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How to Cook Brown Rice
How to Cook Brown Rice - Learn more about the health benefits of brown rice, and tips for cooking the rice so that it turns out just right, neither too dry nor too mushy.
Chinese Mango Pudding
Chinese Mango Pudding is the perfect dessert for capturing the sweet flavor of fresh mangoes.
Eggplant in Garlic Sauce
How to make Eggplant in Garlic Sauce – Eggplant and ground pork are braised in a garlicky sauce in this popular Szechuan dish. Here are simple step by step instructions, with photos, for making Braised Eggplant in garlic sauce.
Smoothies With Lychee Fruit
All of these easy and refreshing smoothies use canned lycees, which can be found in major supermarkets.
Easy Dan Dan Noodles
Dan Dan Noodle Recipe – There are nearly as many ways of preparing this spicy Szechuan dish as there are chefs! Here are step by step instructions, with photos, showing an easy way to make Dan Dan Noodles.
How to Cook Rice
How to cook rice - Easy step by step instructions with photos make it easy to cook rice that is light and fluffy.
Ginger Beef
Ginger Beef - Pairing beef with ginger is nothing new in Chinese cooking, but this is the westernized dish that legend has it was created in western Canada in the 1970's.
Spring Rolls
Spring Rolls - What better way to celebrate Chinese New Year, the arrival of Spring (or to top off a Chinese meal) than by making fried spring rolls? Here is a picture and a recipe for these delicious spring rolls that are filled with barbecued pork and a variety of vegetables.
How to Prepare Bitter Melon
Here are simple tips for preparing bitter melon to use in stir-fries and other Chinese dishes.
How to Roll Cut Vegetables
How to Roll Cut Vegetables – Roll cutting vegetables adds something extra to a stir-fry. Here are easy instructions showing how to roll cut vegetables.
How to Make Fried Rice
How to make fried rice – The classic Chinese restaurant dish, fried rice is a great way to use up leftovers. Here are simple step by step instructions, with photos, for making basic fried rice.
Dan Dan Noodles
Dan Dan Noodles – Easy Step by Step Photo Instructions to Make Dan Dan Noodles
Chinese Sponge Cake
Chinese sponge cake – the secret to this recipe for Chinese sponge cake lies in the fact it is steamed, which makes it very moist. Here are step by step instructions, with photos.
Baked Nian Gao
Baked Nian Gao – Not comfortable with the idea of steaming a cake? Here is a recipe for Baked Nian Gao, the New Year cake traditionally fed to the Chinese Kitchen God.
How to Make Wonton Purses
Wonton Purses – These easy photo instructions show you how to shape filled wonton wrappers into a purse or money bag. Make wonton purses
How to Make Prawn Crackers
How to make prawn crackers - these are the tasty prawn flavored chips that puff up when deep-fried.
How to Cook Chinese Green Beans
How to Cook Chinese Green Beans – step by step instructions with photos make it easy to cook Chinese Green Beans.
How to Cut Vegetables on the Diagonal
How to Cut Vegetables on the Diagonal – Cutting vegetables on the diagonal helps them cook more quickly.
Bacon and Water Chestnut Appetizer
Water Chestnut Appetizer – Easy step by step instructions, with pictures to make bacon wrapper water chestnut appetizers
How to Extract Milk from a Coconut
How to extract milk from a coconut to make your own sweet and delicately flavored coconut milk. Photographs to help you make fresh Coconut Milk
Regional Chinese Cuisine
Chinese Regional Cuisines - Learn more about China's main regional schools of cooking
Chow Mein Noodles
Chow Mein Noodles - Here is a classic way of cooking pan-fried noodles served with Chinese chow mein dishes.
How to Fill and Fold Wonton Wrappers
How to Fold Wonton Wrappers - Easy step-by-step instructions with photos make it easy to fill and fold wonton wrappers.
How to Make Chili Oil (Hung Yao)
How to make chili oil – step by step instructions with photos make it easy to make chili oil.
How to Sharpen a Cleaver With a Sharpening Steel
Sharpen a cleaver - step by step photo instructions on how to sharpen a cleaver with a sharpening steel.