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Showing posts with label stir fry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label stir fry. Show all posts
Mar 22, 2026

Lomo Saltado | Chinese Peruvian Stir-Fried Beef, Tomatoes, and French Fries

Mar 22, 2026

Lomo Saltado | Chinese Peruvian Stir-Fried Beef, Tomatoes, and French Fries

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This lomo saltado is a tasty mixture of beef, tomatoes, chiles, onions, and French fried potatoes. It is typically accompanied with white rice. 

Lomo Saltado in a red rimmed bowl.


Lomo Saltado is a traditional Chinese Peruvian stir-fry, and another example of how Chinese emigrants adapted the local ingredients of their new land to their cooking style. 

Mar 1, 2026

Kung Pao Noodles

Mar 1, 2026

Kung Pao Noodles

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These kung pao noodles are easy to make and loaded with flavor. The sauce, flavored with seasoned rice vinegar, soy sauce, and sesame oil, adds a sweet and tangy flavor to the noodles. 

Kung Pao Noodles in a blue rimmed bowl.


These noodles are also loaded with tasty and crunchy vegetables, along with a sprinkling of roasted peanuts. 

Dec 14, 2025

Homemade Chinese Five Spice Powder

Dec 14, 2025

Homemade Chinese Five Spice Powder

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Homemade Chinese Five Spice Powder - one of my favorite spice blends. Sichuan peppercorns, star anise, cloves, fennel, and cinnamon combine to create a wonderful and uniquely flavored seasoning. 

Ingredients to make Homemade Chinese Five Spice Powder on a plate.


Why should you make your own Chinese Five Spice? First, one of the cool things about making your own spice blends is that you can control the ingredients in the blend, and customize the spices to your taste. 

Dec 3, 2025

Yangzhou Fried Rice

Dec 3, 2025

Yangzhou Fried Rice

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Yangzhou Fried Rice is a simple yet flavorful dish to make. It is a classic dish served at a Chinese banquet toward the end of the meal and it's an amazingly simple dish to prepare. 

Yangzhou Fried Rice in a bowl.


There are only five ingredients (eight if you count the oil, salt, and pepper). No garlic, no ginger, and, in this case, no soy sauce. 

Jul 1, 2025

Singapore Noodles

Jul 1, 2025

Singapore Noodles

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These Singapore noodles, tossed with shrimp, Chinese barbecue pork, and vegetables, are a popular dish traditional to Cantonese and Chinese American takeout restaurants. 

Singapore Noodles in two red rimmed bowls.


These noodles are rich in flavor from chicken broth, soy sauce and other seasonings, along with Madras curry powder, and are tossed with Chinese barbecue pork, shrimp, scallions, and red bell peppers. 

Mar 26, 2025

Stir-Fried Ginger Tomato Beef

Mar 26, 2025

Stir-Fried Ginger Tomato Beef

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This stir-fried ginger tomato beef is one of my favorite wok dishes. 

Stir-Fried Ginger Tomato Beef in a white bowl with rice.


This recipe, from Grace Young's book, Stir Frying to the Sky's Edge, is the author's take on a dish her mother used to prepare for Grace and her brother to get them to eat more rice. 

Dec 7, 2024

Stir-Fried Eggs with Velvet Shrimp

Dec 7, 2024

Stir-Fried Eggs with Velvet Shrimp

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These stir-fried eggs with velvet shrimp made the best "brinner" (breakfast/dinner). 

Stir-Fried Eggs with Velvet Shrimp on a platter.


These stir-fried eggs with velvet shrimp make a tasty breakfast or a dinner main course with rice. They are also fabulous as part of a mult-course Chinese style dinner. 

Oct 9, 2024

Stir-Fried Udon Noodles with Chicken and Vegetables (Yaki Udon)

Oct 9, 2024

Stir-Fried Udon Noodles with Chicken and Vegetables (Yaki Udon)

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These stir-fried udon noodles with chicken and vegetables is so easy to prepare and is ready in less than 20 minutes. 

Yaki Udon in a red rimmed bowl.

 


Yaki udon is a Japanese stir-fry that includes udon noodles, a protein, veggies, and a simple sauce made with soy sauce (either light or dark depending on the region), plus mirin or sake. 

Jun 8, 2024

Dry-Fried Sichuan Beans

Jun 8, 2024

Dry-Fried Sichuan Beans

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These dry-fried Sichuan beans are intensely flavorful. 

Two bowls of Dry-Fried Sichuan Beans.


"What is dry stir-frying?" you ask. It's a technique (gon chau) that intensifies flavors by slightly charring ingredients over lower heat over a longer period of time. 

Jun 4, 2024

Barbecued Pork Lo Mein

Jun 4, 2024

Barbecued Pork Lo Mein

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This barbecued pork lo mein is a wonderful Chinese take-out style dinner that will satisfy your cravings. 

Barbecued Pork Lo Mein in individual bowls.


This barbecue pork lo mein is one of my favorite Chinese take-out style dishes that you can easily make at home. 

