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Pressure Cooker Oxtail Soup (An Instant Pot Recipe)
Soup & Stew

Pressure Cooker Oxtail Soup (An Instant Pot Recipe)

Make a comforting and healthy one-pot dinner with daikon radish and a protein of your choice! {paleo, gluten-free}

Chinese Braised Daikon Radish

Beef dumplings are an easy dim sum option for a weekday appetizer. You can make them ahead and freeze them for later too.

Chinese Beef Dumplings

Real-Deal Kung Pao Tofu (宫爆豆腐) - The real-deal recipe that helps you create better-than-takeout kung pao tofu in your own kitchen. {vegetarian}

Real-Deal Kung Pao Tofu (宫爆豆腐)

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Restaurant style Chinese sesame beef on a plate

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Chinese vegetable soup in a pot

Chinese Vegetable Soup with Tofu – Takeout Style
Maggie Zhu of Omnivore's Cookbook
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I’m Maggie Zhu!

Welcome to my site about modern Chinese cooking – including street food, family recipes, and restaurant dishes. I take a less labor intensive approach while maintaining the taste and look of the dish. I am originally from Beijing, and now cook from my New York kitchen.

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Fried rice with eggs and green onions

Soy Sauce Fried Rice (酱油炒饭)
Salmon glazed with sweet and sour sauce

Sweet and Sour Salmon with Bok Choy
Noodle salad with chicken and veggies

Easy Spicy Rice Noodle Salad
Char Siu Bao (Steamed BBQ Pork Buns) | Learn how to make authentic Chinese char siu bao just like a dim sum restaurant. The buns have very soft, fine, and fluffy bread with a juicy tender pork filling. My recipe includes detailed step-by-step photos and a video to help you achieve the best result in your own kitchen.
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Classic Dim Sum

When it comes to dim sum, you might associate the word with Cantonese char siu bao and har gow. Here, you will find a broader array of dishes including noodles, dumplings, and buns from other parts of China. Start with the most popular recipes – Char Siu Pork, Scallion Pancakes, and Dan Dan Noodles.

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Chinese curry chicken in a pan

Easy Chinese Curry Chicken
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Vegetable Lo Mein
Tofu lettuce wrap close up

Tofu Lettuce Wraps
Meatballs with sweet and sour glaze over rice

Sweet and Sour Meatballs
Crispy Eggplant in Garlic Sauce
My Cookbook

The Chinese Stir Fry Sauce Cookbook

This 157-page e-cookbook includes 9 Classic Chinese sauces and 41 easy recipes. It guides you through the basic Chinese ingredients, cooking equipment, and stir fry workflow, to help you cook Chinese food like a pro!

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Sheng Jian Bao garnished with sesames and green onion

Sheng Jian Bao (生煎包, Shanghai Pan-Fried Pork Buns)
Restaurant style hot and sour soup

Authentic Hot and Sour Soup (酸辣汤)
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Chinese Scallion Pancakes (葱油饼)

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Learn more about the ingredients used in Chinese cooking, how to store and cook with them, where to buy, and related recipes. You only need a handful of ingredients to get started, and you can find most of them online.