simple, healthy recipes for everyone
This spicy eggplant stir fry is an easy, flavorful side dish that is great for dinner. To make the dish, flash fry eggplant pieces to get them soft. You can also pan fry the eggplant if you prefer. Then, stir fry the eggplant in a spicy sauce made of doubanjiang (fermented broad bean chili sauce/paste),…
Thank you to the National Pork Board for sponsoring this post! Cha siu (叉燒/叉烧), usually called Chinese BBQ Pork in English, is a classic southern Chinese dish that’s often attributed to Cantonese cuisine. The phrase “cha siu” (cha1 shao1 in Mandarin, sometimes spelled “char siu”) literally translates to “fork roasted,” a reference to the traditional…
Salt and pepper tofu is a great vegan and gluten-free side dish. For this recipe, you’ll shallow fry tofu cubes and season them with salt, white pepper, and shiitake mushroom powder. If you prefer to pan fry the tofu, I have outlined pan-frying directions below. This salt and pepper tofu recipe is inspired by salt…
