Recipes

Curated dishes rooted in traditional food wisdom and modern nutrition science. Every recipe tells a story.

79 of 522 recipes

Easy

Chinese Cuisine

Yangzhou Chao Fan (Yangzhou Fried Rice)

China's most celebrated fried rice with shrimp, char siu, egg, and a colorful array of vegetables

25 minutes

Liang Ban Mu Er (Wood Ear Mushroom Salad)

Easy

Chinese Cuisine

Liang Ban Mu Er (Wood Ear Mushroom Salad)

A refreshing cold salad of rehydrated wood ear mushrooms dressed with vinegar, chili oil, and garlic

25 minutes (plus chilling)

Easy

Chinese Cuisine

Zhajiangmian (Fried Sauce Noodles)

Beijing's iconic noodle dish with a rich pork and fermented bean paste sauce over hand-pulled noodles

35 minutes

Xia Ren Chao Dan (Stir-Fried Shrimp with Eggs)

Easy

Chinese Cuisine

Xia Ren Chao Dan (Stir-Fried Shrimp with Eggs)

A silky Cantonese-style stir-fry of plump shrimp folded into barely set, custardy eggs

23 minutes

Dou Chi Zheng Yu (Steamed Fish with Black Bean Sauce)

Easy

Chinese Cuisine

Dou Chi Zheng Yu (Steamed Fish with Black Bean Sauce)

Delicate steamed fish fillets topped with pungent fermented black beans, ginger, and scallion

22 minutes

Medium

Chinese Cuisine

Hui Guo Rou (Twice Cooked Pork)

Sichuan's bold pork belly stir-fry with doubanjiang, leeks, and fermented black beans

40 minutes

La Chang Fan (Sticky Rice with Chinese Sausage)

Easy

Chinese Cuisine

La Chang Fan (Sticky Rice with Chinese Sausage)

Fragrant glutinous rice steamed with sweet cured Chinese sausage, shiitake mushrooms, and soy

55 minutes (plus soaking)

Dou Ban Dou Fu (Stir-Fried Tofu with Chili Bean Paste)

Easy

Chinese Cuisine

Dou Ban Dou Fu (Stir-Fried Tofu with Chili Bean Paste)

Crispy pan-fried tofu tossed in a bold doubanjiang sauce with garlic, ginger, and scallions

30 minutes

Easy

Chinese Cuisine

Chao Bai Cai (Stir-Fried Napa Cabbage)

A simple, clean stir-fry of napa cabbage with garlic, yielding silky stems and tender leaves

18 minutes

Medium

Chinese Cuisine

San Bei Ji (Three Cup Chicken)

Taiwanese braised chicken with soy sauce, sesame oil, and rice wine, finished with Thai basil

45 minutes

Xi Hong Shi Chao Dan (Tomato Egg Stir-Fry)

Easy

Chinese Cuisine

Xi Hong Shi Chao Dan (Tomato Egg Stir-Fry)

China's beloved home-cooked staple of silky scrambled eggs in a sweet-savory tomato sauce

20 minutes

Easy

Chinese Cuisine

Xia Ren Chao Fan (Shrimp Fried Rice)

Wok-tossed day-old rice with plump shrimp, egg, and scallions in the Cantonese tradition

20 minutes

Kou Shui Ji (Sichuan Mouthwatering Chicken)

Medium

Chinese Cuisine

Kou Shui Ji (Sichuan Mouthwatering Chicken)

Poached chicken drenched in a complex Sichuan sauce of chili oil, Sichuan peppercorn, soy, and sesame

45 minutes (plus chilling)

Medium

Chinese Cuisine

Jian Dui (Sesame Balls)

Crispy, golden fried glutinous rice balls coated in sesame seeds with a sweet red bean paste filling

50 minutes

Easy

Chinese Cuisine

Yin Er Tang (Snow Fungus Dessert Soup)

A delicate, lightly sweet soup of slow-simmered snow fungus with goji berries, lotus seeds, and rock sugar

105 minutes (plus soaking)

Sheng Jian Bao (Pan-Fried Soup Dumplings)

Involved

Chinese Cuisine

Sheng Jian Bao (Pan-Fried Soup Dumplings)

Shanghai's iconic pan-fried buns with a juicy pork filling, crispy bottom, and sesame-scallion top

80 minutes (plus resting)

Medium

Chinese Cuisine

Kao Fu (Shanghai Braised Gluten)

Spongy wheat gluten braised with wood ear mushrooms, lily buds, and peanuts in a sweet-savory sauce

60 minutes

Easy

Chinese Cuisine

Lu Dan (Soy Braised Eggs)

Hard-boiled eggs steeped in a fragrant soy, star anise, and rock sugar braising liquid

