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⌈ Sauce & condiment⌋ ⌈ One pot / one bowl⌋

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Chinese steamed buns in a bamboo basket.

Mantou (馒头), Chinese steamed buns

A collection of dishes for Chinese New Year

Classic recipes for Chinese New Year

A bowl of hand-pulled noodles with in broth

Hand-pulled noodles (La Mian, 拉面), a foolproof recipe

A plate of vegan dumplings

Vegan dumplings with spicy dipping sauce (素饺子)

Red and green Sichuan pepper in spoons

Sichuan Pepper (花椒): Your Questions Answered

Chongqing noodles (Xiao Mian, 重庆小面)

Kansui cantonese mooncake

Cantonese mooncake with salted egg yolk (广式月饼)

A plate of Cantonese Beef chow fun.

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)

An unwrapped Chinese sticky rice dumpling (Zongzi)

Zongzi: Chinese sticky rice dumpling (粽子)

Freshly steamed bao buns in a bamboo steamer.

Steamed bao buns (baozi, 包子), a complete guide

Crispy, tasty chicken pieces stir-fried with generous amount of dried chillies and Sichuan pepper, Mala chicken is a classic delicacy not to miss.

Mala chicken (Chongqing Laziji, 辣子鸡)

Lines of dumplings in white, green, orange and purple colour

Colourful dumplings for Chinese New Year (Ultimate Dumpling Guide part 6)

From the simplest to more sophisticated versions, this guide offers six inspiring dumpling sauces which will take your dumpling dishes to another level.

Six dumpling sauces (Ultimate Dumpling Guide part 5)

dumplings cooked in three ways: boiled, pan-fried and steamed.

Cook dumplings in three ways (Ultimate Dumpling Guide part 4)

Nine dumplings in nine different patterns.

Ten ways to fold dumplings (Ultimate Dumpling Guide part 3)

Great fillings are essential to successful dumpling making. This guide offers ideas, tips and troubleshooting tricks. Four dumpling filling examples are also included.

How to make great dumpling fillings (Ultimate Dumpling Guide part 2)

Freshly rolled dumpling wrappers and two dumplings.

Homemade dumpling wrappers (Ultimate Dumpling Guide part 1)

A bowl of freshly cooked Chinese hot and sour soup. Looks very comforting!

Hot and sour soup (酸辣汤)

A plate of Sichuan style mouth-watering chicken. Looks super appetizing.

Mouth-watering chicken (Kou Shui Ji, 口水鸡)

Fragrant, salty and pungent, dry fried green beans with Chinese olive vegetable is one of the best ways to serve green beans.

Dry fried green beans (干煸四季豆)

A bowl of Chinese egg drop soup with diced tomato and garnished with coriander.

Egg drop soup with tomato (番茄蛋汤)

Homemade fortune cookies rimmed with white and black sesame seeds.

Homemade fortune cookies (签语饼) + Video

Hot, fragrant, crispy and powerfully mouth-numbing, Sichuan spicy peanuts are an addictive snack that can be easily made at home.

Sichuan spicy peanuts (Mala peanuts, 麻辣花生)

A golden oranger colours sesame ball held by a ceramic spoon.

Sesame balls, the sweet potato version (红薯煎堆)

Chewy outside and soft inside, pan fried tofu is super delicious with flavour-packed garlic sauce. A perfect dish to wake up your taste buds.

Pan fried tofu with garlic sauce (鱼香豆腐)

Tasty, moist pork filling wrapped with slippery wonton skin, served in hot chicken soup, this pork wonton soup is a perfect treat on cold winter days.

Pork wonton soup (猪肉馄饨)

Thick, broad, hand pulled noodles seasoned with chilli, garlic and Sichuan pepper, Xi'an Biang Biang noodles offers a delectable taste and texture.

Xi’an Biang Biang noodles (+video)

Chinese Mung bean jelly salad (Liangfen, 凉粉) pleases your palate both with its interesting texture and with its pungent flavour.

Mung bean jelly salad (Liangfen, 凉粉)

Cooking for a group of guests doesn't have to be stressful! My recent Supper Club shows a practical example of how to prepare a Chinese themed dinner party with ease.

How to prepare a Chinese themed dinner party?

A bowl of Lanzhou beef noodle soup. Looks very appetizing!

Lanzhou beef noodle soup, home version (兰州牛肉面)

White and pink Tang Yuan (Chinese glutinous rice balls) in serving bowls.

Tang Yuan, Chinese glutinous rice balls (汤圆)

2018-Chinese New Year Feast menu suggestions

How to prepare a Chinese New Year Feast: sample menus & workflow

Pan-fried vegetarian dumplings resemble Pak Choi and have a crispy base.

