Holiday Recipes

How do you make the perfect Char Siu Chicken every time? I usually make char siu with pork, but many have been requesting Char Siu Chicken. So today I’d like to share with you the best Char Siu Chicken recipe! Char Siu Chicken Recipe…
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Today we are going to make Red Braised Lion’s Head Meatballs. Why is it called Lion’s Head? Because the meatballs are so gigantic that they look like lion heads. The Red Braised Lion's Head Meatballs are so delicious! Let’s get started!…
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Let's make Braised Pork Belly Recipe (Dong Po Rou) today! The pork belly will instantly melt in your mouth. Watch this video and master Braised Pork Belly recipe in just a few minutes! Serve 4 Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 3…
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I wish everyone a very happy Chinese New Year! I’ve been making a series of must eat Chinese New Year dishes. Today let's make Chinese New Year Sweet Rice Cake, and in Chinese we call it Nian Gao. Chinese New Year Sweet Rice Cake…
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Today we are going to make Stir-Fry Rice Cakes (Stir-Fry Nian Gao). It’s a must eat during Chinese New Year because it symbolizes good luck and good fortunes. To celebrate this special holiday, I'm partnering with Knorr today. Let's…
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Today I'd like to share with you the best Chinese Hot Pot Recipe! There are 2 must eat hot pot soup bases: Mala Spicy Hot Pot Soup Base, and Beef Hot Pot Soup Base! I absolutely love hot pot. I can eat hot pot every day! Chinese also…
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Today we’ll be cooking the most delicious turnip cake! Chinese New Year is just right around the corner. It’s on February 12th this year. To celebrate Chinese New Year, I’m partnering with Knorr in the next several weeks. I’ll be…
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Chicken Dumplings Recipe Serve: 36 dumplings Prep time: 1 hour and 20 minutes Cook time: 10 minutes Dumpling filling: 1 pound ground chicken 4 fresh shiitake mushrooms, minced 2 tablespoons soy sauce 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce…
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Today I'd like to share with you 3 ways to make dumpling wrappers from scratch. In this video, I'll be sharing with you both the dumpling wrappers and dumpling dough recipes. Please stay tuned next Friday for the chicken dumplings…
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Tips for Mooncake Success: The ratio of filling to dough is usually between 2:1 and 3:1. The mooncake mold I used is for 4.4-ounce mooncakes, so I measure out 2.6 ounces of filling and 1.8 ounces of dough for each mooncake. You can…
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Roast Salted Pork Belly Recipe Serves: 4 Prep Time: 1-3 days, and 30 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour and 20 minutes Pork and marinade: 2 pounds pork belly, boneless, skin on 6 cloves garlic, finely minced 1 tablespoon salt 2…
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Red Bean Zongzi Recipe Serves: 12 zongzi Prep time: overnight and Cook time: 2 hours For the bamboo leaves: 36-48 bamboo leaves 1 teaspoon vegetable oil For the zongzi: 3 cups round glutinous rice 6 ounces Adzuki beans 1/4…
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Rich, meltingly tender pork belly meets sweet, starchy taro in kau yuk, a traditional Hakka dish from China’s southern Guangdong Province. Slices of pork belly and taro are fried, layered into a bowl to steam for…
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Sweet and sour fish is a popular Chinese restaurant and home cooking dish. The fish is served whole, first lightly battered and deep-fried for flaky-tender meat and crispy skin, then doused in a bright, glossy, sweet, and tangy sauce…
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Cantonese roast duck—the glistening red birds you see hanging in Chinatown shop windows—is known for its shiny, crackly-crisp skin and succulent meat. The duck is traditionally hung to air-dry before cooking, for extra crispy skin, and…
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A lot of you loved the vegetable spring roll recipe that I did before. And many of you asked me to make another spring roll recipe, so today I’m sharing with you my favorite shrimp spring roll recipe! Ingredients: 12 spring roll…
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Mooncakes, or yue bing, are the quintessential food of the Mid-Autumn Festival. The festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, marked by a full moon. This year, it falls on September 13.…
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Char siu, or Chinese barbecued pork, is a sweet and savory Cantonese classic. The name of the dish literally translates to “fork-roasted,” in reference to how it was traditionally cooked: skewered onto a long fork and roasted in an…
