Top 8 Chinese Restaurant Recipes

By
Rhonda Parkinson
Rhonda Parkinson
Rhonda Parkinson is a freelance writer who has authored many cookbooks, including two Everything guides to Chinese cooking.
Learn about The Spruce Eats' Editorial Process
Updated on 06/27/20
Sweet and Sour Pork With Pineapple

The Spruce / Julia Hartbeck

You don't need to order take-out or head to your favorite Chinese restaurant every time you get a yen for Fried Rice or Sweet and Sour Pork. Below we list 12 of our favorite Chinese restaurant recipes that you can easily make at home:

  • 01 of 08

    Spring Rolls

    Spring Rolls with Pork

    yuliang11 / Getty Images

    Spring rolls have their origins in the annual Spring festival celebrating the return of Spring. The first spring rolls featured vegetables from the harvest; meat was added later. 

  • 02 of 08

    Egg Rolls

    Cooking Chinese Egg Rolls

    The Spruce / Julia Hartbeck

    Egg rolls are made with thicker wrappers than spring rolls.

  • 03 of 08

    Beef With Broccoli

    Beef with Broccoli over rice

    ALLEKO / Getty Images

    How do restaurant chefs get the beef so tender in this dish? They “velvet” the meat in hot oil before combining it with broccoli in an oyster-flavored sauce.

  • 04 of 08

    Sweet and Sour Pork

    Sweet and Sour Pork With Pineapple

    The Spruce / Julia Hartbeck

    The sauce is the star of the show in this dish. Most versions use pineapple juice and combine it with vinegar, sugar, ketchup or tomato paste and pineapple chunks, green bell pepper and shredded carrot. The warmed sauce is poured over pork cubes that have been coated with batter and deep-fried.

    Continue to 5 of 8 below.
  • 05 of 08

    Egg Drop Soup

    Easy Chinese Egg Drop Soup

    The Spruce / Elizabeth Briskin

    Also known as Egg Flower Soup, this is the popular dish in which lightly beaten eggs are streamed into the broth at the very end.

  • 06 of 08

    Kung Pao Chicken

    Kung Pao Chicken
    MasonRobinson/Moment Open/Getty Images

    Named after a court official or "Kung Pao," Kung Pao Chicken is a spicy Szechuan dish made with diced chicken, peanuts and chili peppers.

  • 07 of 08

    Chinese Green Beans

    Chinese Green Beans Recipe

     The Spruce

    This popular Szechuan dish is a staple at Chinese restaurant buffets.

  • 08 of 08

    Candied Banana Fritters

    Candied fried bananas
    Philippe Desnerck/Photolibrary/Getty Images

    Have you ever had banana fritters? This recipe goes one step further – the deep-fried pieces of banana are dipped in caramelized sugar and then in ice water to harden. You'll also find this popular Chinese restaurant dessert called "Toffee Bananas."