May 22, 2024

Kung Pao Chicken

May 22, 2024

Kung Pao Chicken

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Kung Pao Chicken is one of my all time favorite stir fries, and this is the absolute best version I have tried so far. 

Kung Pao Chicken in a bowl.


I love the underlying heat, the amazing sauce, and, of course, the peanuts. 

May 11, 2024

Hot Pepper Beef Stir-Fry

May 11, 2024

Hot Pepper Beef Stir-Fry

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This hot pepper beef is a wonderful Chinese-style stir-fry that you can make in just a few minutes with easy-to-find ingredients. 

Hot Pepper Beef Stir-Fry in a bowl with rice on the side.


This stir-fried hot pepper beef is one of my all-time favorite stir-fries. The dish is super easy to make, the ingredients are easily found in your grocery store, and the resulting flavor is so amazing. 

Apr 27, 2024

Stir-Fried Cellophane Noodles with Enoki Mushrooms

Apr 27, 2024

Stir-Fried Cellophane Noodles with Enoki Mushrooms

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You need to try these stir-fried cellophane noodles with enoki mushrooms, carrots, and snow peas tossed in a flavorful sauce of chicken broth, soy sauce, garlic, and toasted sesame oil. They're soooo good! 

Stir-Fried Cellophane Noodles with Enoki Mushrooms in a blue patterned bowl.


The transparent noodles absorb the wonderful flavors from the sauce. This stir-fry is super easy and amazingly delicious. 

Jan 14, 2024

Stir-Fried Beef and Broccoli

Jan 14, 2024

Stir-Fried Beef and Broccoli

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This stir-fried beef and broccoli is so much more flavorful than any take-out version. 

Stir-Fried Beef and Broccoli in a bowl with a red rim.


Serve this stir-fried beef and broccoli over rice for an amazing lunch or dinner. 

Dec 30, 2023

Stir-Fried Romaine Lettuce with Garlic Chili

Dec 30, 2023

Stir-Fried Romaine Lettuce with Garlic Chili

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This Stir-Fried Romaine Lettuce with Garlic Chili is a surprisingly crisp and refreshing hot dish that can be served as a side dish with stir-fries, soups, and braises. 

Stir-Fried Romaine Lettuce with Garlic Chili in a bowl.


This romaine lettuce stir-fry is a quick, easy, and wonderful way to enjoy a light and crispy vegetable side dish, especially when you are bored with salads. Plus, it's a great way to use that "about-to-wilt" extra head of lettuce you bought so you don't let it go to waste. 

Aug 20, 2023

Singapore-Style Chili Garlic Shrimp and Rice

Aug 20, 2023

Singapore-Style Chili Garlic Shrimp and Rice

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There are so many layers of flavor in the sauce for this Singapore-style chili garlic shrimp with rice. You won't want to miss a drop. 

Singapore-Style Chili Garlic Shrimp and Rice in a white bowl.


Serve this shrimp and its sauce over white rice and add a green salad or some green peas for a complete meal. 

Jul 15, 2023

Stir-Fried Brown Rice with Vegetables and Ginger

Jul 15, 2023

Stir-Fried Brown Rice with Vegetables and Ginger

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This stir-fried brown rice with vegetables and ginger is an easy main course for lunch, as well as a delicious side dish for a multi-course dinner. 

Stir-Fried Brown Rice with Vegetables and Ginger in a bowl with scallions.


It's a great dish to make when you want to use up those last carrots and mushrooms in your vegetable bin along with leftover day old brown rice you have in the fridge. 

Jun 10, 2023

Stir-Fried Squid with Black Bean Sauce

Jun 10, 2023

Stir-Fried Squid with Black Bean Sauce

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This Stir-Fried Squid with Black Bean Sauce is incredibly rich and tasty.

Stir-Fried Squid with Black Bean Sauce in a bowl.


This stir fried squid recipe was developed by Chef Danny Chanwho taught it to Grace Young, for her book, Stir Frying to the Sky's Edge. In fact, he contributed several recipes to the book, including Cantonese Pork with Chinese Broccoli, Stir-Fried Salmon with Wine Sauce, and Hong Kong Style Silky Stir-Fried Minced Beef

Mar 4, 2023

Beef Chow Fun

Mar 4, 2023

Beef Chow Fun

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Beef Chow Fun (gon chow ngau huo) is a Cantonese noodle dish made with haw fun, noodles made in broad sheets from a rice batter that is steamed on lightly oiled sheet pans. 

Beef Chow Fun in a bowl.


These haw fun noodles are sold at room temperature on the day they are made, and are best used the same day. You can't really refrigerate them because they will become hard and must be steamed again to soften. 

Feb 5, 2023

Chicken and Seafood Fried Rice

Feb 5, 2023

Chicken and Seafood Fried Rice

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This chicken and seafood fried rice is a delicious combination of chicken, shrimp, bay scallops, squid, rice, vegetables, and eggs. You can serve it as either a main course or side dish. Either way, everyone will love it. 

Chicken and Seafood Fried Rice in bowls.


This fried rice, symbolizing harmony, is a great addition to your Lunar New Year celebration. You will love how all of the flavors go together.