https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/main-dishes/ a culinary genealogy Wed, 07 Feb 2024 08:44:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.3 https://thewoksoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-TWOL-favicon-4-32x32.png https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/main-dishes/ 32 32 https://thewoksoflife.com/braised-pork-chops-shanghai/ https://thewoksoflife.com/braised-pork-chops-shanghai/#comments Wed, 07 Feb 2024 08:09:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=74576 Braised Pork Chops Shanghai-style, 葱烤排骨 (cōng kǎo páigǔ), are one of the pinnacles of Shanghainese home cooking.  Pork chops are pounded, dredged in egg, briefly shallow-fried, and then braised in a sweet soy sauce with a generous bunch of scallions. And I mean a lot of scallions! They’re just as much a treat as the ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/braised-pork-chops-shanghai/feed/ 20 https://thewoksoflife.com/steak-stir-fry/ https://thewoksoflife.com/steak-stir-fry/#comments Sun, 04 Feb 2024 16:47:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=35890 Steak Stir Fry, or Chow Steak Kow, as we used to call it at my parents’ restaurant, is not your standard beef stir-fry. Tender, rich ribeye or sirloin steak bites are cooked in a soy garlic sauce—with some American touches!—and served over a bed of crisp bok choy.  If you’re looking for Pepper Steak Stir-fry ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/steak-stir-fry/feed/ 71 https://thewoksoflife.com/mushroom-noodle-soup/ https://thewoksoflife.com/mushroom-noodle-soup/#comments Thu, 01 Feb 2024 08:24:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=76097 This vegan mushroom noodle soup is made with three kinds of mushrooms to make the most deliciously potent broth.  It was inspired by a dish known as “double mushroom soup” (shuāng gū miàn, 双菇面) that I first tried in a Buddhist temple cafeteria in Shanghai. It carries on a long tradition of vegan and vegetarian ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/mushroom-noodle-soup/feed/ 5 https://thewoksoflife.com/walnut-shrimp/ https://thewoksoflife.com/walnut-shrimp/#comments Mon, 29 Jan 2024 02:45:00 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=18023 Walnut shrimp, also sometimes known as Honey Walnut Shrimp, is one of those recipes that goes a long way back for me. It probably goes way back for any Cantonese kid growing up near a Chinatown! It’s appears at most Chinese banquets, whether for a wedding, birthday, Chinese New Year, or newborn baby. For those ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/walnut-shrimp/feed/ 134 https://thewoksoflife.com/lobster-noodles-e-fu-yee-mein/ https://thewoksoflife.com/lobster-noodles-e-fu-yee-mein/#comments Sat, 20 Jan 2024 08:15:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=76859 Lobster Yee Mein (or yi mein), pronounced lóng xiā yī miàn in Mandarin or loong ha yee meen in Cantonese (龙虾伊面), is a dish combining long life noodles, or yi mein, (also call e fu noodles) and Cantonese-style lobster. It’s an incredibly tasty, luxurious plate of lobster noodles, and we’ll show you how to make ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/lobster-noodles-e-fu-yee-mein/feed/ 22 https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-roast-duck/ https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-roast-duck/#comments Thu, 11 Jan 2024 15:30:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=77003 “A Chinese Roast Duck.” Those roast ducks glistening suspended in Chinatown windows across the globe are iconic. They’re a culinary masterpiece—admittedly an intimidating one to pull off at home. As you can imagine, we’ve gotten so many questions over the years—“do we have a Cantonese roast duck recipe?” As of last fall, when our cookbook ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-roast-duck/feed/ 16 https://thewoksoflife.com/chicken-lo-mein/ https://thewoksoflife.com/chicken-lo-mein/#comments Thu, 28 Dec 2023 22:15:00 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=15479 Chicken Lo Mein is a classic takeout dish we’ve all probably enjoyed. We find, however, that it’s getting harder than ever to get a good lo mein these days! Hence the need for this recipe. Note: This post was originally published on November 19, 2019. We have since updated it with clearer instructions, nutrition info, ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/chicken-lo-mein/feed/ 332 https://thewoksoflife.com/red-braised-beef/ https://thewoksoflife.com/red-braised-beef/#comments Tue, 26 Dec 2023 05:05:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=75952 This red braised beef (hóngshāo niúròu – 红烧牛肉) is a savory, delicious dish that’s also very simple to make! As the weather cools, make a big pot of this Chinese beef stew to serve over rice, with a veggie of your choice!  What Is Red Braising, or Red Cooking? Red braising is most often associated ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/red-braised-beef/feed/ 19 https://thewoksoflife.com/perfect-prime-rib-roast/ https://thewoksoflife.com/perfect-prime-rib-roast/#comments Sun, 10 Dec 2023 17:00:24 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=16642 A Prime Rib Roast is almost always our choice for a crowd-pleasing holiday dinner. Turkey is for Thanksgiving, and we’ve never been a big ham family, so prime rib is often our choice! Now we’re bringing you into our home to show you how to make the perfect prime rib roast for the holidays. Or ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/perfect-prime-rib-roast/feed/ 243 https://thewoksoflife.com/chicken-chop-suey/ https://thewoksoflife.com/chicken-chop-suey/#comments Mon, 04 Dec 2023 16:09:08 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=37135 Today we’ve got a recipe for you that harkens back to the early days of Chinese immigration to the United States: Chop Suey. Chinese food in America has evolved much since then, to the point where chop suey itself sounds like an outdated term. But that doesn’t make it any less tasty! Note: This recipe ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/chicken-chop-suey/feed/ 120