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Authentic Chinese Recipes

Hi, welcome to Red House Spice! Here you can find a collection of authentic Chinese recipes featuring a wide range of classic dishes. They provide easy-to-follow instructions and many useful tips.

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a plate of chicken wings garnished with scallions and sesame seeds
Coca-Cola Chicken Wings (可乐鸡翅)
a plate of stir-fried water spinach with chilli, garlic and fermented tofu
Water Spinach Stir-Fry (椒腐通菜)
Steamed rice, sliced chicken, cucumber and sauce
One-pot Hainanese Chicken Rice
Bok Choy stir-fry
Bok Choy Stir-fry (蒜蓉小白菜)
Mapo tofu in a plate
Mapo tofu, the authentic way (麻婆豆腐)
Sichuan chilli bean paste
Sichuan Chilli Bean Paste (Spicy Doubanjiang)
a newly seasoned carbon steel wok
Wok: How To Choose, Season, Use and Maintain
crispy, flaky scallion pancakes
Scallion pancakes (Cong You Bing, 葱油饼)
a plate of glass noodles braised with Napa cabbage
Glass Noodles with Napa Cabbage (白菜炖粉条)
a plate of stuffed tofu
Stuffed Tofu, Hakka Style (客家酿豆腐)
dim sum style chicken feet with black bean sauce
Chicken Feet, Dim Sum Style (豉汁凤爪)
A bowls of scissor cut noodles with Bok Choy
Super Easy Scissor-Cut Noodles (油泼剪刀面)
a bowl of plain congee with toppings like fried dough, preserved mustard stem and pork floss
Congee (Chinese Rice Porridge, 粥)
pork fried rice in a bowl
Pork Fried Rice (猪肉炒饭)
a block of silken tofu with scallion and soy dressing
Silken Tofu with Scallions and Soy Dressing
Peking shredded pork with sweet bean sauce
Peking Shredded Pork with Sweet Bean Sauce (京酱肉丝)
Cheung Fun, Steamed Rice Noodle Rolls (肠粉)
a bowl of rice with egg foo young and brown gravy on top
Egg Foo Young (Chinese Omelette, 芙蓉蛋)
Hunan style stir-fried beef slices with chillies
Hunan Beef Stir-Fry (小炒黄牛肉)
Chinese Sweet and sour ribs in a bowl
Sweet and Sour Ribs (糖醋排骨)
stir-fried cauliflower with pork belly
Dry Pot Cauliflower (干锅菜花)
Salt and pepper squid
Salt and Pepper Squid (椒盐鱿鱼)
Shiitake mushrooms with Bok Choy seasoned with a brown sauce
Braised Mushroom with Bok Choy (香菇菜心)
Chinese New Year dishes
Top 25 Chinese New Year Recipes
Sliced Peking duck with thin pancakes, dark sauce, and julienned vegetables
Peking Duck, An Easy Home Version (北京烤鸭)
Peking duck pancakes folded in halves
Peking Duck Pancakes (Chun Bing, 春饼)
A whole Chinese New Year cake
Nian Gao (Chinese New Year Rice Cake, 年糕)
A plate of Chinese ginger chicken
Ginger Chicken (老姜鸡)
A collection of chinese sauces and spices
10 Must-Have Chinese Condiments
A collage of four dishes with overlay text that says most-loved recipes
Most-Loved Recipes
A bowl of noodle soup with turkey and vegetables
Turkey Noodle Soup
four dishes: smoked chicken, five spice potatoes, lettuce wraps and Char Siu pork
16 Chinese Recipes for the Festive Season
Baby potatoes with spices in a frying pan
Spicy Five Spice Potatoes (五香辣土豆)
whole spring rolls and some halved ones
Chinese Spring Rolls (春卷), Deep-Fried or Air-Fried
a divided pot filled with spicy and mild broth
Homemade Hot Pot Broth (Spicy and Mild)
A divided hot pot surrounded with various raw ingredients
Chinese Hot Pot, A Complete Guide
blanched Chinese broccoli with oyster sauce on top.
Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan/芥蓝) Two Ways
Chinese chicken chow mein in a wok
Chow Mein (Chinese Fried Noodles, 炒面)
A tray of lettuce wraps with pork filling
Lettuce Wraps, Sichuan-style (生菜包)
Cooked rice in a bowl
Cook Jasmine Rice On the Stove, Three Ways
fried rice with egg and scallions.
Egg Fried Rice (蛋炒饭), A Traditional Recipe
A half pearl meatball held by chopsticks.
Pearl Meatballs (Sticky Rice Meatballs, 珍珠丸子)
Roast Chinese five spic chicken
Chinese Five Spice Chicken (五香烤鸡)
Homemade five spice powder in a bowl
Homemade Chinese Five Spice Powder (五香粉)
a bowl of chicken chow fun with chili oil on the side.
Chicken Chow Fun (Fried Rice Noodles, 鸡肉炒粉)
Hunan egg and pickled chili stir-fry
Egg and Pickled Chili Stir-fry (剁椒鸡蛋)
hot and sour soup in a large bowl
Hot and Sour Soup (Suan La Tang, 酸辣汤)
A Chinese steamed custard bun
Steamed Custard Buns (Nai Wong Bao, 奶黄包)
A plate of dry fried green beans
Sichuan Dry Fried Green Beans (干煸四季豆)
Lamb skewers covered with spices
Chinese Lamb Skewers (Yang Rou Chuan’r, 羊肉串儿)
Hot dry noodles with sesame paste dressing and scallions
Hot Dry Noodles (Re Gan Mian, 热干面)
Three glasses of bubble tea: classic, brown sugar and matcha
Bubble Tea Three Ways (Boba Tea, 珍珠奶茶)
four portions of fresh alkaline noodles
Homemade Alkaline Noodles/Ramen Noodles (碱水面)
A bottle of food grade lye water
Lye Water (Kansui) & Its Homemade Substitute
Tomato and egg soup in a bowl
Tomato and Egg Noodle Soup (西红柿鸡蛋面)
homemade noodles arranged into nest balls
Easy Homemade Noodles (No Machine Required)
Sliced drunken chicken in a bowl
Chinese Drunken Chicken (Zui Ji, 醉鸡)
Pieces of sesame shrimp toast on a plate.
Shrimp Toast (蝦多士), Pan-fried or Air-fried
a collage of 4 Chinese breakfast dishes with overlay text saying 15 Chinese breakfast recipes
Chinese Breakfast: 15 Classic Recipes
One Fan Tuan cut open showing the fillings
Fan Tuan (Stuffed Sticky Rice Roll, 饭团)
Taiwanese Lu Rou Fan with blanched Bok Choy
Lu Rou Fan (Taiwanese Pork Rice Bowl, 卤肉饭)
Char Siu chicken wings and sliced Char Siu chicken thighs
Char Siu Chicken (Roasted or Air fried)
Chinese salt and pepper tofu with fresh chilli
Salt and Pepper Tofu (Jiao Yan Dou Fu, 椒盐豆腐)
Chinese doughnut sticks in a basket
Chinese Doughnut Sticks (Youtiao, 油条)
A plate of shrimp and egg stir-fry
Shrimp and Egg Stir-Fry (滑蛋虾仁)
4 types of Chinese dumplings
15 Best Chinese Dumpling Recipes
a plate of boiled pork dumplings
Pork Dumpling with Napa Cabbage (猪肉白菜水饺）
A plate of wood ear mushroom salad
Wood Ear Mushroom, How to Rehydrate and Cook (木耳)
Chopsticks picking up steamed enoki mushroom
Enoki Mushroom, How To Prepare and Cook (金针菇)
Chinese beef and potato stew
Chinese Beef Stew with Potatoes (土豆炖牛肉)
Steamed Chicken with Shiitake Mushroom (香菇蒸鸡)
Hunan pork stir-fry with chili pepper
Hunan Pork Stir-fry (湖南小炒肉)
uncooked dumplings on a tray
Chinese dumplings, an ultimate how-to guide (Jiaozi/饺子)
Braised tofu with Sichuan seasoning
Braised Tofu Sichuan Style (家常豆腐)
Chinese eight treasure rice pudding
