret of my love for pho. Exhibit A:
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