https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/popular/ a culinary genealogy Wed, 16 Apr 2025 20:00:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://thewoksoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-TWOL-favicon-4-32x32.png https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/popular/ 32 32 https://thewoksoflife.com/pan-fried-salmon/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/pan-fried-salmon/#comments Thu, 17 Oct 2024 06:20:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=82892 This is our guide for cooking tender pan fried salmon that’s perfectly cooked—with a crispy golden crust, and no more guesswork! Whether you’re enjoying your delicious fried salmon on its own, with salad or sides, or you’re adding a sauce or other flavors to it, this recipe is the perfect starting point. Perfectly Crisp, Tender […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/pan-fried-salmon/feed/ 14 https://thewoksoflife.com/shanghai-fried-noodles/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/shanghai-fried-noodles/#comments Wed, 24 Jul 2024 04:01:00 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=7626 Shanghai Fried Noodles, or Shànghǎi cū chǎomiàn (上海粗炒面) is a simple dish that only takes minutes to make. Thick wheat noodles are stir-fried with mushrooms, pork (or you could use dark meat chicken), and leafy greens, making a one-pan meal that everyone will enjoy! Note: This recipe was originally published on December 14, 2014. We […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/shanghai-fried-noodles/feed/ 215 https://thewoksoflife.com/steamed-egg/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/steamed-egg/#comments Thu, 11 Jul 2024 13:39:00 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=8145 Once you learn how to make Chinese steamed eggs (蒸蛋), you’ll be making it all the time. Not only is it delicious and comforting, the recipe is so easy to remember, you’ll know it by heart. An Anytime Recipe If you find yourself short of one dish to serve for dinner, make some Chinese steamed […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/steamed-egg/feed/ 159 https://thewoksoflife.com/string-bean-chicken-stir-fry/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/string-bean-chicken-stir-fry/#comments Thu, 16 May 2024 14:11:04 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=24729 This 20-Minute stir-fried String Bean Chicken recipe is another weeknight staple from me, The Woks of Life’s resident lazy weeknight cook. If you’re looking for a simple one-pan meal with your vegetable and protein covered, this is the recipe for you. Watch the video to see how I make it! Note: This recipe was originally […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/string-bean-chicken-stir-fry/feed/ 240 https://thewoksoflife.com/pad-thai/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/pad-thai/#comments Mon, 06 May 2024 04:01:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=45279 Pad Thai is like a warm blanket. It’s a comfort food of our age, with those chewy noodles, crunchy peanuts, the sweet and tangy sauce, and plenty of chives, bean sprouts, and chicken to make it a full meal.  To develop this recipe, I carefully pored over many videos of street food vendors in the […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/pad-thai/feed/ 262 https://thewoksoflife.com/lo-mein-how-to-cook-it-the-right-way/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/lo-mein-how-to-cook-it-the-right-way/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2024 09:46:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=76921 We have quite a few lo mein recipes in our recipe collection. In fact, searching for lo mein in our archives yields a list like you would see on a Chinese restaurant menu! You can take your pick of your favorites, including beef, chicken, shrimp, pork, vegetable, or even turkey lo mein. Suffice it to […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/lo-mein-how-to-cook-it-the-right-way/feed/ 38 https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-roast-duck/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-roast-duck/#comments Thu, 11 Jan 2024 15:30:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=77003 “A Chinese Roast Duck.” Those roast ducks glistening suspended in Chinatown windows across the globe are iconic. They’re a culinary masterpiece—admittedly an intimidating one to pull off at home. As you can imagine, we’ve gotten so many questions over the years—“do we have a Cantonese roast duck recipe?” As of last fall, when our cookbook […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-roast-duck/feed/ 69 https://thewoksoflife.com/chicken-lo-mein/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/chicken-lo-mein/#comments Thu, 28 Dec 2023 22:15:00 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=15479 Chicken Lo Mein is a classic takeout dish we’ve all probably enjoyed. We find, however, that it’s getting harder than ever to get a good lo mein these days! Hence the need for this recipe. Note: This post was originally published on November 19, 2019. We have since updated it with clearer instructions, nutrition info, […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/chicken-lo-mein/feed/ 399 https://thewoksoflife.com/perfect-prime-rib-roast/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/perfect-prime-rib-roast/#comments Sun, 10 Dec 2023 17:00:24 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=16642 A Prime Rib Roast is almost always our choice for a crowd-pleasing holiday dinner. Turkey is for Thanksgiving, and we’ve never been a big ham family, so prime rib is often our choice! Now we’re bringing you into our home to show you how to make the perfect prime rib roast for the holidays. Or […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/perfect-prime-rib-roast/feed/ 297 https://thewoksoflife.com/black-pepper-chicken/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/black-pepper-chicken/#comments Thu, 16 Nov 2023 06:22:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=74636 Black pepper chicken is a Chinese American dish that combines a comforting Chinese takeout-style brown sauce with a good amount of black pepper. While you mostly see Chinese cooks using white pepper, this dish highlights the floral aroma and heat of black pepper!  Where I First Encountered Black Pepper Chicken I admittedly didn’t grow up […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/black-pepper-chicken/feed/ 111