Cuisines Chinese

Meat and Shrimp Potstickers

Meat and Shrimp Potstickers

Potstickers (锅贴 鍋貼 guōtiē; literally “pot stick”) are a Northern Chinese-style dumpling popular as a street food, appetizer, or side order in Japanese and Chinese cuisine. This dish is often served on a dim sum menu, but may be offered…

Hot and Sour Soup

Hot and Sour Soup

Hot and sour soup is a popular soup served at Chinese restaurants in the United States. This version tastes exactly like that served at various Chinese restaurants in California. Ingredients 6 cups chicken stock or broth (or 4 cups water…

General Tso’s Chicken

General Tso's Chicken

General Tso’s chicken (Mandarin: Zuo Zongtang ji in) is a popular battered-chicken recipe in Chinese-American restaurants, allegedly hailing from Hunan province in China. However, the stories of the recipes heritage involving Zuo Zongtang (General Tso) are probably apocryphal, and it…

Char Siu (Chinese BBQ pork)

Char Siu (Chinese BBQ pork)

Cha shao is a kind of spiced Cantonese honey roast pork. It is often also called by the Cantonese char siu or char siew. Sometimes (usually in America) it is called Chinese BBQ pork. It is very popular, and can…

Cantonese Crispy Fried Chicken

Cantonese Crispy Fried Chicken

Ingredients Pepper salt 1 Tbsp salt 3 Tbsp Sichuan peppercorns (花椒) 1 Tbsp ajinomoto seasoning (味の素) Chicken 1 whole chicken (small) 2 Tbsp Chinese five-spice powder (五香粉) 3 slices of ginger, crushed 2 scallions Water to poach chicken in Glaze…

BBQ Pork Fried Rice

BBQ Pork Fried Rice

Ingredients Pork 1 piece (750 g) boneless pork loin, cut into 30 pieces 50 ml barbeque sauce 15 ml light soy sauce 30 ml hoisin sauce 5 tbsp sugar 2½ tbsp salt Fried rice 6½ tbsp olive oil 5 tbsp…