Eight Treasure Rice Pudding (Ba Bao Fan, 八宝饭)
Smooth, fine red bean paste
Red Bean Paste in Two Ways (Hong Dou Sha, 红豆沙)
chinese braised pork belly over rice
Braised Pork Belly (Hong Shao Rou/红烧肉), an Easy Version
An open red bean bun
Red Bean Buns (Dou Sha Bao, 豆沙包)
Chinese century egg and tofu salad
Century Eggs, the Myths and Recipe (Pi Dan, 皮蛋)
a bowl of spicy cumin lamb noodles
Spicy Cumin Lamb Noodles (Easy Hand-torn Version)
a collage of four chinese dishes
12 Must-try Authentic Chinese Recipes
A bowl of spicy wontons
Sichuan Spicy Wonton In Chili Oil (红油抄手)
A Chinese BBQ pork bun torn in halves
Char Siu Bao (BBQ Pork Buns, 叉烧包)
Frying chicken chop suey in a wok
Chicken Chop Suey (with an easy stir-fry sauce)
Chinese turnip cake with dressing
Turnip Cake (Lo Bak Go, 萝卜糕)
A plate of Chinese salt and pepper shrimp
Salt and Pepper Shrimp (椒盐虾)
Smoked chicken in pieces
How to Make Smoked Chicken in a Wok (熏鸡)
Six lion's head meatballs in a plate
Lion’s Head Meatballs (Shi Zi Tou, 狮子头)
A plate of Moo Shu Pork
Moo Shu Pork, the Original Recipe (木樨肉)
pumpkin mochi cakes in a steamer
Pumpkin Mochi with Red Bean Paste (红豆南瓜饼)
Singapore Rice Noodles
Singapore Mei Fun (Singapore Rice Noodles, 星洲米粉)
A pot of winter melon soup with meatballs & vermicelli noodles
Winter Melon Soup with Meatballs (冬瓜丸子汤)
stir-fried napa cabbage with hot and sour seasoning
Stir-fried Napa Cabbage with Hot & Sour Sauce (酸辣白菜)
Soy sauce chicken over a bowl of rice with some vegetables
Soy Sauce Chicken (See Yao Gai/豉油鸡)
cantonese steamed fish
Steamed Fish, the Chinese Way (清蒸鱼)
Egg & scallion crepes
Egg and Scallion Crepe (Ji Dan Bing, 鸡蛋饼)
Sichuan twice cooked pork belly
Twice cooked pork (Hui Guo Rou, 回锅肉)
two types of steamed dumplings in bamboo baskets
How to Make Steamed Dumplings, Two Methods (蒸饺)
Eggplant stir-fry with garlic sauce
Eggplant with Garlic Sauce (Yu Xiang Qiezi, 鱼香茄子)
Chinese pickled chili garlic sauce in a jar
Pickled Chili Garlic Sauce (Duo Jiao,剁椒)
sliced beef shank in chilli oil
Chinese Braised Beef Shank & Master Stock (酱牛肉)
Snow skin mooncakes in three colours
Snow Skin Mooncake with Custard Filling (冰皮月饼)
A plate of Kung Pao Chicken
Kung Pao Chicken, the Authentic Way (宫保鸡丁)
Stir-fried beef with chinese broccoli
Beef & Chinese broccoli stir-fry (芥蓝牛肉)
baked bao buns with lamb filling
Baked Bao Bun with Lamb Filling (羊肉烤包子)
a bowl of Sichuan style cold noodles
Cold Noodles with Sichuan Dressing (Liang Mian, 凉面)
Sweet lotus root with sticky rice
Sweet lotus root with sticky rice (糯米藕)
Lotus root stir-fry over rice
Spicy lotus root stir-fry (辣炒莲藕)
Two sticky rice cakes
Sichuan leaf-wrapped sticky rice cakes (Ye’er Ba, 叶儿粑)
A soup dumpling
How to make Xiao Long Bao (小笼包, Soup Dumplings)
Two plates of Chinese cabbage stir-fry
Chinese cabbage stir-fry, two ways (手撕包菜)
Chinese crepes with some sauces
Jian Bing, Chinese Crepes (煎饼)
A bowl of congee with chicken and mushroom
15-minute easy congee with chicken & mushroom (香菇鸡肉粥)
A plate of chicken potstickers
Chicken potstickers with a crispy skirt (鸡肉锅贴)
