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How to stir-fry noodles

How to Stir Fry Noodles

Chinese Cooking Techniques, Home Cooking, How-to, Noodles

Use this simple technique to stir-fry noodles evenly and thoroughly mix them with other ingredients.

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Hosting a Chinese Dinner Party

Hosting a Chinese Dinner Party

Home Cooking, Mains & Sides, Planning a Dinner, Special Occasions

With thoughtful planning and organized preparation, hosting a Chinese dinner party for your friends is a wonderful experience. This article is a first in a new series, focusing on how to entertain family or friends with delicious home-cooked, authentic Chinese recipes.

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A small sampling of noodles: wheat, alkaline, mung bean vermicelli, rice vermicelli, and egg noodles.

Chinese Noodles

Authentic Ingredients for Chinese Recipes, Chinese Noodles

There are more than 1200 kinds of Chinese noodles. Most of our recipes use noodles that are readily available online or in Western groceries.

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Happy Lunar New Year

Happy Year of the Rabbit

Chinese Culture, Festivals and Holidays, News from My Chinese Home Kitchen

We wish you a happy and prosperous new year in the Year of the Rabbit.

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Scihuan Peppercorn Oil

Sichuan Peppercorn Oil

Authentic Ingredients for Chinese Recipes, Sauces and Oils, Specialty Items

Sichuan peppercorn oil is a finishing oil, infused with oil from fresh-picked green peppercorn, used at the end of cooking to give flavor.

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Cooking Chinese Food at Home

Cooking Chinese Food at Home

Chinese Cooking Techniques, Cookware, How-to, Utensils

When we started My Chinese Home Kitchen, I was very excited to start cooking Chinese food at home. I am a foodie, and I like authentic cuisines, especially home recipes. My favorite cuisines are New England, where I was born, Cajun, Mexican, Thai, and Chinese. My tastes are eclectic, and […]

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10-inch cast-iron skillet

Seasoning Carbon-Steel or Cast-Iron Pans

Cleanup and Maintenance, Cookware, How-to

Cast-iron is the original non-stick surface, and carbon-steel is also non-stick. Unlike a coated pan, cast-iron do not require a potentially toxic coating material. Instead, you can make them non-stick by seasoning them. What does it mean to season a cast-iron or carbon-steel pan?

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Jing, Self-portrait in Chef's uniform

News Update on Jing

About My Chinese Home Kitchen, News from My Chinese Home Kitchen

Jing’s COVID recovery and 2023 Spring Festival holiday.

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Glenn's first wok: 14-inch flat bottom, carbon-steel, northern style

Buying My First Wok

Cookware, How-to

Glenn here. Over the Christmas holiday, I had a delightful time buying and learning to use my first wok. I have always used a cast-iron skillet, but my new wok is so much better. Jing gave me a lot of advice, and there are many options out there. But the best choice for the typical home kitchen is the style and size that she recommended to me.

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Beef Soup with Tomatoes and Potatoes

Tomato, Beef, and Potato Soup 

Beef, Home Cooking, Soups & Stews, Vegetables

This tomato, beef, and potato soup is a simple home recipe that I cooked for my friend. Served over rice, the broth flavors the rice.

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Christmas in Mason, Texas

Merry Christmas from My Chinese Home Kitchen

About My Chinese Home Kitchen, News from My Chinese Home Kitchen

Merry Christmas from My Chinese Home Kitchen! For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

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Home-style Hóngshāo ròu (red-braised pork) by Chen Jing

Home-style Hóngshāo ròu (Red-braised Pork)

Home Cooking, Mains & Sides, Pork, Su Cuisine

Hóngshāo ròu (Red-braised Pork) is a popular Chinese dish with its own unique approach in each region, and this dish is loved by many people in China.

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