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5-Ingredient or Less

Simplicity is a wonderful thing. My favorite 5-ingredient dishes are veggie side dishes that are also really quick to whip up – Chinese Broccoli with Oyster Sauce, Baby Bok Choy Stir Fry, Stir-fried Cabbage, and Garlic Spinach.

Most Popular 5-Ingredient Dishes

Sticky Rice Cake with Red Bean Paste | Omnivore's Cookbook

Sticky Rice Cake with Red Bean Paste

How to Cook Beef Tongue | omnivorescookbook.com

How to Cook Beef Tongue + Two Recipes

Homemade black sesame ice cream

Black Sesame Ice Cream (No-Churn)

Tofu pudding close-up

The Ultimate Guide to Making Douhua (Tofu Pudding)

Cantonese Dishes with 5-Ingredients or Less

Four cups of mango sago served with grapefruits as a garnish

Mango Sago (杨枝甘露)

Bai Zhuo Cai Xin

Choy Sum with Garlic Sauce (白灼菜心)

Stir fried water spinach close up

Stir Fried Water Spinach – Two Ways

Cantonese Broccoli with Oyster Sauce

Moist flaky sous-vide salmon with Asian sauce served with brown rice and salad

5-Ingredient Sous-Vide Salmon with Asian Sauce

Gai Lan with oyster sauce

Chinese Broccoli with Oyster Sauce (蚝油芥蓝, Gai Lan)

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Plain congee topped with pickles, sesame oil and green onion

How to Make Congee (Plain Congee, 白粥)

Not only is plain congee the ultimate comfort food, it’s also an important staple on the Chinese dinner table – just as popular as steamed rice. Check out the recipe below for how to make congee on stovetop or in an Instant Pot, with various toppings that spice it…

Northern Cuisine Dishes with 5-Ingredients or Less

Fried shrimp served in plate with parchment paper with chopped cilantro and sauce on the side

3-Ingredient Fried Shrimp

Crispy Bing Bread (家常饼) - Crispy surface, creamy texture, as light as puff pastry! | omnivorescookbook.com

Crispy Bing Bread (家常饼)

Chinese Style Potato Salad | Omnivore's Cookbook

Chinese Style Potato Salad

Infuse the oil with aromatics and then toss at a high heat, this adds a smoky flavor to the sweet fried cabbage and makes a quick and delicious side dish.

Chinese 4-Ingredient Fried Cabbage

Sticky Rice Cake with Red Bean Paste | Omnivore's Cookbook

Sticky Rice Cake with Red Bean Paste

Vegan | Plant Based Milk | Vegetarian | Gluten Free | Drink | Breakfast

Homemade Soy Milk (with Soy Milk Maker, 豆浆)

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Sichuan Dishes with 5-Ingredients or Less

Crunchy, crispy beef tossed in a super umami hot sauce. A must try if you love Sichuan food. | Chinese Food | Stir Fry | Spicy |

4-Ingredient Sichuan Crispy Beef

Honey Lotus Root with Sticky Rice (糯米藕) | omnivorescookbook.com

Honey Lotus Root with Sticky Rice (糯米藕)

Sichuan pickled cabbage close-up

Chinese Pickled Cabbage (A Quick Pickle Recipe)

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Homemade ginger scallion sauce close up

Ginger Scallion Sauce

Chinese chicken stock served in a soup bowl

Chinese Chicken Stock

Homemade oyster mushroom stir fry

Easy Oyster Mushroom Stir-Fry

Baby bok choy stir fry close-up

Baby Bok Choy Stir Fry (4-Ingredient Baby Bok Choy Stir Fry)

Homemade avocado smoothie close up

Avocado Smoothie (3-Ingredient)

空气炸锅玉米

Air Fryer Corn on the Cob

Homemade black sesame ice cream

Black Sesame Ice Cream (No-Churn)

Jiu Cai Chao Ji Dian 韭菜炒鸡蛋

Chinese Chive and Egg (韭菜炒鸡蛋)

Qing chao cai xin close up

4-Ingredient Yu Choy Stir Fry (清炒菜心)

炒西洋菜

Watercress Stir Fry (炒西洋菜)

Chinese-style avocado toast on cutting board

Chinese-Style Avocado Toast

Pouring milk into bubble tea

How to Make Bubble Tea (Boba Tea, 珍珠奶茶)

Stir fried bitter melon with eggs close up

5-Ingredient Bitter Melon with Eggs

Black rice pudding with coconut milk close up

Black Rice Pudding with Coconut Milk

Pouring matcha to make matcha bubble tea

Matcha Boba Tea

Chinese cauliflower with tomato sauce

Stir-fried Cauliflower with Tomato Sauce

Traditional Thai mango sticky rice with black sesame seeds topping

Mango Sticky Rice

Garlic green beans cooked in an air fryer

Air Fryer Garlic Green Beans

Homemade egg fried rice

Easy Egg Fried Rice (蛋炒饭)

Chinese jujube tea served in teapot

Chinese Jujube Tea (红枣茶)

Tomato and egg stir fry served with steamed rice

Tomato And Egg Stir Fry (西红柿炒鸡蛋)

Breaking apart a Chinese pumpkin cake

Chinese Pumpkin Cake (南瓜饼)

Air fryer sweet potato fries on a tray

Air Fryer Sweet Potato Fries

Hao you sheng cai

Cantonese Lettuce with Oyster Sauce (蚝油生菜)

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