Chinese Recipes

Chinese cooking spans centuries of regional tradition, vibrant spice blends, and weeknight-friendly techniques. Below are our tested Chinese recipes — each with calories, per-serving cost, and step-by-step instructions designed to actually fit a busy kitchen.

Smashed Cucumber Salad with Chili Crisp

4.8 (64)

Crunchy, garlicky, spicy cucumber salad in ten minutes. the side dish that steals the meal.

Time: 10 min
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 80 kcal
Cost per serving: $1.10/serving

30-Minute Veggie Fried Rice

4.8 (89)

Better than takeout. crispy edges, perfectly seasoned, built from whatever vegetables are wilting in your fridge.

Time: 22 min
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 380 kcal
Cost per serving: $1.65/serving

Crispy Vegetable Spring Rolls

4.8 (65)

Shatter-crisp wrappers stuffed with garlicky cabbage, carrot, and glass noodles. better than takeout, lighter than expected, dippable in plum sauce.

Time: 45 min
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 240 kcal
Cost per serving: $1.30/serving

Bao Bun

The delectable small steamed buns known as bao (or baozi) have recently become extremely popular around the world, but in their home China, they come in a variety of shapes and sizes.

Time: 35 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Singapore Noodles

Stir-fried cooked rice vermicelli, curry powder, veggies, scrambled eggs, and meat--usually chicken, beef, char siu pig, or prawns--are the main ingredients in Singapore-style noodles. Singapore noodles are a Cantonese invention that are widely available in Hong Kong takeaway and Cantonese restaurants.

Time: 40 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $3.00/serving

Chinese Fried Rice

Egg and butter give this Chinese rice dish its backbone. On the table in about 50 minutes.

Time: 50 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Asian Fish Soup

At its heart, this Chinese soup is simply firm white fish and beansprouts, treated well. It asks little and gives plenty.

Time: 45 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Asian Lentil Lettuce Boats

Asian Lentil Lettuce Boats is a Chinese snack that lets red lentils take centre stage. Make it once and it will earn a place in your rotation.

Time: 30 min
Servings: 5 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Braised Beef with Five-Spice and Star Anise

Braised Beef with Five-Spice and Star Anise turns beef chuck steak and chinese cabbage into a one-pot main worth repeating. Straightforward steps, dependable results.

Time: 1 hr 15 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Crispy Beef Ramen

This Chinese soup stretches beef strips and shiitake mushrooms into something quietly special. Serves 2 without any fuss.

Time: 1 hr 15 min
Servings: 2 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving

Crispy Fried Tofu and Mushroom Ramen

This Chinese soup builds its flavour on tofu and ramen noodles. The kind of plate that quietly disappears at dinner.

Time: 25 min
Servings: 4 servings
Cost per serving: $2.50/serving