40 minutes (plus marinating)

Medium

Chinese Cuisine

Jiao Yan Xia (Salt and Pepper Shrimp)

Crispy shell-on shrimp tossed with Sichuan peppercorn salt, garlic, chilies, and scallion

25 minutes

Easy

Chinese Cuisine

Cong You Bing (Scallion Pancakes)

Flaky, layered Chinese flatbread studded with chopped scallions and toasted in a skillet

50 minutes (plus resting)

Medium

Chinese Cuisine

Hong Shao Rou (Red Braised Pork Belly)

Shanghai's iconic slow-braised pork belly in a glossy caramel-soy sauce with warm spices

105 minutes

Cong You Ban Mian (Scallion Oil Noodles)

Easy

Chinese Cuisine

Cong You Ban Mian (Scallion Oil Noodles)

Shanghai's deceptively simple noodles tossed in slow-fried scallion oil with soy and sugar

20 minutes

Medium

Chinese Cuisine

Hong Shao Yu (Red Braised Fish)

A whole fish braised in a rich soy-sugar sauce with ginger, scallions, and a touch of vinegar

40 minutes

Medium

Chinese Cuisine

Jianbing (Chinese Breakfast Crepe)

A crispy, savory street food crepe with egg, scallion, cilantro, hoisin, and a crunchy fried cracker

35 minutes

Easy

Chinese Cuisine

Re Gan Mian (Hot Dry Noodles)

Wuhan's signature noodles tossed in sesame paste, soy sauce, pickled beans, and chili oil

20 minutes

Suan Rong Chao Xiao Bai Cai (Garlic Bok Choy Stir-Fry)

Easy

Chinese Cuisine

Suan Rong Chao Xiao Bai Cai (Garlic Bok Choy Stir-Fry)

Tender baby bok choy stir-fried with garlic until the stems are translucent and the leaves barely wilted

10 minutes

Gan Bian Si Ji Dou (Dry-Fried Green Beans)

Easy

Chinese Cuisine

Gan Bian Si Ji Dou (Dry-Fried Green Beans)

Sichuan dry-fried green beans blistered in a wok with pork, preserved vegetables, and chili

25 minutes

Medium

Chinese Cuisine

Guo Tie (Potstickers)

Pan-fried pork and cabbage dumplings with crispy golden bottoms and juicy, savory filling

60 minutes

Medium

Chinese Cuisine

La Zi Ji (Chongqing Spicy Chicken)

Bite-sized crispy chicken pieces buried in a mountain of toasted dried chilies and Sichuan peppercorn

35 minutes (plus marinating)

Dang Gui Ji Tang (Dang Gui Chicken Soup)

Easy

Chinese Cuisine

Dang Gui Ji Tang (Dang Gui Chicken Soup)

A nourishing Chinese herbal soup of chicken, angelica root, goji berries, and jujube dates

105 minutes

Medium

Chinese Cuisine

Jiu Cai He Zi (Chive Pancakes)

Crispy pan-fried flatbreads stuffed with Chinese chives, scrambled egg, and glass noodles

50 minutes

Yu Xiang Qie Zi (Chinese Eggplant with Garlic Sauce)

Medium

Chinese Cuisine

Yu Xiang Qie Zi (Chinese Eggplant with Garlic Sauce)

Silky Chinese eggplant in a sweet, sour, and spicy "fish-fragrant" sauce with garlic, ginger, and scallion

30 minutes

Medium

Chinese Cuisine

Dan Ta (Chinese Egg Tarts)

Flaky, buttery pastry shells filled with a smooth, silky egg custard, baked until just set

60 minutes (plus chilling)

Involved

Chinese Cuisine

Gan Chao Niu He (Beef Chow Fun)

Cantonese stir-fried wide rice noodles with tender beef, bean sprouts, and soy sauce over fierce wok heat

28 minutes

Suan Rong Zheng Xia (Cantonese Steamed Shrimp with Garlic)

Easy

Chinese Cuisine

Suan Rong Zheng Xia (Cantonese Steamed Shrimp with Garlic)

Shell-on shrimp steamed on glass noodles with a generous garlic-soy oil topping

23 minutes

Involved

Chinese Cuisine

Jiao Hua Ji (Beggar's Chicken)

A whole chicken wrapped in lotus leaves and clay-baked until extraordinarily tender and aromatic

3 hours 45 minutes

Niu Rou Yang Cong Jiaozi (Beef and Onion Dumplings)

Medium

Chinese Cuisine

Niu Rou Yang Cong Jiaozi (Beef and Onion Dumplings)

Northern Chinese dumplings filled with seasoned beef, onion, and a hint of cumin and Sichuan peppercorn