Pan-fried vegetarian dumplings / potstickers (素煎饺)

Beef dumplings in hot & sour soup (酸汤水饺)

An introduction to Chinese bread

A bowl of freshly cooked Chinese doughnut stick (Youtiao)

Chinese doughnut stick (Youtiao, 油条)

A picture from above of a plate of Kung Pao shrimp with a pair of chopsticks at the side.

Kung Pao shrimp (宫保虾仁)

A pot of tofu soup with various vegetables and seasoned with papery fried shrimp.

Tofu soup with dried shrimp (虾皮豆腐汤)

A bowl of noodles in well spiced broth topped with tender beef cubes, spicy beef noodle soup is hot, fragrant and very comforting indeed.

Spicy beef noodle soup (香辣牛肉面)

Sichuan boiled fish garnished with coriander and topped with dried chilli and Sichuan pepper.

Sichuan boiled fish (Shui Zhu Yu, 水煮鱼)

Spicy orange beef stir fry on top of some plain rice.

Spicy orange beef stir-fry (橙味牛肉)

A landscape photo of mango sago dessert.

Mango sago with grapefruit (杨枝甘露)

A bowl of Liang pi, Chinese cold skin noodles.

Liang Pi: cold skin noodles, the simple way (凉皮)

A quick, tasty dish prepared in just a few minutes, Chinese sausage fried rice delivers a balanced smoky, savoury & sweet taste.

Chinese sausage fried rice (腊肠炒饭)

You only need soy sauce and sesame oil to season Chinese steamed eggs.

Chinese steamed eggs, a perfectionist’s guide (蒸蛋羹)

Signature dish of Sichuan cuisine, shredded pork with garlic sauce delivers a sophisticated and addictive taste: tangy, spicy, sweet & sour.

Sichuan shredded pork with garlic sauce (Yu Xiang Rou Si, 鱼香肉丝)

Juicy filling wrapped by a translucent skin, Har Gow (prawn dumplings) is a pleasure both on your palate and to your eyes. Read my detailed recipe to learn how to make it perfectly.

Har gow: crystal prawn dumplings (虾饺)

An informative guide to making spring onion pancake. This recipe shows you how to make it flaky, tasty and crispy. Dipping sauce suggestions are also provided.

Spring onion pancake, Cong You Bing (葱油饼)

A delicate, delectable treat for celebrating Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, snow skin mooncake with custard filling delivers enchanting texture and flavour.

Snow skin mooncake with custard filling (冰皮月饼)

Inspired by the famous Hainan chicken rice, this one-pot chicken rice is very easy to prepare and packed with aroma and flavour. A great dish for sharing.

Chinese style one-pot chicken rice (葱油鸡饭)

Pungent flavour stimulates your palate at first taste, just like the shock you would get when encounter a tiger. This is how Xinjiang tiger salad gets its name.

Xinjiang tiger salad (老虎菜)

Tasty, moist pork wrapped with half-soft, half-crispy dough, Shanghai pan-fried pork buns, traditionally served as breakfast, make a great party food.

Sheng Jian Bao: Pan-fried pork buns (生煎包)

A healthy, tasty dish ready in 10 minutes. Steamed salmon fillets with homemade spring onion oil is aromatic, moist and tender.

Steamed salmon with spring onion oil (葱油三文鱼)

Steamed to a creamy, melt-in-your-mouth texture, then seasoned with a pungent chilli-garlic dressing, this Chinese aubergine salad is simple yet delectable.

Aubergine salad with garlic dressing (凉拌茄子)

Aromatic and pungent, spicy cumin lamb stir-fry is a dish that seldom fails to impress. This recipe offers two tricks to obtain the perfect texture.

Spicy cumin lamb stir-fry (孜然羊肉)

Super crunchy and nutty, Chinese peanut & sesame brittle is totally addictive! This recipe shows you how to make this delightful treat without fail.

Peanut & sesame brittle (花生芝麻糖)

Pan fried flat dumplings filled with fragrant Chinese chive, soft scrambled eggs and springy vermicelli noodles, Chinese chive pockets are simply irresistible.

Chinese chive pockets (韭菜盒子)

Slippery, springy and spicy, Chinese pork rind jelly is truly a delight to enjoy. There is no commercial gelatin involved and it’s very simple to prepare.

Chinese pork delight (pork rind jelly, 肉皮冻)

A humble dish from Shanghai, spring onion oil noodles is simple but delectable. It can be served as breakfast, lunch, dinner, or even as a side dish for parties.

