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Homemade Chinese Fried Tofu

Homemade Fried Tofu

Appetizers, Home Cooking, Mains & Sides, Tofu

This quick homemade fried tofu recipe is easy to make for lunch or dinner. The tofu is first deep fried or pan fried to brown it, then stir-fried in a light, flavorful broth with mild peppers and garlic.

Beef Chow Fun

Beef Chow Fun (乾炒牛河)

Beef, Cantonese Cuisine, Mains & Sides, Noodles

This savory, delicious Cantonese dish combines stir-fried beef slices with rice noodles, green onions, bean sprouts, garlic and ginger, coated with a light, simple sauce of rice wine and oyster sauce.

My New Oriental Learning Journey is Complete

My New Oriental Learning Journey is Complete

About My Chinese Home Kitchen, Jing's Learning Journey, News from My Chinese Home Kitchen

I graduated from New Oriental Cooking School in May 2024! After nearly three years of study, I have learned a lot about Chinese cooking.

Three types of battered shrimp

Chinese Deep Fried Shrimp Batter Recipes

Chinese Cooking Techniques, How-to

In homage to one of the pioneers who popularized Chinese cuisines in the United State, we share here Irene Kuo’s three classic shrimp batter recipes.

Snow Peas

Snow Peas

Authentic Ingredients for Chinese Recipes, Chinese Vegetables

Snow peas, also called Chinese peas, are a pod-edible, vitamin rich ingredient in many Chinese dishes.

Sweet and Sour Pineapple Shrimp

Sweet and Sour Pineapple Shrimp Cantonese

Appetizers, Cantonese Cuisine, Mains & Sides, Seafood

Sweet and sour pineapple shrimp is a delicious Cantonese dish. The shrimp are deep-fried in a crispy batter, then tossed with pineapple in a simple sauce made with ketchup, vinegar, and sugar. It makes an elegant appetizer, or can be served with a vegetable as a main course.

Mung bean sprouts

Mung Bean Sprouts

Authentic Ingredients for Chinese Recipes, Chinese Vegetables

Traditional Chinese Medicine considers mung bean sprouts a cooling food, that reduces inflammation. Modern food science shows that mung bean sprouts are nutritious and loaded with antioxidants.

Price of Beef, Chinese beef recipes

Have You Seen the Price of Beef?

Eat Healthy on Budget, Low-carb Recipes, Planning a Dinner

Beef prices are high! Learn how these healthy Chinese beef dishes allow you to enjoy beef for dinner while saving money on your grocery bill.
Chinese cuisines developed from scarcity, making the most of limited resources while enjoying delicious, healthy family meals.

Chinese Banquet Training: Pumpkin Soup

Chinese Banquet Dishes

Chinese Modern Cuisine, Jing's Learning Journey, Special Occasions

For the past several weeks, Jing has spent her weekends in school, learning the art of banquet preparation. The results are impressive.

Custard-filled Papaya Slices

Custard-filled Papaya Slices

Chinese Modern Cuisine, Dessert, Eat Healthy on Budget, Vegetables

This is a simple, elegant, and healthy dessert. Chock full of vitamins and anti-oxidants, papaya is a very healthy fruit.
Make this dessert ahead of time, and keep it in the refrigerator until you are ready to serve dinner.

Happy Easter

Easter Blessings from My Chinese Home Kitchen

News from My Chinese Home Kitchen

Easter Sunday blessings to you and your family.

Stewed lion's head on the banquet table

Stewed Lion’s Head

Pork, Soups & Stews, Su Cuisine

Stewed lion’s head is a traditional dish in Jiangsu Province, China, which belongs to the Huaiyang tradition of Suzhou (Jiangsu) cuisine. This recipe is a simplified version of this delicious and healthy pork meatball soup.