60 minutes

Xiang Gu Shao Dou Fu (Braised Tofu with Mushrooms)

Easy

Chinese Cuisine

Xiang Gu Shao Dou Fu (Braised Tofu with Mushrooms)

Silky tofu and reconstituted shiitake mushrooms in a savory-sweet braising sauce

40 minutes

Easy

Chinese Cuisine

Zui Ji (Drunken Chicken)

Cold poached chicken steeped in Shaoxing wine and golden broth

24 hours 55 minutes (includes overnight soaking)

Medium

Chinese Cuisine

Wonton Soup (馄饨汤)

Silky pork and shrimp wontons swimming in a fragrant, ginger-laced broth

1 hour 15 minutes

Medium

Chinese Cuisine

Soy Sauce Chicken

Whole chicken poached in a fragrant soy, ginger, and star anise broth until silky and deeply seasoned

1 hour 45 minutes

Medium

Chinese Cuisine

Siu Yuk (Cantonese Crispy Pork Belly)

Slow-roasted pork belly with shattering crackling skin and five-spice seasoned flesh

14 hours (including overnight drying)

Involved

Chinese Cuisine

Xiao Long Bao (Soup Dumplings)

Paper-thin pleated dumplings filled with seasoned pork and a pocket of rich chicken aspic that melts into soup

2 hours 10 minutes (plus overnight)

Yu Xiang Qie Zi (Fish-Fragrant Eggplant)

Easy

Chinese Cuisine

Yu Xiang Qie Zi (Fish-Fragrant Eggplant)

Silky braised eggplant in a tangy, sweet, and spicy Sichuan sauce that contains no fish at all

35 minutes

Involved

Chinese Cuisine

Zongzi (Sticky Rice Dumplings)

Bamboo leaf parcels of seasoned glutinous rice filled with marinated pork belly, salted duck egg yolk, and Chinese sausage

32 hours (including soaking and marinating)

Easy

Chinese Cuisine

Wu Ji Tang (Silkie Chicken Herbal Soup)

A mineral-rich, dark-boned broth built with black-skinned chicken and a traditional herbal blend

2 hours 45 minutes

Involved

Chinese Cuisine

Tea-Smoked Duck

Sichuan-style duck brined with star anise and Sichuan peppercorn, then smoked over tea leaves and rice

14 hours (including brining)

Medium

Chinese Cuisine

Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup (紅燒牛肉麵)

A rich, deeply braised noodle soup with doubanjiang, tomato, and fall-apart beef shank

3 hours

Yu Tou Dou Fu Tang (Fish Head Tofu Soup)

Medium

Chinese Cuisine

Yu Tou Dou Fu Tang (Fish Head Tofu Soup)

A milky-white, collagen-rich broth where a seared fish head and silken tofu produce one of Chinese cooking's greatest soups

55 minutes

Involved

Chinese Cuisine

Peking Duck

The imperial roast duck with lacquered skin, served with thin pancakes and sweet bean sauce

1 day 3 hours 15 minutes

Easy

Chinese Cuisine

Hong Zao Mi Fan (Red Date Sticky Rice)

Sweet glutinous rice studded with red dates and steamed until tender and fragrant

5 hours 5 minutes

Medium

Chinese Cuisine

Shi Zi Tou (Lion's Head Meatballs)

Giant pork meatballs braised with napa cabbage in a fragrant broth

1 hour 20 minutes

Medium

Chinese Cuisine

Shui Zhu Yu (Sichuan Boiled Fish)

Silky fish fillets poached in a fiery, numbing broth and finished with sizzling spice oil

35 minutes

Lian Ou Pai Gu Tang (Lotus Root Pork Rib Soup)

Easy

Chinese Cuisine

Lian Ou Pai Gu Tang (Lotus Root Pork Rib Soup)

A silky, mineral-rich broth where slow-simmered pork ribs and starchy lotus root build something quietly extraordinary

4 to 5 hours

Gui Hua Gou Qi Tang (Osmanthus Sweet Soup)

Easy

Chinese Cuisine

Gui Hua Gou Qi Tang (Osmanthus Sweet Soup)

A light, fragrant dessert soup of osmanthus flowers, goji berries, and lotus seeds

1 hour 5 minutes

Easy

Chinese Cuisine

Ren Shen Ji Tang (Ginseng Chicken Soup)

A quietly powerful broth where ginseng root infuses chicken with its bittersweet warmth and uplifting fragrance

1 hour 20 minutes

Easy

Chinese Cuisine

Ma Po Dou Fu (Mapo Tofu)

Sichuan's most famous tofu dish, with silky cubes in a fiery, numbing sauce of doubanjiang, ground pork, and Sichuan peppercorn

