Category Archives: Chinese Food Recipes

Five-Spice Harmony Bowl Recipe

Five-Spice Harmony Bowl Recipe Macro bowls, short for macrobiotic bowls, are popping up on menus everywhere, particularly on the West Coast. They’re usually composed of warm whole grains, leafy green vegetables, and another vegetable or beans. This combination follows the principles of macrobiotics, a diet that focuses on eating foods that create balance in the…

Cherry Char Siu Chicken

Photo by Leith Devine Prep time 12 hours 30 minutes Cook time 1 hour Serves 6 Author Notes I love char siu in Chinese takeout food, but I don’t like the red food coloring used in the sauce. I thought cherries might work instead, so I replaced the food coloring and much of the sugar…

Veggie So Low Mein

Ingredients:1 cup bean sprouts1/2 cup chopped scallions1/4 cup shredded carrots1 bag (about 12 ounces) frozen Chinese-style stir-fry mixed vegetables1/4 cup reduced-sodium or lite soy sauce3 packages House Foods Tofu Shirataki Spaghetti Shaped Noodle Substitute1 cup quartered mushrooms1 cup thinly sliced zucchini1 tablespoon cornstarch2 teaspoons chicken-flavored powdered consomme1 tablespoon granulated sugar

Spicy Dick’s Chicken Katsu Curry Bao

Spicy Dick’s Chicken Katsu Curry Bao We like to use the Lotus brand of baos, which can be found at any specialty Chinese food market, to make these buns, but feel free to use whatever brand you prefer (or attempt to make them yourselves!). 1 large chicken breast 2 eggs, beaten 1 cup panko breadcrumbs…

Stir-Fried Beef With Chinese Broccoli Recipe

Not your fast-food Chinese restaurant’s beef with broccoli. Why It Works Blanching the Chinese broccoli first guarantees tender greens that will cook through without burning during stir-frying.Stir-frying in batches keeps the wok as hot as possible for the best flavor. If I were to write a list of the top five classic Cantonese dishes, beef…

Glazed Spinach Salad

Ingredients:3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 3 turns of the pan1 large shallot, chopped2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar, a couple of splashes1 tablespoon soy sauce, eyeball it1/4 cup Chinese duck or plum sauce, eyeball itA few dashes hot sauce1 1/2 pounds triple washed spinach, coarsely choppedSalt and pepper1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds, available on International foods…

Whole Wheat Chinese Pancakes

Makes 10 Author Notes A white flour version of this very dish is my earliest food memory. I was nine – 4th grade Catholic school. We had an International Food Day, and I remember sitting at a small table taking my first bite of a pancake – chewy, crunchy, salty, mind blown! Thank you, God…

Sesame Chicken

Sesame Chicken Sesame chicken is not really authentic Chinese food, but it is a classic dish served in Chinese restaurants throughout the United States. Lacking the Chinese takeout that so many folks take for granted out on the ranch, I learned to make this favorite takeout dish at home. 3 chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch…

Worms and Eyeballs

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XO Sauce

Photo by Bobbi Lin Prep time 12 hours 10 minutes Cook time 35 minutes makes slightly under 1 quart Author Notes Until recently, I had no idea what XO sauce was; I only knew that I loved it. (To get the Beyoncé puns out of my system from the top: I loved it like XO.)The…