https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/main-dishes/ a culinary genealogy Wed, 07 Jun 2023 00:53:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://thewoksoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-TWOL-favicon-4-32x32.png https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/main-dishes/ 32 32 https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-chicken-noodle-soup/ https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-chicken-noodle-soup/#comments Wed, 07 Jun 2023 00:53:16 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=73017 This Chinese chicken noodle soup is an easy traditional noodle soup you can make any day of the week.  It’s often served as a birthday noodle soup, topped with 2 fried eggs! While people normally make it with a whole chicken, our recipe uses chicken leg quarters for ease.  Chinese Chicken Noodle Soup vs. American ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-chicken-noodle-soup/feed/ 16 https://thewoksoflife.com/chicken-satay-with-peanut-sauce/ https://thewoksoflife.com/chicken-satay-with-peanut-sauce/#comments Fri, 19 May 2023 16:01:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=28773 Chicken Satay is a delicious alternative to your standard saucy Thai curries, with chicken marinated in a positively potent mixture of red curry paste and coconut. We sear the skewers to perfection, and serve them up with a tasty peanut sauce. It’s a great flavorful weeknight dinner or party appetizer (cook the chicken pieces individually, ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/chicken-satay-with-peanut-sauce/feed/ 92 https://thewoksoflife.com/duck-noodle-soup/ https://thewoksoflife.com/duck-noodle-soup/#comments Wed, 17 May 2023 19:43:31 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=72896 Duck noodle soup is a simple, yet extremely flavorful dish you can make with very little time. It’s also a great way to use up leftover Cantonese roast duck.  For a quick meal, keep leftover roast duck in your freezer, so you can whip up this soup whenever you need it!  A Go-To Woks Family ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/duck-noodle-soup/feed/ 31 https://thewoksoflife.com/orange-chicken/ https://thewoksoflife.com/orange-chicken/#comments Sun, 23 Apr 2023 15:15:00 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=9874 The allure of Orange Chicken is all in its name—crunchy pieces of shallow-fried chicken tossed in an aromatic orange sauce with a little sweetness and tang. This restaurant-quality recipe has been refined and updated over the years!  We originally posted this recipe on June 15, 2015. We’ve made slight adjustments to the recipe that we ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/orange-chicken/feed/ 155 https://thewoksoflife.com/kung-pao-shrimp/ https://thewoksoflife.com/kung-pao-shrimp/#comments Sat, 08 Apr 2023 04:11:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=72149 This Kung Pao Shrimp is a symphony of flavors, accentuated by the crunch of peanuts and the spice of Sichuan peppercorns and dried red chilies. It’s delicious with rice, and disappeared fast when we cooked and photographed it! A telltale sign of a winning recipe.  Kung Pao Everything?  Okay so kung pao shrimp is nowhere ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/kung-pao-shrimp/feed/ 18 https://thewoksoflife.com/red-curry-chicken/ https://thewoksoflife.com/red-curry-chicken/#comments Wed, 05 Apr 2023 14:27:21 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=10922 This Thai red curry chicken recipe is a restaurant-quality dish with a great variety of flavors and textures. Serve with steamed rice, and dinner is set. This is also a great meal prep recipe, as leftovers are easy to heat up, and the flavors just keep developing as it sits!  A Recipe Overhaul We posted ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/red-curry-chicken/feed/ 110 https://thewoksoflife.com/pepper-steak-recipe/ https://thewoksoflife.com/pepper-steak-recipe/#comments Sat, 01 Apr 2023 18:17:01 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=71970 This Chinese pepper steak recipe is a quick and easy stir-fry loaded with tender beef, peppers and onions in a brown sauce. It’s a must-try restaurant classic! Most of the time required for this recipe is in the preparation, but it’s not actually difficult to pull off. So long as you have everything prepared and ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/pepper-steak-recipe/feed/ 54 https://thewoksoflife.com/cashew-chicken/ https://thewoksoflife.com/cashew-chicken/#comments Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:39:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=32083 Cashew Chicken is a Chinese American dish you’ve probably seen on many Chinese takeout menus. Unlike another nutty stir-fry favorite, Kung Pao Chicken (which is cooked with chillies and roasted peanuts), cashew chicken (also called chicken with cashew nuts) has a mild, lightly sweet brown sauce, the perfect complement to roasted cashews.  Note: This recipe ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/cashew-chicken/feed/ 136 https://thewoksoflife.com/thai-fried-rice/ https://thewoksoflife.com/thai-fried-rice/#comments Sun, 26 Feb 2023 21:59:25 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=71362 Thai Fried Rice (Khao Pad or Khao Phat) doesn’t need much introduction. It’s simple, delicious food at its finest. Every time I order it, I savor the subtle differences to our family’s Chinese fried rice dishes that make it so unique and satisfying.  Seasoned with Thai soy sauce, fish sauce, maybe some chili, and often ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/thai-fried-rice/feed/ 19 https://thewoksoflife.com/shrimp-egg-foo-young/ https://thewoksoflife.com/shrimp-egg-foo-young/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2023 05:50:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=71039 There’s just something about Shrimp Egg Foo Young. Everyone loves the combination of fluffy egg, shrimp, aromatic onions, and crunchy bean sprouts—all doused with a tasty brown gravy. If it doesn’t sound good to you at first—just wait until you taste it. You’ll see what we mean!  Also, for the first time, we’ve got instructions ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/shrimp-egg-foo-young/feed/ 57