35 minutes

Medium

Chinese Cuisine

Lo Mai Gai (Lotus Leaf Sticky Rice)

Steamed parcels of seasoned glutinous rice with chicken, Chinese sausage, and shiitake mushrooms wrapped in fragrant lotus leaves

7 hours 35 minutes (including soaking)

Medium

Chinese Cuisine

Lo Bak Go (Turnip Cake)

Pan-fried slices of steamed radish cake studded with Chinese sausage, dried shrimp, and shiitake mushrooms

2 hours 30 minutes (plus soaking)

Hong Zao Ji Tang (Red Date Chicken Soup)

Easy

Chinese Cuisine

Hong Zao Ji Tang (Red Date Chicken Soup)

A sweet, deeply nourishing broth where red dates and dried longan perfume every spoonful

2 hours 15 minutes

Gouqi Ji Tang (Chinese Wolfberry Chicken Soup)

Easy

Chinese Cuisine

Gouqi Ji Tang (Chinese Wolfberry Chicken Soup)

A gentle, golden broth built on classic Chinese herbal soup tradition

2 hours 10 minutes

Medium

Chinese Cuisine

Jiaozi (Pork and Chive Dumplings)

The northern Chinese family dumpling, made with infused oil and a ginger-scallion puree

2 hours

Easy

Chinese Cuisine

Suan La Tang (Hot and Sour Soup)

A glossy, tangy broth loaded with mushrooms, tofu, and silky egg ribbons

1 hour 20 minutes

Easy

Chinese Cuisine

Dong Gua Tang (Winter Melon Soup)

A light, cooling broth where tender winter melon dissolves into pork-scented clarity

3 hours

Involved

Chinese Cuisine

Har Gow (Crystal Shrimp Dumplings)

Translucent wheat starch dumplings filled with whole and minced shrimp, water chestnuts, and bamboo shoots

38 minutes

Easy

Chinese Cuisine

Five-Spice Roast Chicken

A whole roast chicken perfumed with Chinese five spice, soy, and ginger

5 hours 35 minutes

Easy

Chinese Cuisine

Ginger Scallion Beef

A Cantonese classic of tender, velveted beef stir-fried with heaps of fresh ginger and scallion

35 minutes

Easy

Chinese Cuisine

Gong Bao Ji Ding (Kung Pao Chicken)

Sichuan's beloved stir-fry of tender chicken, roasted peanuts, and dried chilies in a tangy, sweet, and numbing sauce

40 minutes

Medium

Chinese Cuisine

Lanzhou Beef Noodle Soup (兰州牛肉面)

A fragrant, clear-broth noodle soup built on slow-simmered beef, warm spices, tender daikon, and hand-pulled noodles

3 hours

Medium

Chinese Cuisine

Bao Zai Fan (Claypot Rice)

Cantonese rice cooked in a clay pot with chicken, sausage, and a crackling golden crust

2 hours 30 minutes

Easy

Chinese Cuisine

Black Bean Chicken

Tender chicken stir-fried with fermented black beans, bell peppers, and onion in a savory, slightly sweet Cantonese sauce

32 minutes

Easy

Chinese Cuisine

Congee (Chinese Rice Porridge)

The simplest, most comforting food in the Chinese kitchen, slow-simmered until creamy and silky

45 minutes

Medium

Chinese Cuisine

Beef Tendon Noodle Soup (牛筋面)

A collagen-rich noodle soup with meltingly soft braised beef tendon in a deeply spiced broth

3 hours 30 minutes

Medium

Chinese Cuisine

Dao Xiao Mian (Knife-Cut Noodles, 刀削面)

Thick, chewy hand-shaved noodles from Shanxi province served in a hearty meat sauce

1 hour 45 minutes

Medium

Chinese Cuisine

Bai Qie Ji (White Cut Chicken)

Cantonese poached chicken with silky skin and impossibly tender meat, served cold with ginger scallion sauce

4 hours 30 minutes

Easy

Chinese Cuisine

Dan Dan Noodles (担担面)

Sichuan street noodles tossed in a fiery sesame and chili oil sauce with crispy seasoned pork

50 minutes

Easy

Chinese Cuisine

Bitter Melon with Egg

A southern Chinese home-style stir-fry that pairs the bracing bitterness of bitter gourd with soft, savory scrambled egg

25 minutes

Medium

Chinese Cuisine

Char Siu (Chinese BBQ Pork)

Cantonese roast pork with a sticky, caramelized maltose glaze

9 hours (including marinating)

Easy

Chinese Cuisine

Zi Ran Yang Rou (Cumin Lamb)

Seared lamb tossed with toasted cumin, dried chilis, and fresh cilantro

45 minutes