Who doesn’t like simple and delicious cooking, especially at home? Today, we’re diving into stir-fried lettuce with fermented tofu, a simple recipe that fits exactly what I want. It is light, vibrant, and packed with irresistible wok aroma. This recipe showcases the magic of minimal ingredients—crunchy lettuce, garlic, chili, and fermented beancurd—working in harmony. You…
Fried rice is an easy dish to make at home, but if you want it to taste as good as what you find in restaurants, you’ll need to adjust your techniques. Restaurants typically use high-powered stoves that create a distinct wok aroma, something that’s often lacking in our home kitchens where our stoves usually don’t…
If you’re bored with meat or have had too much of it, consider trying this steamed egg with tofu. This recipe is inspired by traditional Chinese steamed eggs. While I have a separate recipe for the basic version, I want to enhance it to create something more exquisite today. In this dish, I will combine…
Chinese broccoli stir-fry is a simple dish commonly prepared by many Cantonese families. My family is no exception. We have been cooking this dish for decades and have developed a way to make it delicious and easy to prepare. In this article, I would like to share our recipe for Chinese broccoli stir-fry with garlic…
Have you ever wondered how to make Shumai/ 烧卖? Like many others, I thought it would be difficult before I learned how to prepare it. My first experience with Shumai was when I was young. I enjoyed it at Dim Sum restaurants with my parents, and I had never considered making it home. Now that…
This Green Beans with Mushrooms recipe offers a delightful blend of textures and colors, enhanced by adding bacon. The light soy sauce adds an Asian flair to this classic side dish. It’s simple to prepare and complements any meat-based main course. Give it a try for your next home-cooked dinner! Ingredients required to prepare Green…
Chinese baked fish is one of the easiest recipes to prepare at home. It is a simple recipe with an Asian twist. All you need are fish fillets of your choice and a few common ingredients from your kitchen pantry. This Chinese baked fish recipe is an adaptation of traditional Chinese steamed fish. Instead of…
I want to share one of the simplest recipes I have ever written: the Chinese-style green bean omelet. What I like about this recipe is its simplicity. It only involves less than six ingredients, including oil for frying. It is a perfect recipe when you are short on time and ingredients but still want to…
Salt and pepper tofu is a delicious and easy-to-make recipe that has become a staple in Asia and many other Western countries. Its uniqueness comes from the combination of the ground seasoning’s savory, salty, and peppery notes. 🛒Ingredients needed for making salt and pepper tofu Here is a summary of the key ingredients required to…
Perhaps the most popular Chinese dish worldwide is sweet and sour pork. Its bold flavor is easily embraced by the food culture of most countries and loved by people of all ages. It is also easy to prepare, as it only involves deep-frying and doused in a sweet and sour sauce. However, deep frying may…