Shanghai spring onion oil noodles (葱油拌面)

A step by step recipe guiding you to make Chinese spring onion oil without fail. You will also learn how to use this versatile condiments in seven ways.

How to make & use spring onion oil (葱油)

Fragrant and spicy, twice-cooked pork is a mouth-watering Chinese Sichuan delicacy. This recipe shows you how to cook it faster without compromising the taste.

Twice-cooked pork, the fast version (回锅肉)

Slippery noodles in ice cold soup, served with various healthy toppings, cold soba noodles in beef broth is a perfect dish to cool you down in hot weather.

Cold soba noodles in beef broth (延吉冷面)

Briefly blanched lettuce topped with a tasty, sticky sauce, iceberg lettuce with oyster sauce is a classic Chinese dish that gives plain vegetable an appetizing tone.

Iceberg lettuce with oyster sauce (蚝油生菜)

Don’t be put off by its weird name! "Ants climbing a tree" is a super tasty Sichuan dish containing vermicelli noodles, minced meat and various pungent seasonings.

Ants climbing a tree: spicy vermicelli stir-fry (蚂蚁上树)

A quick one-bowl meal served in a pineapple shell. Try this easy pineapple fried rice with succulent beef cubes! It has a balanced flavour of savoury and sweet.

Easy beef & pineapple fried rice (牛肉菠萝炒饭)

If you love potato and fancy spicy flavour, you must try this Chinese potato rösti! It’s pungent and crispy. A great side dish to add zing to your meal.

Spicy Chinese potato rösti (干煸洋芋丝)

A tasty, good-looking dish with little preparation, steamed garlic prawns with vermicelli only takes a few minutes to cook. A great dish to impress your guests at dinner parties.

Steamed garlic prawns with vermicelli (蒜蓉粉丝蒸虾)

A simple pan-baked flatbread stuffed with spiced pork belly, fresh coriander and chilli, Chinese pork burger is tangy, flavourful, moist and extremely comforting.

Chinese pork burger (Rou Jia Mo 肉夹馍)

Essential ingredient for many classic Chinese dishes, homemade red bean paste only requires 3 simple steps. It tastes much better than commercial versions.

How to make red bean paste (红豆沙)

A one-bowl meal that uses leftover pita, Chinese-inspired pita bread stir-fry involves simple preparation and minimum washing-up. A fun dish to try!

Chinese-inspired Pita bread stir-fry (炒皮塔饼)

Fried in sesame oil, braised in rice wine and soy sauce, then flavoured with fresh basil, Taiwanese three cup chicken is super aromatic and very easy to cook.

Super aromatic three cup chicken (三杯鸡)

Pork cubes cooked in a salty, fragrant sauce, then served with noodles and various vegetables, Zha Jiang Mian is a signature Beijing dish full of flavour and freshness.

Zha Jiang Mian (炸酱面): Beijing’s signature noodles

Fresh mango chunk topped with fluffy whipped cream, then wrapped with a thin, moist and elastic crepe, pillow-shaped mango pancake is a dessert to die for.

Hong Kong style mango pancake (芒果班戟)

Tender and succulent beef strips with a black pepper flavoured sauce, Chinese black pepper beef stir-fry can be made at home to a restaurant standard.

Black pepper beef stir-fry (黑椒牛柳)

An earthy, refreshing dish loaded with nutrients, spinach and soybean salad is seasoned with a simple yet flavourful Chinese ginger dressing.

Spinach and soybean salad with ginger dressing (姜汁菠菜毛豆)

Leavened scallion flatbread

Scallion flatbread, leavened version (葱油发面饼)

Multi-layered flavour penetrating the tender meat, braised spare ribs with black bean sauce is a scrumptious treat requiring effortless preparation.

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)

Popular, versatile Chinese black bean sauce can be easily made at home. I have three versions to share: classic, with mushrooms or with minced meat.

Spicy black bean sauce – 3 versions (辣豆豉酱)

Juicy tomatoes are hollowed and steamed with well seasoned tofu crumbs. These tofu-stuffed tomatoes are then served with a scrumptious sweet and sour sauce.

Tofu-stuffed tomatoes (番茄豆腐盅)

Quick to cook and difficult to fail, spicy cumin chicken thighs with green beans is inspired by a popular Chinese street food. An easy pan-fried dish full of flavour.

Spicy cumin chicken thighs with green beans

Tender, supple and very thin, Chinese tortilla (Spring pancake) is made with only two ingredients. Perfect wrapper for any fillings of your choice.

Easy Chinese tortilla (Spring pancake 春饼)

Tender tofu cooked in an aromatic and spicy sauce, accompanied by minced meat, Mapo tofu is one of the most popular ways to prepare tofu in China.