Three plates of Chinese cucumber salad
Chinese cucumber salad, three ways (黄瓜三吃)
A layered bread seasoned with scallions
Scallion bread, oven-baked Cong You Bing(烤葱油饼)
Sliced Chinese BBQ Pork
Easy Char Siu (Chinese BBQ pork, 叉烧)
King oyster mushrooms fried with wood ear mushroom
King oyster mushroom with garlic sauce (鱼香杏鲍菇)
Xinjiang Big Plate Chicken
Big Plate Chicken with Belt Noodles (Da Pan Ji/大盘鸡)
A cabbage roll filled with minced meat
Steamed cabbage rolls (翡翠包肉)
A Gua Bao, pork belly bun
Gua Bao (pork belly buns, 刈包)
Stir fried mung bean sprouts
Mung bean sprouts: Homegrown guide & a stir-fry recipe
Chinese flower rolls ready to be steamed
Chinese flower rolls with scallions (Hua Juan, 花卷)
Sichuan Dan Dan Noodles with pork toppling
Dan Dan Noodles (Spicy Sichuan Noodles, 担担面)
A bowl of Sichuan boiled beef
Sichuan boiled beef (Shui Zhu Niu Rou, 水煮牛肉)
A plate of black pepper chicken stir-fry
Black pepper chicken stir-fry (黑椒鸡丁)
Chinese steamed buns in a bamboo basket.
Mantou (馒头), Chinese steamed buns
Two bowl of plain hand-pulled noodles
Hand-pulled noodles (La Mian, 拉面), a foolproof recipe
A plate of vegan dumplings covered with spicy sauce
Vegan dumplings with spicy dipping sauce (素饺子)
Red and green Sichuan pepper in spoons
Sichuan Pepper (花椒): Your Questions Answered
a bowl of chongqing noodles
Chongqing noodles (Xiao Mian, 重庆小面)
A baked Cantonese mooncake
Cantonese Mooncake with Salted Egg Yolk (广式月饼)
a plate of stir fried rice noodles with beef
Beef Chow Fun (Beef Ho Fun, 干炒牛河)
A shrimp & pork shumai held by a pair of chopsticks
Shrimp & pork shumai (鲜虾猪肉烧卖)
Honey pouring over a sticky rice dumpling
Zongzi: Chinese sticky rice dumpling (粽子)
A steamed bao buns dressed with chilli oil
Steamed bao buns (baozi, 包子), a complete guide
deep-fried chicken with chillis and Sichuan pepper
Mala chicken (Chongqing Laziji, 辣子鸡)
Dumplings in four different colours
Naturally Coloured Dumplings (Ultimate Dumpling Guide part 6)
Boiled dumplings in spicy sauce
Six dumpling sauces (Ultimate Dumpling Guide part 5)
dumplings cooked in three ways
Cook dumplings in three ways (Ultimate Dumpling Guide part 4)
dumplings folded in nine patterns
Ten ways to fold dumplings (Ultimate Dumpling Guide part 3)
ingredients for making dumpling fillings
How to make great dumpling fillings (Ultimate Dumpling Guide part 2)
dumpling wrappers and two dumplings
Homemade dumpling wrappers (Ultimate Dumpling Guide part 1)
Sichuan mouth-watering chicken in chilli oil
Mouth-watering chicken (Kou Shui Ji, 口水鸡)
A bowl of egg drop soup with tomato
Egg drop soup with tomato (番茄蛋汤)
fortune cookies with sesame rims
Homemade fortune cookies (签语饼)
A plate of Sichuan spicy peanuts
Sichuan spicy peanuts (Mala peanuts, 麻辣花生)
Sesame balls
Sesame balls, the sweet potato version (红薯煎堆)
Pan fried tofu with garlic sauce
Pan-fried tofu with garlic sauce (鱼香豆腐)
A bowl of pork wonton soup
Easy Pork Wonton Soup (猪肉馄饨) 
A plate of Xi'an Biang Biang noodles
Xi’an Biang Biang noodles
mung bean jelly noodles with spicy dressing
Mung bean jelly salad (Liangfen, 凉粉)
