Chinese Food

Make an easy chicken stir fry at home at half the cost of taking your family out to eat at a local Chinese restaurant.

Moo Goo Gai Pan is a Cantonese stir fry dish. This recipe makes a small batch. It will serve a few light eaters or one big eater.

Sweet and Sour Chicken seems to be everyone’s favorite Chinese dish when going out for Chinese food in America. Below is my version of this popular dish.

The ingredients of five-spice powder are star anise, fennel, Sichuan peppercorn, cloves and cinnamon. The combination of these spices make a unique flavor in foods, particularly in fish and meat...

Make your own almond chicken at home for less then half cost of going out to eat at a Chinese restaurant. The following makes enough for a family of 4 to eat.

Sichuan cuisine (also spelled Szechuan) is perhaps the most popular of the eight major academies of Chinese culinary art. The history of Sichuan cuisine, originating in Sichuan province in western...

Orange chicken is a very popular Chinese dish in America. In fact, Panda Express sells about 38 million pounds of orange chicken in a year. It’s a Chinese American dish of Hunan origin that can...

Most recipes for Kung Pao Chicken are mostly chicken with maybe some green onions, water chestnuts and cut up dried chilies. Other recipes add vegetables to the recipe. Since I enjoy...

Chicken, pineapple and chestnut casserole is a dish most commonly seen in the holiday months at banquet dinners and family gatherings. Combining classic Chinese ingredients such as button...

Chop Suey is not a traditional Chinese Dish. It was created in the United States by the Chinese Immigrants, most likely in San Francisco. Chop Suey or in Mandarin, “tsa sui” literally means...

Chicken fried rice is a quick and easy one-pot meal. The recipe can be adjusted to your taste preferences. If you like spicy food, for example, add a bit more hot pepper than is called for, or...

Chinese cuisine has become an American staple ever since Chinatown in San Francisco started offering carry-out with iconic white boxes. Though convenient to order, Chinese food can be made easily...

Chow Mein is one of my favorite Chinese dishes but I do not really enjoy the thicker egg noodles. Instead I love to make my Chow Mein with the thinner rice noodles. It’s a better tasting noodle...

Make chicken stir-fry for a quick, easy dinner. For best results, cook chicken stir-fry in a wok, but it's possible to cook in a large frying pan. A wok is a pan with high sides and a rounded...

Lemon roasted chicken with apricot and plum sauce is a recipe with origins that can be traced to the big cities of China, when it is often served during the holidays as a special dinner or banquet...

Turmeric and yogurt chicken is a classic Chinese dish with origins that can be traced back to the home kitchens and small restaurants of Singapore. Using classic Chinese spices such as turmeric,...

For those who like to eat dim sum, you have landed on the right page. This tutorial is going to show you how to make chicken feet with vinegar. For those who love to eat dim sum, you should know...

On the surface, Chinese food seems healthy enough. Chinese food, whether it's at a family restaurant, a chain fast food place, or Chinese take-out, can be healthy. But choosing the wrong things to...

Mu Shu pork or chicken is usually made with Chinese vegetables that can be hard to find in some areas. In restaurants it is served wrapped inside Mandarin Pancakes. For an easy, inexpensive,...

You've had the delicious, hot and spicy dish, Kung Pao Chicken, at your favorite Chinese restaurant, but what is the secret to preparing it at home? No, it is not the marinade. The secret...

This wildly popular dish may have a long ingredient list, but it’s mostly a matter of measuring out the two seasoning mixtures. Once that’s done, there’s a bit of chopping and then you’re ready...

Easy Chinese chicken and snow peas stir fry in a chili-soy sauce mixture. Great dish to go with steamed rice and Asian noodles.

Gong Bao Chicken can also be known as Kung Pao Chicken, Kung Po Chicken, Kung Pow Chicken, and other variations. This recipe is a tasty mixture of chicken, peanuts, vegetables, and spices. You can...

Many modern Chinese restaurants serve a delicious crispy chicken salad on crunchy cellophane noodles. The texture is marvelous and the taste is scrumptuous. Have you gone home wishing you could...

Cantonese Crispy Baked Chicken doesn't have to come from a Chinese restaurant. You can make it at home in your own kitchen. The recipe may seem complicated at first, but the steps are simple. All...

