https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/main-dishes/ a culinary genealogy Fri, 05 Dec 2025 02:10:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 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-beef-stew-bean-curd-sticks/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-beef-stew-bean-curd-sticks/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2025 12:19:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=94114 This Chinese beef stew with dried bean curd sticks, or foo jook, is a delicious Cantonese take on beef stew that’s reminiscent of two other classic Cantonese dishes—Beef Stew with Daikon Radish, and Lamb Stew with Foo Jook.  But we know some folks out there (say, my 2-year-old son) aren’t huge fans of these somewhat […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-beef-stew-bean-curd-sticks/feed/ 4 https://thewoksoflife.com/shortcut-mongolian-ground-beef/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/shortcut-mongolian-ground-beef/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2025 20:08:11 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=94078 This shortcut Mongolian Ground Beef has all the delicious flavor and heartiness of our classic Mongolian Beef recipe, but it’s made with ground beef instead of flank steak. It’s our new favorite hack for one of our most-loved dishes!  Check out our recipe and VIDEO to see how we make it! (Jump to the recipe […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/shortcut-mongolian-ground-beef/feed/ 15 https://thewoksoflife.com/pork-ginger-carrot-bowls/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/pork-ginger-carrot-bowls/#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2025 02:23:56 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=93999 These Pork and Ginger Carrot Bowls are easy to make and easy to eat! The ginger and carrot are great flavor companions, and with one pound each of ground pork and carrots, it’s a healthy one-pan meal!  One for the Meal Preppers A while ago, we were asked to make more recipes that were meal-prep […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/pork-ginger-carrot-bowls/feed/ 6 https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-grilled-fish-kao-yu/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-grilled-fish-kao-yu/#comments Thu, 13 Nov 2025 13:15:27 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=93942 Chinese Grilled Fish, or kǎo yú (烤鱼), is a Sichuan dish that gained popularity in China some years ago. Consisting of a crispy grilled (or in our case, pan-fried) white, flaky fish and a spicy sauce with vegetables and other goodies to dig around for in the pan, it was one of my favorite “dining […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-grilled-fish-kao-yu/feed/ 4 https://thewoksoflife.com/kimchi-noodle-soup/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/kimchi-noodle-soup/#comments Sun, 09 Nov 2025 19:00:37 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=93809 This Kimchi Noodle Soup is spicy, savory, complex, and extremely tasty! Inspired by Shin Ramyun instant noodles and our general love of Korean food, I’ve come up with a noodle soup recipe that I’ll be making on repeat all fall and winter long!  Why I Created This Recipe My mom’s all-time favorite Korean dish is […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/kimchi-noodle-soup/feed/ 8 https://thewoksoflife.com/beef-daikon-soup/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/beef-daikon-soup/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2025 17:32:19 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=93762 This beef and daikon soup is a satisfying one-pot meal that is also very quick to put together, with slurpable glass noodles, fresh green herbs, and a warm white pepper heat. It’s well-balanced and so tasty, and unlike so many soup recipes out there, it’s done in under 30 minutes!  Using Thinly Sliced Beef for […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/beef-daikon-soup/feed/ 18 https://thewoksoflife.com/lamb-shoulder-chops-pan-fried/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/lamb-shoulder-chops-pan-fried/#comments Sat, 01 Nov 2025 14:07:20 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=93731 These Pan Fried Lamb Chops are a quick and satisfying dinner that can go with a range of different cuisines and flavors, from Asian to Mediterranean. They’re nothing fancy, just 2 seasoning ingredients—salt and cumin—and they’re done in 15 minutes! No prep or marinating required.  Cumin is a classic spice pairing for lamb, across multiple […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/lamb-shoulder-chops-pan-fried/feed/ 7 https://thewoksoflife.com/pan-fried-cod/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/pan-fried-cod/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2025 18:40:02 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=93661 This easy pan-fried cod recipe is a simple, healthy, clean way to enjoy fish on a weeknight, with just a few pantry staples.  The Outsize Importance of Salt When Cooking Fish There is an old saying in Chinese, 咸鱼淡肉菜多油 (xián yú dàn ròu cài duō yóu), which means: more salt when cooking fish, less salt […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/pan-fried-cod/feed/ 18 https://thewoksoflife.com/egg-roll-in-a-bowl/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/egg-roll-in-a-bowl/#comments Sun, 21 Sep 2025 13:10:24 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=93352 Egg Roll in a Bowl is a high fiber, high protein recipe that couldn’t be easier to whip up. In our version, we use ground meat and bags of cole slaw mix like everyone else, but the key difference is the sauce mixture. It’s straight from my dad’s perfected and beloved egg roll recipe, and […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/egg-roll-in-a-bowl/feed/ 30 https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-chicken-chestnuts/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-chicken-chestnuts/#comments Thu, 18 Sep 2025 15:45:23 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=93336 This Braised Chicken with Chestnuts is a deliciously cozy dish to have bubbling on the stove this fall. Hearty and wholesome from rich chestnuts and deeply flavored with shiitake mushrooms, it feels just right when the temperatures go down! A Traditional Chinese Chicken Stew You’ll find variations of this braised Chicken with Chestnuts across China. […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-chicken-chestnuts/feed/ 20