This easy Egg Salad Sandwich recipe is my unique take on the indulgent lunchtime treat. Fresh garlic, scallions, and cilantro come together with perfectly boiled eggs, on soft and fluffy bread. It’s rooted in our Chinese recipes, but it’s ultimately just plain old delicious! We figured that with Easter coming up, many of you will need
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This Shanghai-style steamed salmon recipe may just become your new favorite salmon preparation. This simple, fragrant, and delicious dish takes minutes to prepare. It’s basically one step to season it. Then you steam it for a few minutes, and it’s done! If you’re looking for new ways to prepare salmon, look no further than this
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Most Chinese holidays center around food and family, and the Qingming Festival, or Qīngmíng jié (清明节) is no different. Also known as the Tomb-sweeping Festival or Ancestors’ Day in English, this is an important annual spring tradition with many symbolic customs. In this article, we’ll explain how to celebrate it, what you’ll need to carry
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This steamed chicken with black bean sauce (蒜蓉豉汁蒸滑鸡) is a comforting home-cooked recipe that’s super simple, yet flavorful, and produces lots of sauce to pour over steamed rice. Serve with your favorite vegetable side for a completely awesome and hearty meal the whole family can agree on! We were actually hoping to include this dish
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Oyster sauce can be found in a variety of Chinese and Asian recipes, including many of the recipes on this site. It’s also included in our list of 10 Essential Chinese Pantry Ingredients, for good reason. A sauce made from oysters may sound a little bit scary, but it is actually quite mild, and adds
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Hi everyone! We’re coming at you with not a recipe, but a quick article gathering some thoughts and kitchen tips / wisdom from the parental half of The Woks of Life. Here are some key lessons that Bill and Judy have learned to minimize waste in the kitchen. Enjoy! Kitchen Tips From Bill & Judy
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This baked sesame chicken recipe yields deliciously crispy, juicy, and flavorful chicken—without the need for deep-frying! We toss it in a slightly sweet, savory sauce that tastes just like restaurant-style sesame chicken. NOTE: This recipe was originally published on October 13, 2015. We have since updated it with higher resolution photos, metric measurements, and more
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Today we’re talking about how to make pan-fried wontons. Because while wontons are primarily meant to be used in soups, you can also pan-fry them—if you would rather have some crispy potsticker-y vibes! The method is the same as pan-frying a dumpling, so if you already have experience with that, just take this post as
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