There are as many fried rice recipes as there are people. Okay, consider that an exaggeration. But the fact is you can add almost any food ingredient and make a version of your own. How about you...

When my family has a craving for Chinese food but we either don't have the money to go out or we don't have the time to drive to the nearest Chinese restaurant (thirty miles from where we live) I...

My husband grew up in Springfield, Missouri and that city has a lot of Chinese Restaurants. My husband loves cashew chicken and he learned how to make it at home. It's really easy to make Chinese...

Add some oil so the rice does not dry out. Flavor the rice for Kung Pao chicken with scallion-ginger fried rice with tips from a professional chef in this free culinary arts video.

Stir the rice so that it does not brown. Add bean sprouts to the rice for Kung Pao chicken with scallion-ginger fried rice with tips from a professional chef in this free culinary arts video.

Stir the vegetables and rice well so that they intermingle. Mix the vegetables and rice for Kung Pao chicken with scallion-ginger fried rice with tips from a professional chef in this free...

Prepare the broccoli by removing any brown parts. Chop broccoli for Kung Pao chicken with scallion-ginger fried rice with tips from a professional chef in this free culinary arts video.

Mince some ginger and two cloves of garlic for the chicken. Cut garlic and ginger for Kung Pao chicken with scallion-ginger fried rice with tips from a professional chef in this free culinary arts...

Swirl the garlic and ginger so that it does not burn. Add chicken for Kung Pao chicken with scallion-ginger fried rice with tips from a professional chef in this free culinary arts video.

Move the chicken around so it cooks evenly. Stir the sauce for Kung Pao chicken with scallion-ginger fried rice with tips from a professional chef in this free culinary arts video.

Mix the garlic with soy sauce and sesame oil. Chop garlic for Kung Pao chicken with scallion-ginger fried rice with tips from a professional chef in this free culinary arts video.

Present the elements of the dish evenly so that the flavor and appearance are both pleasing. Plate Kung Pao chicken with scallion-ginger fried rice with tips from a professional chef in this free...

A thin-sliced chicken breast will absorb the sauce and cook quickly. Gather ingredients for Kung Pao chicken with scallion-ginger fried rice with tips from a professional chef in this free...

Have a sauté pan and smaller sauce pot on hand when preparing this dish. Collect utensils for Kung Pao chicken with scallion-ginger fried rice with tips from a professional chef in this free...

Start the rice first, since it is going to be cooked twice. Make stock for Kung Pao chicken with scallion-ginger fried rice with tips from a professional chef in this free culinary arts video.

Cut the chicken into chunks for this dish. Make batter for Kung Pao chicken with scallion-ginger fried rice with tips from a professional chef in this free culinary arts video.

Combine water, soy sauce, vinegar and hot sauce for the sauce to flavor the chicken. Make sauce for Kung Pao chicken with scallion-ginger fried rice with tips from a professional chef in this free...

Cut the brown edges off of two cloves of garlic. Cut garlic and ginger for the rice in Kung Pao chicken with scallion-ginger fried rice with tips from a professional chef in this free culinary...

For a Beijing chicken recipe, rice can be toasted with wine and seasoning to add extra flavor. Toast rice for Beijing chicken with tips from a chef in this free video on Chinese food recipes.

Seasoning for Beijing chicken rice includes salt, pepper and Parmesan cheese. Season the rice for Beijing chicken with tips from a chef in this free video on Chinese food recipes.

To accompany this Beijing chicken recipe, vegetables can be chopped to make a roasted vegetable side dish. Chop vegetables to go with Beijing chicken with tips from a chef in this free video on...

In this Beijing chicken recipe, mushrooms and rosemary need to be chopped for the roasted vegetables side dish. Chop mushrooms and rosemary for Beijing chicken with tips from a chef in this free...

In Chinese food, such as this Beijing chicken recipe, seasoning is an important part of making the vegetables. Season the vegetables for Beijing chicken with tips from a chef in this free video on...

Adding bread crumbs to rice for this Beijing chicken recipe is an important step for making rice cake side dishes. Mix the rice with bread crumbs to make rice cakes for Beijing chicken with tips...

For Beijing chicken, the chicken needs to be sautéed with oil and seasoning. Cook Beijing chicken with tips from a chef in this free video on Chinese food recipes.