Mapo tofu, the authentic way (麻婆豆腐)

Crunchy, thin strips flavoured with tangy spices, Chinese potato stir-fry shows you an exciting way to prepare potatoes.

Chinese potato stir-fry (酸辣土豆丝)

Slippery noodles in a tangy soup, hot and sour glass noodle soup is irresistible but easy to prepare. A classic Chinese dish you ought to try.

Hot and sour glass noodle soup (酸辣粉)

Don’t discard sprouted garlic! Grow them in water instead. Homegrown garlic sprouts add great flavour to omelette, noodles, salad, stir-fry, etc.

Omelette with homegrown garlic sprouts

Want to make “fried rice” but no cooked rice available? This Chinese soy sauce rice pilaf comes to the rescue. Easy to prepare and better than takeaway.

Chinese soy sauce rice pilaf (酱油炒饭)

A popular street food from the historic city of Xi’an, spiced beef flatbread is crispy, flavourful and very comforting. A treat worth every bit of effort.

Spiced beef flatbread (香酥牛肉饼)

Tender and springy meatballs cooked in tomato and shiitake soup. This chicken meatball noodle soup is super tasty, filling and healthy.

Chicken meatball noodle soup (肉丸汤面)

Give Italian pasta a Chinese character. This Chinese-style spaghetti salad with sesame dressing is bursting with flavour.

Chinese-style spaghetti salad (凉拌意面)

Chinese sesame paste is a popular condiment used in noodles, salad, hot-pot dipping sauce, etc. It can be substituted in three ways.

Chinese sesame paste & 3 substitute ideas (芝麻酱)

Fresh, crunchy, healthy and very easy to cook, purple sprouting broccoli and prawn stir-fry is a great seasonal dish to try.

Purple sprouting broccoli and prawn stir-fry

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)

Probably the best way to enjoy hard boiled eggs! Chinese tea eggs are packed with flavour and have a beautiful marble look. Recipe in two versions provided.

Marbled tea eggs – two versions (茶叶蛋)

Creamy and luscious, stir-fried aubergine in plum sauce is a dish to die for. This recipe tells you how to achieve the desired texture using a minimum of oil.

Stir-fried aubergine in plum sauce (苏梅酱茄子)

A tried and tested recipe for making perfect ginger milk curd, a popular Cantonese dessert with an interesting flavour and silky texture.

Fail-proof ginger milk curd (姜汁撞奶)

Simple ingredients, great flavour. This egg fried rice noodles is quick to prepare using the easy Chinese dressing formula.

Egg fried rice noodles (鸡蛋炒米粉)

As important as soy sauce, Chinese rice vinegar is a must-have for those keen to explore Chinese cuisine in their own kitchens.

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)

A simple way to prepare Chinese-style braised chicken wings. The use of whole white peppercorns makes this dish unusually aromatic.

Fuss-free braised chicken wings (胡椒鸡翅)

A healthy dish for those who love spicy food and intense flavour. Dry-pot cauliflower is an easy stir-fry for everyday home cooking.

Spicy dry-pot cauliflower (干锅菜花)

A traditional Chinese home remedy for cough relief. Steamed or boiled pear with rock sugar is a delightful dessert very easy to prepare.

Pear with rock sugar – two ways (冰糖雪梨)

Rock sugar is refined, crystalized sugar commonly used in Chinese kitchen to add shine to braised dishes or to sweeten desserts.

Rock sugar (冰糖)

Spice up cold winter days with a pot of Chinese spiced beef and potato stew. Easy preparation with intense flavour. Great dish for sharing.

Chinese spiced beef and potato stew (土豆炖牛肉)

Only three common ingredients needed! Tomato and egg stir-fry is truly a national dish adored by every family in China.

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)

A classic Chinese noodle dish. Down-to-earth, affordable, and super tasty. Make Dan Dan noodles in 20 minutes and enjoy this street food wonder.

Dan Dan Noodles(担担面): a street food wonder

Simplified red-cooked pork belly (红烧肉)

A simple Chinese leaf salad, crispy, garlicky, spicy and extremely healthy. This recipe shows you how to make a flavour-packed hot oil dressing.

Chinese leaf salad with hot oil dressing (油泼白菜)

Ground Sichuan pepper in a spoon.

Sichuan pepper, how to grind it correctly?

Chinese sweet and sour fish ready in 20 minutes! No deep-frying needed. Visually appealing and balanced in flavour. A must for Chinese New Year.

Sweet and sour fish in 20 mins (糖醋鱼)

Soy sauce (酱油): light or dark?

Freshly made Chinese chilli oil in two jars.

Make your own Chinese chilli oil (油泼辣子)

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