Chinese Cooking Basics

Master basic techniques in Chinese cooking and discover the many ingredients used in Chinese cuisine.
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Tomato egg recipe
Tomato Eggs Recipe
24 mins
Burdock Root
What Is Burdock Root?
Serve
How to Use A Bamboo Steamer
Bowl of white rice
Steaming Rice on the Stovetop
Illustration depicting various substitutes for rice wine
5 Best Rice Wine Substitutes
Shrimp Egg Foo Young (Egg Foo Yung)
Shrimp Egg Foo Young (Egg Foo Yung)
53 mins
Chinese egg roll wrappers on white plates
Chinese Egg Roll Wrappers
40 mins
Mu Shu Pork Burrito
Much Ado About Mu Shu
Fold dumpling
How to Freeze Potstickers
Sesame Seed Dessert Balls (Jian Dui) on a platter and on a plate
Sesame Seed Dessert Balls (Jian Dui)
30 mins
Chicken and vegetable stir-fry in wok
How to Season a Carbon Steel Wok
Stir fry egg recipe
Egg Foo Yung With Gravy
30 mins
Stir-fried ingredients in a skillet
Must-Have Ingredients for Cooking Chinese Food
Chinese Tea Ceremony
Ancient Chinese Tea History and Fascinating Facts
A bowl filled with fresh water chestnuts
What Are Water Chestnuts?
Pan Fried Noodle Recipe
Hong Kong-Style Pan-Fried Noodles
18 mins
Chinese Steamed buns
Steamed Bun Dough Recipe
2 hrs
Place cutting board on top
How to Freeze Tofu
Different types of daikon radish
What Is Daikon Radish?
Red Bean Soup
Red Bean Soup
105 mins
A serving of braised spiny sea cucumber in a broth
What Is Sea Cucumber?
five spices in Chinese spoons
What Is Five Spice?
dry fried tofu
Learn How to Dry Fry Tofu
Close-up of cloud ear mushrooms
What Is Cloud Ear Fungus?
Woman enjoying a steamed bun and various dim sum
Chinese Regional Cooking Styles
Pho Bo Soup (Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup)
Pho (Vietnamese Noodle Soup)
5 hrs
Cooking vegetable stir-fry in a wok
How to Clean a Carbon Steel Wok
A bowl of General Tso's chicken served over rice
Homemade General Tso's Chicken With Red Chili Peppers
35 mins
Chinese noodle with vegetables in dish
Tomatoes in Chinese Cooking
Classical Chinese tea ceremony
The Origin of Finger Tapping in Chinese Tea History
Basic Chinese bun dough
Basic Chinese Bun Dough
3 hrs
Chinese sausages in Farmers Market, Guangzhou
How to Use Chinese Sausage
Woke with oil and shrimp
Szechuan Peppercorn Oil
3 mins
Chinese steamed bread, Guangzhou, China
Basic Chinese Yeast Dough
3 hrs
Low sodium soy sauce substitute
Low-Sodium Soy Sauce Substitute
25 mins
Rice wine Vinegar being added to sushi rice and stirred with paddle
Rice Wine vs. Rice Vinegar
hoisin sauce in a bowl
What Is Oyster Sauce?
Vegetable Chow Mein
Vegetable Chow Mein
20 mins
Traditional Chinese Food, Plate of Sliced Beefsteak and Green Onions
3 Fun Ways to Use Spring Onions in Cooking
chinese soup
Chinese Chicken Stock
2 hrs
Chinese wonton wrappers recipe
Chinese Wonton Wrappers
45 mins
Chicken satay and peanut sauce
Easy Peanut Sauce With Five Ingredients
5 mins
White rice vinegar in bottle and white rice on table
What Is Chinese Rice Vinegar?
Fried rice with chicken or pork
How to Make Rice for Fried Rice
napa cabbage
What Is Chinese Cabbage?
Chinese Sweet and Sour Sauce
Chinese Sweet and Sour Sauce
15 mins
egg fu yung
Chinese Egg Foo Yung: History, Tips, and Recipes
Dried Shiitake Mushrooms
Guide to Rehydrating Chinese Dried Mushrooms, Complete With Recipes
Sweet and Sour Pork With Pineapple
Sweet and Sour Pork With Pineapple
50 mins
Fermented black beans
What Are Fermented Black Beans?
Beef Chow Mein Recipe
Chow Mein and Chop Suey Recipes
what is winter melon
What Is a Winter Melon?
Chinese-Style Beef Fried Rice
Chinese-Style Beef Fried Rice
25 mins
Give mixture a stir
How to Thicken Chinese Sauces With Cornstarch
Wor Tip Cantonese Potsticker
21 Popular Cantonese-Style Recipes to Try Tonight
Chinese chicken stir fry
Using Cornstarch in Chinese Stir-Fry Dishes
Chinese Orange Pork Chop Stir-fry
10 Quick and Easy Beginner Chinese Recipes
Chinese sausage
How to Cook Chinese Sausage
Chinese Noodle Soup
Healing Chinese Soup With Holistic Value
Dried tangerine peels strung together on wire
What Is Dried Tangerine Peel?