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Our Top Quick and Easy Noodle Soups
Posted:View Post: Our Top Quick and Easy Noodle SoupsWe’re back with more pantry recipe ideas to spice up life while we all stay at home. And bonus! They’re all soups! Soups with NOODLES. This roundup of our favorite quick and easy noodle soup recipes pack lots of flavor…
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Mei Gui Lu Jiu (Chinese Rose Wine)
Updated:View Post: Mei Gui Lu Jiu (Chinese Rose Wine)Chinese Rose Wine is a key ingredient in Cantonese roast meats and cured sausages. But what is it, how is it made, and what does it taste like? Let us explain! What is Chinese Rose Wine (Mei Gui Lu Jiu)?…
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Tuna Tomato Pasta
Updated:View Post: Tuna Tomato PastaNow more than ever, we need to talk about one of our all-time favorite pantry recipes. Today, we’re sharing our Tuna Tomato Pasta, which can be made with just 9 ingredients that many of you probably have on hand. That…
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Chicken Khao Soi (Thai Coconut Curry Noodle Soup)
Updated:View Post: Chicken Khao Soi (Thai Coconut Curry Noodle Soup)In many areas of life, we sometimes need a little escape, and dinner’s no different. Allow me to bring you the cooking equivalent of the best escapist TV––this Khao Soi recipe. Straight from the streets of Chiang Mai, Thailand! This…
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30 Pantry & Freezer Recipes to Keep You Healthy & Sane
Updated:View Post: 30 Pantry & Freezer Recipes to Keep You Healthy & SaneTHERE IS A LOT GOING ON RIGHT NOW. Chances are, your nerves are a bit jangled with all the Coronavirus news cruising through the airwaves. Today, we’re cutting through the noise and fear to bring some calm and commonsense things…
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Perfect Baked Japanese Sweet Potatoes
Updated:View Post: Perfect Baked Japanese Sweet PotatoesJapanese sweet potatoes are the ultimate superfood—they’re healthy, nutritious, delicious and filling! While this isn’t a particularly complex recipe, I wanted to talk about how we enjoy Japanese sweet potatoes and the different things you can do with them! Japanese…
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Sweet Bean Sauce (甜面酱 – Tian Mian Jiang)
Updated:View Post: Sweet Bean Sauce (甜面酱 – Tian Mian Jiang)Sweet bean sauce is a key ingredient in famous dishes like Beijing Zha Jiang Mian. But how is it different than sweet bean paste, hoisin sauce, ground bean sauce, and many of the other bean sauces and pastes out there?…
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Chee Hou Sauce
Updated:View Post: Chee Hou SauceChee Hou Sauce isn’t called for often in our recipes, and it’s not an ingredient you’d find in most Chinese household pantries. However, we do use it in one particular dish that we love, our Pork Rib Stew with Foo…
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Shrimp and Broccoli with Brown Sauce
Updated:View Post: Shrimp and Broccoli with Brown SauceIn my parents’ Chinese restaurant, Shrimp and Broccoli was one of the most often-ordered dishes. With the combination of healthy broccoli and luxurious shrimp, it’s not surprising! The original Shrimp and Broccoli is made with a white sauce with garlic,…
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Spicy King Oyster Mushroom Stir-fry (Vegan!)
Updated:View Post: Spicy King Oyster Mushroom Stir-fry (Vegan!)This spicy king oyster mushroom stir-fry recipe has three things going for it. 1) It uses just 8 ingredients. 2) It’s incredibly tasty. And 3) It’s completely vegan! It’s one of those recipes that isn’t necessarily trying to be vegan/vegetarian.…
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Seaweed Egg Drop Soup (紫菜蛋花汤)
Updated:View Post: Seaweed Egg Drop Soup (紫菜蛋花汤)This Chinese home-style seaweed egg drop soup recipe is healthy and very quick to make. Many Chinese families serve soup with every meal, and this recipe is a common go-to! It’s just as popular as another common variation (and a…
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Fish Stir-fry (Chow Yee Kow)
Updated:View Post: Fish Stir-fry (Chow Yee Kow)While we Chinese love to take down a whole fish, sometimes you want a break from all the bones! This restaurant-style chow yee kow fish stir-fry does the trick. It’s a great dinner recipe for anyone intimidated by cooking a…
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Caster Sugar
Updated:View Post: Caster SugarAt The Woks of Life, some of our favorite recipes rely on a very specific type of sugar called caster sugar. The difference between caster sugar and standard granulated sugar may seem insignificant, but we promise we’re not needlessly nitpicking! …
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Quick Carrot Daikon Stir-Fry
Updated:View Post: Quick Carrot Daikon Stir-FryThis quick and easy carrot daikon stir-fry is one of my go-to side dishes. It’s healthy, tasty, and goes with any Chinese meal! What Is Daikon Radish? Daikon radish, (萝卜 – luóbo in Mandarin or lo bak in Cantonese) is…
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How to Fold Wontons: 3 Ways
Updated:View Post: How to Fold Wontons: 3 WaysWontons will always have a very special place in my heart. Like dumplings, we grew up with a bag of frozen wontons always in the freezer, ready to become wonton soup (breakfast, lunch or dinner), spicy wontons (a tasty snack…
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10-Minute Vegan Pad Krapow (Thai Basil Stir-fry)
Updated:View Post: 10-Minute Vegan Pad Krapow (Thai Basil Stir-fry)Cooking vegan can be time-consuming if you really want something flavorful and satisfying. From soaking and grinding cashews to slicing vegetables in weird ways and sourcing hard-to-find ingredients from health food stores…things can get complicated fast! If you’re looking for…
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30-Minute Multigrain Congee
Updated:View Post: 30-Minute Multigrain CongeeAccording to TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine), winter is the season for “storing and stashing,” for your body to preserve its strength. What could be better than this multigrain congee? It warms, hydrates, and replenishes the nutrients your body needs. A…
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Fermented Bean Curd
Updated:View Post: Fermented Bean CurdFermented bean curd, also called fermented tofu, bean cheese, or tofu cheese, comes in both a white variety and a red variety, and it’s pretty foreign to the average American home cook. Other names include preserved bean curd or wet…
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