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Takeout-style kung pao chicken on a grey plate with rice on the side.
Takeout-Style Kung Pao Chicken (Diced Chicken With Peppers and Peanuts) Recipe
Chinese pepper steak, served on a rectangular platter.
Chinese Pepper Steak
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The Best Chinese Sesame Chicken Recipe
Chinese orange chicken on a red plate.
Chinese-American Orange Chicken Recipe
Plate of Stir-Fried Beef with Broccoli in Oyster Sauce with chopsticks resting on the edge
Chinese-American Beef and Broccoli With Oyster Sauce
Fried egg roll being dipped in homemade duck sauce
Duck Sauce Recipe
A cheesy skillet of baked pasta with tomato sauce and ground beef
American Chop Suey (Macaroni, Beef, and Cheese Skillet Casserole) Recipe
a bowl of Stir-Fried Lo Mein with Charred Cabbage, Shiitake Mushrooms, and Chives
Stir-Fried Lo Mein With Charred Cabbage, Shiitake, and Chives Recipe
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Polynesian Chicken Recipe
Stir-fried lo mein noodles with pork and vegetables served on a platter
Stir-Fried Lo Mein Noodles With Pork and Vegetables Recipe
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Chicken Egg Foo Yung and Garlic Bok Choy Recipe
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Husband and Wife Lung Slices (or Brisket and Tripe) Recipe
Chicken Chow Mein from 'The Chinese Takeout Cookbook'
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Chinese Chicken Salad with Sesame Ginger Vinaigrette Recipe
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Popeye Tso's Chicken (General Tso's Chicken Made with Popeye's Chicken Nuggets) Recipe
Stir-Fried Chow Mein With Four Vegetables
Stir-Fried Chow Mein With Four Vegetables Recipe
Closeup of sesame chicken and eggplant, served with white rice.
Sesame Chicken and Eggplant Recipe
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Chinese-American Mashup: Silken Tofu With Spicy Sausage
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Kung Pao Popeye (Kung Pao Chicken Made with Popeye's Nuggets) Recipe
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Scallion Pancakes + Cheddar Cheese = Awesome
Overhead view of soy braised chicken
The Easy Soy Sauce–Braised Chicken Dinner My Family Requests All the Time
Velveted chicken with mushrooms on top of Cantonese clay pot rice.
Cantonese Clay Pot Rice With Velveted Chicken and Mushrooms (北菇滑雞煲仔飯)
Chinese meatloaf on top of Cantonese clay pot rice.
Cantonese Clay Pot Rice With Chinese Meatloaf (肉餅煲仔飯)
Cantonese clay pot rice with Chinese sausage and greens.
How to Make Cantonese Clay Pot Rice (煲仔飯)
Three bottles of homemade kombucha
How to Make Kombucha
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Mapo Beans (White Beans Cooked in the Style of Mapo Tofu) Recipe
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Hot and Numbing Shredded Lamb Noodle Soup Recipe
Overhead view of egg fried rice
Perfect Egg Fried Rice (On Whatever Gear You Have)
Hands holding thin hand-pulled lamian noodles over floured counter.
Hand-Pulled Lamian Noodles Recipe
A wooden steamer basket holding steamed, translucent pork and chive dumplings.
Our 17 Most Popular Chinese Food Recipes
Tiger peppers on a serving platter with ground pork
Chinese Stir-Fried Tiger-Skin Peppers
Overhead image of eggplant salad on a grey stoneware plate with chop sticks
Chinese Eggplant Salad
Overhead view of Peanut and Spinach salad
Chinese Spinach and Peanut Salad
Plated Chayote and Apple Salad
Chayote and Apple Salad With Citrus Dressing
Sesame Noodles with chili paste, cucumbers, and scallions in a blue bow with a wavy patterm
Chinese Cold Noodle Salad with Sesame Dressing
Bottle of all purpose vingeriatte on a counter with a chef cooking in the background
All-Purpose Chinese Vinaigrette for Cold Vegetable Dishes
A plate of very thin strands of stir-fried potato and red and green pepper; the potato looks softened but not limp, and is a beige color that hints at the sauce it absorbed in the wok.
Suanla Tudousi (Hot-and-Sour Sichuan Stir-Fried Potatoes) Recipe
Overhead view of Steamed Pork Ribs on a plate of rice placed next to a pair of chopsticks.
Dim Sum–Style Steamed Pork Ribs With Fermented Black Beans Recipe
Serving bowl of Frozen Simmered Tofu Soup with Pork, Cabbage, and Rice Noodles with rice alongside
Simmered Frozen Tofu Soup With Pork and Cabbage
Sliced thawed frozen pears with goji berries and almonds
Cryo-Poached Asian Pears With Goji Syrup
A bowl of curried Singapore rice noodles with char siu, shrimp, bell peppers, and vegetables.
Singapore Rice Noodles
Three Hong Kong egg custard tarts on a plate net to a cup of tea and a tea pot.
Daan Tat (Hong Kong-Style Egg Tart)
Youtiao on a plate next to a platter of youtiao
Youtiao (Chinese Fried Dough Sticks)
Plate of toothpick lamb set in front of out of focus glass of beer in background
Toothpick Lamb
shrimp fried rice in a small bowl
Shrimp Fried Rice
A jar of XO sauce with someone holding a spoon of sauce above the jar.
XO Sauce Recipe
Homemade spicy chili crisp being spooned out of a jar.
Homemade Spicy Chili Crisp
Stir-fried choy sum with minced garlic on a serving platter and a side of Jasmine rice in a small bowl
Stir-Fried Choy Sum With Minced Garlic
Char siu sauce in a spoon next to small cuts of cooked meat.
Char Siu Sauce Recipe | Sauced
A white plate with a pile of stir-fried beef and mushrooms.
Basic Marinade for Stir-Fried Meats
Bowl of Sichuan-style wontons in hot and sour vinegar and chili oil sauce
Suanla Chaoshou (Sichuan-Style Wontons in Hot and Sour Vinegar and Chili Oil Sauce) Recipe
Roasted Chinese spare ribs on a ceramic plate on a black tile background.
Chinese Spareribs Recipe
Slices of lotus root shingled on a wooden cutting board.
Lotus Root Recipe
A pile of dried bean curd sticks.
Tofu Skin Recipe
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Fried Rice With Chinese Sausage, Cabbage, and Torch Hei Recipe
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Hui Guo Rou (Sichuan Twice-Cooked Pork)
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Fu Pei Guen (Chinese Bean Curd Rolls) With Pork, Mushroom, and Ginger Recipe
Gong bao ji ding chicken on a plate with white rice.
Gong Bao Ji Ding (Sichuan Kung Pao Chicken) Recipe