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 The Chinese Dragon Boat Festival, or Duanwu Festival, has a history of more than 2,000 years. It is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, which falls on June 7 this year. There are many legends about…
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Lo mai gai, steamed bundles of sticky rice studded with bits of chicken and wrapped in lotus leaves, is a classic Cantonese dim sum dish. It’s said this dish was born in the night markets of Guangzhou, in the Guangdong province of…
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Braised Pork Belly in Soy Sauce is a popular home cooking dish in Malaysia and Singapore. And it's about to become one of your family’s favorite dishes too. One of the most important ingredients for this dish is soy sauce and with…
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The Lantern Festival, celebrated on the 15th and last day of Chinese New Year, falls on February 8th this year. There are many legends about the origins of the festival. One of the most famous dates back to over 2000 years ago,…
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How do you cook super awesome walnut shrimp at home? Watch this and you'll be able to cook it today! Walnut shrimp is one of my old time favorites. After watching my recipe today, I’m sure you’ll fall in love with it too! Walnut shrimp is…
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How do you cook Chinese Steamed Fish for Chinese New Year? Watch and find out now! Fish is a must-have dish during Chinese year. Because in Chinese, the word “fish” sounds the same as the word “abundance”. During Chinese New Year, my mom…
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Chinese New Year is just right around the corner! I wish you all the best in the year of the dog. And today I bring you Pork Belly with Preserved Mustard Greens. It’s a super popular dish during Chinese New Year that you must try! 2…
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Happy New Year all my foodies! Check out this longevity lobster noodles recipe and have a blast this new year! Lobster Noodles Recipe Serves: 2 to 4 people Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 15 minutes For the noodles: 6…
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Merry Christmas to all my foodies! How to make super moist and flavorful roasted pork tenderloin? This is a Christmas recipe that you must try. The tenderloin is so juicy and it pairs perfectly with the sour and sweet of the apples. I’m…
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Today I bring you Five-Spice Roasted Chicken! Christmas is right around the corner, and if you still don’t know what you are going to cook for the Christmas dinner, you can totally try this amazing Five-Spice Roasted Chicken!…
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Thanksgiving is just a few days from now. If you don't have time to prepare a whole 15-20 pounds turkey, no problem! You could still roast up this super juicy Chinese roasted turkey breast! 1 piece of bone-in…
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Happy Thanksgiving! If you have a small family and you don’t want to roast a whole turkey. Why not try my soy sauce chicken and add a new Chinese twist to this Thanksgiving! Ingredients: 1 whole chicken 6 pieces…
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Red Braised Pork Belly Recipe Serve: 2 to 4 people Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time: 1 hour and 30 minutes  For the pork belly 2 pounds pork belly, skin-on 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 3…
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Duojiao chilies steamed fish is a traditional Hunan dish. The freshness of the fish and the spiciness of the duojiao chillies are united as one body. Let’s take a look at this recipe now! 1 whole fish 1 tablespoon of…
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How to make zongzi? And today let's celebrate Dragon Boat Festival with Felicia, Mia, and Jimmy from Off the Great Wall; Chris from China Uncencored; and Ben from Learn Chinese Now! Woohoo~ It's a feast! 36 bamboo leaves 6…
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According to the legend, there were two brothers in the Song Dynasty, and they were fishermen in the West Lake of China. The older brother had a beautiful wife, and a bad man spotted her beauty and killed the older brother. The younger…
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Spring rolls are popular traditional Chinese snacks. Back in the days, people eat spring rolls on the Li Chun Day, which is at the beginning of spring. In order to pray for good health, and they call it “bite the spring.” Later spring…
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