beef noodle soup with chilli oil
Lanzhou beef noodle soup, home version (兰州牛肉面)
Four glutinous rice balls in a bowl
Tang Yuan, Chinese glutinous rice balls (汤圆)
2018-Chinese New Year Feast menu suggestions
How to prepare a Chinese New Year Feast
pan-fried vegetarian dumplings with bicolour wrappers
Pan-fried vegetarian dumplings / potstickers (素煎饺)
beef dumpling soup with hot and sour seasoning
Beef dumpling soup (酸汤水饺)
four types of chinese bread
An introduction to Chinese bread
Kung Pao shrimp
Kung Pao shrimp (宫保虾仁)
tofu soup with dried shrimp
Tofu soup with dried shrimp (虾皮豆腐汤)
A bowl of noodle soup topped with beef cubes
Spicy beef noodle soup (香辣牛肉面)
Sichuan boiled fish (Shui Zhu Yu, 水煮鱼)
chinese orange beef stir-fry
Spicy orange beef stir-fry (橙味牛肉)
Mango sago in a glass
Mango sago with grapefruit (杨枝甘露)
Liang Pi: cold skin noodles, the simple way (凉皮)
Fried rice with Chinese sausage
Chinese Sausage Fried Rice (腊肠炒饭)
Steamed egg with a soy sauce dressing
Chinese steamed eggs, a perfectionist’s guide (蒸蛋羹)
Stir fried pork with garlic sauce
Sichuan shredded pork with garlic sauce (Yu Xiang Rou Si, 鱼香肉丝)
Har Gow in a steamer basket
Har gow: dim sum shrimp dumplings (虾饺)
salad made of tomato, onion and coriander
Xinjiang tiger salad (老虎菜)
Sheng Jiang Bao with chili oil
Sheng Jian Bao: Pan-fried pork buns (生煎包)
Salmon fillet steamed with scallion oil
Steamed salmon with scallion oil (葱油三文鱼)
A plate of aubergine salad
Eggplant salad with garlic dressing (凉拌茄子)
Spicy cumin lamb stir fry
Spicy cumin lamb stir-fry (孜然羊肉)
Chinese peanut & sesame brittle
Peanut & sesame brittle (花生芝麻糖)
Chinese chive pockets
Chinese chive pockets (韭菜盒子)
a plate of pork rind jelly salad
Chinese Pork Rind Jelly Salad (肉皮冻)
A bowl of spring onion oil noodles
Spring onion oil noodles (葱油拌面)
A jar of spring onion oil
How to make & use spring onion oil (葱油)
Cold soba noodle soup
Cold soba noodles in beef broth (延吉冷面)
A plate of iceberg lettuce with oyster sauce
Iceberg lettuce with oyster sauce (蚝油生菜)
Stir-fried vermicelli noodles with pork
Spicy vermicelli stir-fry (Ants climbing a tree, 蚂蚁上树)
Easy beef & pineapple fried rice (牛肉菠萝炒饭)
Chinese potato pancake seasoned with spices
Spicy Chinese potato pancake (干煸洋芋丝)
prawns on top of vermicelli noodles
Steamed garlic prawns with vermicelli (蒜蓉粉丝蒸虾)
Two Chinese burgers stuffed with pork
Chinese pork burger (Rou Jia Mo 肉夹馍)
Taiwaness three cup chicken
Three cup chicken (San Bei Ji, 三杯鸡)
Beijing zha Jiang noodles
Zha Jiang Mian (炸酱面): Beijing’s signature noodles
Hong Kong style mango pancakes filled with mango pieces and whipped cream
Hong Kong style mango pancake (芒果班戟)
stir-fried black pepper beef
Black pepper beef stir-fry (黑椒牛柳)
Spinach & soybean salad
Spinach salad with ginger dressing (姜汁菠菜)
leavened scallion flatbread baked in a pan
Scallion flatbread, leavened version (葱油发面饼)
a braised pork rib held by a hand
Braised Spare Ribs with Black Bean Sauce (豆豉炖排骨)
Pungent, aromatic, earthy and salty, fermented black beans provide unique and complex flavours to many Chinese dishes.
