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Cinnamon Raisin Buns
Updated:View Post: Cinnamon Raisin BunsCinnamon Raisin Buns join the pantheon of awesome bakery bun recipes that we’ve built off of what I now consider to be one of the most useful recipes on our blog––our easy Asian milk bread. If you’re new to the…
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Chinese Ribs w/ a Sesame Crust
Updated:View Post: Chinese Ribs w/ a Sesame CrustChinese ribs with a sesame crust…one of my better inventions of late. Baby back pork ribs are always a treat, no matter how they’re prepared, but when coupled with savory Asian flavors, they make a delicious, winning dish to have…
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Bacon and Egg Fried Rice
Updated:View Post: Bacon and Egg Fried RiceToday, we’re going to shake up breakfast (And lunch. And dinner. The beauty of this dish is that you can pretty much eat it any time of day), with our bacon and egg fried rice. Whether it’s breakfast for dinner or…
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Pineapple Buns
Updated:View Post: Pineapple BunsFor a long time now, pineapple buns, or bo lo bao, have been my unequivocal go-to choice whenever I walk into a Chinese bakery. I blow right past the char siu bao, the coconut buns, and the hot dog buns…and mosey…
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Chinese Cabbage Stir-Fry
Updated:View Post: Chinese Cabbage Stir-FryIf all vegetable dishes were as easy and tasted as good as this Chinese cabbage stir-fry, we’d all be a lot healthier. (Just a quick note before we go on: there is some meat involved in this dish, but feel…
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Kung Pao Chicken Wings
Updated:View Post: Kung Pao Chicken WingsKung Pao chicken wings are an awesome, delicious alternative to the traditional hot wings or honey bbq wings you see all over the place. The spicy, tangy sauce, oven “fried” chicken wings (I have a fool-proof method that will get you…
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Carnitas Tacos with Slow Cooked Pork
Updated:View Post: Carnitas Tacos with Slow Cooked PorkWe’ve had a long succession of Chinese recipes on the blog lately, and I think it’s time for a little added variety. This weekend, I pulled one out of the archives. While this isn’t necessarily a recipe of the “old…
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Vegetable Noodles With Shrimp
Updated:View Post: Vegetable Noodles With ShrimpThis dish of “vegetable noodles” with shrimp involves three different kinds of noodles: zucchini noodles, carrot noodles, and broad bean noodles, which are a kind of wide glass noodle. Both broad bean noodles and mung bean noodles fall into the glass noodle…
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Sticky Rice with Chinese Sausage
Updated:View Post: Sticky Rice with Chinese SausageSticky rice with Chinese sausage is a staple on dim sum carts (you’ll usually see it in overturned glass bowls––as little sticky rice “domes”), and it’s actually very easy to make. This sticky rice recipe is similar to the sticky rice…
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Katsudon Japanese Pork Cutlet and Egg Rice Bowl
Updated:View Post: Katsudon Japanese Pork Cutlet and Egg Rice BowlThere was a time when my fish-averse younger self had very few options at a Japanese restaurant. I would suffer through plates of teriyaki and bowls of plain udon, as I watched the rest of my family dig into their…
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Barley’s First Weeks and Puppy Training Treats
Updated:View Post: Barley’s First Weeks and Puppy Training TreatsIt’s hard to believe, but it’s been nearly three months since we brought Barley home. She’s made a lot of progress since then, the most obvious example of which is the fact that she is now completely house trained. (Cue…
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Shanghai Rice Cake Stir-fry w/ Shepherd’s Purse
Updated:View Post: Shanghai Rice Cake Stir-fry w/ Shepherd’s PurseThis Shanghai Rice Cake Stir-fry with Shepherd’s Purse is another classic dish to add to your repertoire. We’ve talked about Shepherd’s Purse, or jicai, before––in our original dumpling post. Shepherd’s purse is a wild vegetable that’s kind of shaped a little like dandelion greens.…
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Peanut Butter Cupcakes with Black Sesame Frosting
Updated:View Post: Peanut Butter Cupcakes with Black Sesame FrostingSomething we’ve discovered since we started this blog is just how much we’ve under appreciated certain flavors, textures, and food combinations just because they often only show up in certain ways in Chinese cooking. I mean, soy sauce is soy…
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Cantonese Roast Pork Belly (Siu Yuk)
Updated:View Post: Cantonese Roast Pork Belly (Siu Yuk)Cantonese Roast Pork Belly, or siu yuk, is getting added to our compendium of roast meats that can usually be found in your average Chinatown restaurant window. After already posting recipes for Soy Sauce Chicken, “White Cut” Chicken, Roast Duck, and Char…
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Shiitake Mushroom Tortellini w/ Soy Cream Sauce
Updated:View Post: Shiitake Mushroom Tortellini w/ Soy Cream SauceOkay, board the crazy train with me for a second. This shiitake mushroom “tortellini” with soy cream sauce came out of a family conversation we had recently about using wonton skins for ravioli. This has kind of been a pseudo-trend…
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Chinese Hot Dog Buns
Updated:View Post: Chinese Hot Dog BunsThe Chinese Hot Dog Bun. The Asian bakery classic, the food of my childhood, and the inevitable result of years of cultural assimilation. Our recipe has some easy key steps to ensure the most satisfying hot dog bun experience! Common Issues…
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Ants Climbing A Tree (Ma Yi Shang Shu)
Updated:View Post: Ants Climbing A Tree (Ma Yi Shang Shu)Ants Climbing a Tree (ma yi shang shu – 蚂蚁上树) is a classic Sichuan dish consisting of glass noodles in a delicious sauce with ground pork. It has a weird and not-all-that-appetizing name, and the person who gave the dish that name…
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Chinese Drunken Chicken
Updated:View Post: Chinese Drunken ChickenOh, drunken chicken, how I love thee! Chinese drunken chicken, that is. If you’ve never heard of Drunken Chicken, it’s a dish of chicken that’s been soaked in Shaoxing wine—an ingredient that’s been used on this blog many, many times.…
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