Posts tagged quick
Simple Choy Sum & Garlic Stir-Fry

Want a simple, delicious veggie side? Try this choy sum recipe. This tasty and affordable green makes a perfect stir-fry. It's packed with umami and garlic flavors, and comes together in less than 15 minutes.

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Asian Garlic Butter Noodles (Mi Xao Toi Bo)

Inspired by the classic Asian-fusion restaurant's garlic noodles, this dish is packed with garlicky goodness, a touch of sweetness, and umami richness that you'll want to make on repeat. Perfect as a quick meal and a favorite of picky eaters, big and small.

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How to Make Restaurant-Style Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry

If you're craving a delicious beef and broccoli dish that reminds you of your favorite Chinese restaurant, then this is it! This dish features thinly sliced beef and crisp broccoli, coated in a thick and savory soy-based sauce. In this recipe, we'll include a secret restaurant hack called velveting, which guarantees ridiculously tender beef. Everything comes together in less than 30 minutes!

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Savory Sticky Rice with Chinese Sausage (Xôi Mặn/Lo Mai Fan)

A warm dish of fragrant sticky rice infused with the savory goodness of Chinese sausage, dried shrimp, and dried shiitake mushrooms. Top with crunchy fried shallots for texture and scallion oil for an aromatic finish.

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General Tso's Chicken Recipe

Looking for a popular Chinese-American take-out dish that you can quickly whip up at home instead? Well, here you go! This popular recipe features small chunks of tender, deep-fried chicken coated in a sweet and optional spicy sauce.

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Easy Vietnamese Pan-Fried Spicy Lemongrass Chicken (Ga Chien Sa Ot)

If you are looking for an easy Vietnamese chicken recipe, then look no further. This spicy lemongrass chicken cooks up on the stovetop in under 15 minutes. Flavorful crispy lemongrass chicken that goes wonderfully with steamed rice.

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Quick & Easy Vietnamese Caramelized Ground Pork Rice Bowls

Here I replicated my traditional Vietnamese pork spare ribs recipe using ground pork for a quick and easy recipe. The ground pork is seasoned with fish sauce, sugar, black pepper and bouillon stock powder, then sauteed with lots of garlic and onions over a hot skillet until caramelized. Serve the ground pork over a bowl of steamed rice with sliced vegetables such as cucumbers and tomatoes. What you end up is a delicious meal-in-a-bowl.

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Vietnamese Turmeric & Lemongrass Fried Fish Fillets (Ca Chien Sa Nghe)

If you are not a whole fish kind of person, try this fried fish fillet recipe with lemongrass and turmeric. It’s quick. It’s easy. But most importantly, it’s delicious. This fillet fish recipe uses a marinade of fresh minced lemongrass, garlic, turmeric powder, sea salt, fish sauce and as always in Asian cooking, a bit of sugar to balance out the flavor. The fillets are lightly coated with corn starch then pan-fried to crispy perfection.

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Eggplant with Shrimp and Garlic Sauce (Ca Tim Xao Tom)

Eggplant is an incredibly versatile vegetable. It works well in many dishes from all around the world, and served in a variety of forms (casseroles, stuffed, grilled or stir-fried). Ca Tim Xao Tom is a quick stir fry recipe of eggplant and shrimp in a sweet and savory garlic sauce. Have this as a side dish to steamed rice and you got yourself a simple well-balanced meal.

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