Fermented black beans (豆豉)
scooping out spicy black bean sauce from a jar
Spicy black bean sauce – 3 versions (辣豆豉酱)
A tomato stuffed with tofu
Tofu-stuffed tomatoes (番茄豆腐盅)
chicken thighs with spicy seasonings
Spicy cumin chicken thighs with green beans
A pair of chopsticks picking up some stir-fried potatoes.
Chinese potato stir-fry (酸辣土豆丝)
Sichuan hot and sour glass noodle soup
Hot and sour glass noodle soup (酸辣粉)
omelette with home grown garlic sprouts
Omelette with homegrown garlic sprouts
A pot of Chinese soy sauce rice with shrimps
Chinese soy sauce rice pilaf (酱油炒饭)
Beef flatbread with spices
Spiced beef flatbread (香酥牛肉饼)
Chicken meatball soup with noodles
Chicken meatball noodle soup (肉丸汤面)
A bowl of spaghetti noodles with ham, eggs, courgette & pepper.
Chinese-style spaghetti salad (凉拌意面)
Chinese sesame paste thinned with water
Chinese sesame paste & 3 substitute ideas (芝麻酱)
stir-fried shrimp with broccoli
Broccoli and prawn stir-fry (西兰花虾仁)
Seasoned with “soy cheese”, these steamed pork ribs leave a unique aroma in your mouth. Butternut squash underneath collects all the flavour from the meat.
Steamed pork ribs with butternut squash (南瓜蒸排骨)
a chinese tea egg held by a hand
Marbled tea eggs – two versions (茶叶蛋)
Stir-fried aubergine
Stir-fried eggplant with plum sauce (苏梅酱茄子)
A bowl of ginger milk curd.
Fail-proof ginger milk curd (姜汁撞奶)
A plate of egg fried rice noodles
Egg Fried Rice Noodles (鸡蛋炒米粉)
Four bottles of black rice vinegar
Chinese rice vinegar (米醋)
A classic salad with a new look. Flavoured with an easy Chinese dressing. Formula to make this versatile seasoning revealed.
Cucumber salad with easy Chinese dressing (拌黄瓜)
Peppercorn braised chicken wings
Braised chicken wings with peppercorns (胡椒鸡翅)
A steamed pear with rock sugar soup
Pear with rock sugar – two ways (冰糖雪梨)
two types of rock sugar
Rock sugar (冰糖)
Tomato egg stir-fry with rice
Tomato and egg stir-fry (番茄炒蛋)
Shaoxing rice wine is commonly used in Chinese cuisine. It's essential for preparing meat or fish, either in stir-fry or in braising dishes.
Shaoxing rice wine (绍兴酒)
Napa cabbage salad in a bowl
Napa Cabbage Salad with Hot Oil Dressing (油泼白菜)
Ground Sichuan pepper in a spoon.
Sichuan pepper, how to grind it correctly?
braised fish with sweet and sour sauce
Sweet and sour fish (糖醋鱼)
Three bottles of soy sauce and one bottle of tamari
Soy sauce (酱油): light or dark?
spoon pouring chinese chilli oil.
Make your own Chinese chilli oil (油泼辣子)

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