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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Life & Travel
Hi everyone, this is an essay that I wrote for our cookbook, The Woks of Life: Recipes to Know and Love from a Chinese American Family, now available wherever books are sold. (If you haven’t already, grab a copy! It has 100 recipes, including 80 that aren’t on the blog, as well as lots of
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This Vegetable Chow Mein recipe is a truly delicious meatless option for all you vegetarians out there. It’s also a light and satisfying side dish or meal for anyone looking for a veggie-forward Chinese noodle recipe. While many recipes on the internet for Vegetable Chow Mein feature soft noodles (similar to lo mein), this recipe
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This stir-fry of beef with bamboo shoots & peppers was inspired by a favorite dish we used to eat at a restaurant that we frequented a lot as a family in my childhood. It’s savory, tasty, and quick to make—delicious with rice or pao fan (porridge). Remembering That Restaurant In our never-ending hunt for hidden-gem
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Did you buy a carbon steel wok years ago and promptly forget about it? If it’s rusty or otherwise a little worse for wear, don’t worry. In this post, we’re talking about how to clean and re-season a rusty wok and start cooking with it again! Don’t Throw Away Your Rusty Wok! If you’ve read
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We all need a go-to green vegetable side dish to go with any main course, and this bok choy stir-fry recipe is a great candidate. Today, we’re sharing restaurant tips and tricks to make a delicious and simple bok choy stir-fry at home. It really is a great all-purpose side for any kind of meal!
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As the Lantern Festival, known in Chinese as Yuánxiāo jié (元宵节), approaches, it’s time to start thinking about eating yuanxiao or tang yuan. These are glutinous rice balls stuffed with various fillings. This air-fryer tang yuan recipe takes frozen sweet glutinous rice balls and makes them into something a bit different! A New Way to
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The Chinese Lantern festival, or yuánxiāo jié (元宵节) falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month. It comes two weeks after Chinese New Year’s Day, which the first day of the 15-day Spring Festival celebration period. Since Chinese New Year is on February 10, 2024, the Lantern Festival is coming up! It’s time
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