Complete Guide to Making 12 Classic Chinese Dishes

Chinese cuisine is rich in variety, with each dish offering a unique charm. Today, I’ll share the complete recipe for twelve iconic Chinese dishes, so you can enjoy restaurant-quality meals from the comfort of your home.

1. Stir-Fried Rice Cakes: Soft and Chewy, Unforgettable Flavor

Ingredients:

• 200g rice cakes, sliced
• A handful of greens, chopped
• Half a carrot, julienned
• Chopped green onions
• Soy sauce, dark soy sauce, salt, sugar (to taste)

Instructions:

1. Soak the rice cake slices in hot water until soft.
2. Heat oil in a pan, stir-fry the carrot strips, then add the rice cakes.
3. Add soy sauce and dark soy sauce for seasoning. Stir-fry until the rice cakes are soft and chewy.
4. Finally, add the greens and chopped green onions, and stir-fry quickly until well combined.

2. Soy Sauce Chicken: Rich Flavor with an Irresistible Color

Ingredients:

• 1 whole chicken
• Soy sauce (to taste)
• Chopped green onions and ginger slices
• Cooking wine, sugar, salt (to taste)

Instructions:

1. Clean the chicken and cut it into small pieces.
2. Add water to a pot, along with green onions, ginger, cooking wine, sugar, salt, and soy sauce. Bring to a boil, then add the chicken pieces.
3. Simmer over medium heat until the chicken is fully cooked and the sauce thickens.

3. Stir-Fried Octopus with Peppers: Spicy and Flavorful with a Seafood Kick

Ingredients:

• Fresh octopus, sliced into rings
• Green and red peppers, julienned
• Minced garlic and ginger
• Cooking wine, salt, soy sauce (to taste)

Instructions:

1. Blanch the octopus rings in boiling water and set aside.
2. Heat oil in a pan, sauté the minced garlic and ginger until fragrant.
3. Add the octopus and pepper strips, stir-fry quickly.
4. Season with cooking wine, salt, and soy sauce. Stir-fry until the octopus is fully cooked.

4. Sesame Noodles: Aromatic and Easy to Make

Ingredients:

• 200g noodles
• Sesame paste (to taste)
• Soy sauce, sesame oil, salt, sugar (to taste)

Instructions:

1. Cook the noodles and rinse them in cold water.
2. Mix the sesame paste with soy sauce, sesame oil, salt, and sugar.
3. Toss the noodles with the sesame mixture and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

5. Cabbage with Meatballs: Juicy and Nutritious

Ingredients:

• 1 cabbage, chopped
• 200g ground pork
• Minced ginger and green onions
• Cooking wine, salt, soy sauce, starch (to taste)

Instructions:

1. Mix the ground pork with minced ginger, green onions, cooking wine, salt, and starch. Shape into meatballs.
2. Fry the meatballs in oil until golden on both sides.
3. Add the chopped cabbage and water, simmer until tender.
4. Season with soy sauce and cook until the sauce thickens.

6. Stir-Fried Bamboo Shoots with Pork: Crisp, Flavorful, and Well-Balanced

Ingredients:

• 2 bamboo shoots, julienned
• 100g pork strips
• Minced garlic, salt, soy sauce (to taste)

Instructions:

1. Marinate the pork strips with salt and soy sauce for 10 minutes.
2. Heat oil in a pan, sauté the minced garlic.
3. Add the bamboo shoots and pork, stir-fry until cooked through.

7. Goji and Black Sesame Porridge: Nourishing and Health-Promoting

Ingredients:

• Rice (to taste)
• Goji berries (to taste)
• Black sesame seeds (to taste)
• Rock sugar (to taste)

Instructions:

1. Rinse the rice and cook it with water to make porridge.
2. Add the goji berries and black sesame seeds when the porridge is nearly done.
3. Sweeten with rock sugar and cook until thick and creamy.

8. Clay Pot Baby Cabbage: Flavorful and Ready in One Pot

Ingredients:

• 1 baby cabbage, chopped
• Glass noodles (to taste)
• Minced garlic, salt, soy sauce, broth (to taste)

Instructions:

1. Soak the glass noodles and lay them at the bottom of a clay pot.
2. Place the baby cabbage on top, add broth, minced garlic, salt, and soy sauce.
3. Cover and simmer over low heat until cooked through.

9. Celery with Peanuts: Crisp and Perfect as a Side Dish

Ingredients:

• Celery, chopped
• Peanuts (to taste)
• Salt, vinegar, sesame oil (to taste)

Instructions:

1. Blanch the celery and set aside.
2. Fry the peanuts until golden.
3. Mix the two with salt, vinegar, and sesame oil.

10. Pork Ribs with Pancakes: Crispy, Flavorful, and Nutritious

Ingredients:

• 500g pork ribs
• Flour (to taste)
• Ginger slices, chopped green onions
• Cooking wine, salt, soy sauce (to taste)

Instructions:

1. Marinate the ribs with cooking wine, salt, and soy sauce for 30 minutes.
2. Mix flour with water to make a batter.
3. Coat the ribs in the batter and fry until golden.
4. Sauté ginger and green onions in a pot, add water and simmer the ribs until tender.

11. Steamed Broccoli with Tofu: Light and Nutritious

Ingredients:

• Broccoli, cut into florets
• 1 block of firm tofu, cubed
• Minced garlic, salt, soy sauce (to taste)

Instructions:

1. Blanch the broccoli and set aside.
2. Pan-fry the tofu until golden on both sides.
3. Heat oil, sauté the minced garlic, then add the broccoli and tofu. Simmer with water.
4. Season with salt and soy sauce, cook until the sauce thickens.

12. Braised Pork Chops: Glossy and Full of Flavor

Ingredients:

• 2 pork chops
• Ginger slices, chopped green onions
• Cooking wine, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sugar (to taste)

Instructions:

1. Marinate the pork chops with cooking wine and soy sauce for 30 minutes.
2. Fry the pork chops until golden on both sides.
3. In the same pan, add ginger, green onions, sugar, and dark soy sauce. Add water and simmer until tender.

With these twelve classic Chinese recipes, you’ll bring delicious flavors to your family table and make every meal memorable.