Category Archives: Chinese Food Recipes

Asian-Inspired Honey-Vanilla Chicken

One day I had an extreme craving for Chinese food, mainly chicken. So… I decided to create my own ‘Sesame-Sweet-Spicy-Sour-Styled-Asian-Inspired’ chicken, and here it is. Submitted by LaChefMadam Updated on January 4, 2022 Cook Mode (Keep screen awake) Ingredients This recipe was developed at its original yield. Ingredient amounts are automatically adjusted, but cooking times

Steamed Fish with Ginger

Photo by  Dotdash MeredithFood Studios Photo by  SIMIBURTONS Great recipe! I did alter a bit – cooked in a bamboo steam basket lined with parchment paper (over the wok). Heated Grape seed oil and walnut oil and then added in the soy sauces and about a tablespoon of ponzu. Mix thoroughly! Poured directly over the

Chinese Cold Sesame Noodles

The Spruce Eats / Mateja Kobescak Cold sesame noodles, a popular item on Chinese food menus, have been Americanized to include peanut butter, making this dish a closer relative to Thai noodle dishes and more family-friendly. Although there are several ingredients in the recipe, you probably have most of them in your pantry—especially if you

Chinese Barbeque Pork (Char Siu)

This Chinese barbeque pork is glossy, deliciously savory, and quite easy to make at home — even without a fancy ceramic grill. Updated on January 14, 2025 Total Time: 5 hrs 10 mins Cook Mode (Keep screen awake) Ingredients This recipe was developed at its original yield. Ingredient amounts are automatically adjusted, but cooking times

Macau-Style Portuguese Chicken Rice

Photo by Rocky Luten Prep time 30 minutes Cook time 30 minutes Serves 4-6 Author Notes The only reason I went to Double Chin, a Hong Kong-style cafe in Boston’s Chinatown, was to get an Instagram-worthy picture of their signature dessert. Yet by the time I left, it was another dish—a very un-photogenic one—that captured

Meatballs and Noodle Soup (Almondigas)

Almondigas is a hearty soup consisting of meatballs and misua. Misua are thin, salted Chinese noodles made from wheat flour that cook quickly. If misua is not available, it can be substituted with Japanese somen noodles. Like many hearty soups, almondigas is truly a comfort food.Ingredients1 lb (450 g) lean ground pork2 green onions, finely

Five-spice powder

2 tbsp cinnamon or 2 cinnamon sticks1 tbsp fennel seed6 star anise2 tsp Sichuan peppercorn1 tsp whole cloveNutrition: per servingkcal0fat0gsaturates0gcarbs0gsugars0gfibre0gprotein0gsalt0glowAdMethodstep 1Toast the whole spices in a small pan until they are aromatic and have turned a shade or two darker. Don’t be tempted to skip this stage, as it really enhances the flavours.step 2Tip into

Chicken Tikka with Cucumber Raita

In a large glass or stainless steel bowl, combine the yogurt, garlic, ginger, cumin, coriander, cardamom, cayenne and turmeric. Season with salt and pepper. Using a sharp knife, make a few shallow slashes in each piece of chicken. Add the chicken to the marinade, turn to coat and refrigerate overnight. Preheat the broiler and position