The woks of life

We look back on our most popular recipes of 2020 that you cooked through all the Zoom calls, pajama changes, and banana-bread-baking.

Char siu, or Chinese BBQ Pork, is a delicious Cantonese roast meat. Make authentic Chinatown char siu at home with our restaurant-quality recipe!

Pad See Ew, a Thai dish of stir-fried wide rice noodles with Chinese broccoli, egg, and beef, is a popular Thai street food that you can also make at home!

This beef onion stir-fry is one of those recipes that doesn’t require much more than the ingredients in the name—beef...and onions!

Black pepper chicken is a tasty Chinese American dish combining a Chinese takeout-style brown sauce with a good amount of black pepper.

This restaurant-quality eggplant with garlic sauce recipe doesn't require deep-frying and has the perfect balance of sweet and savory flavor.

The Woks of Life - Our Favorite Traditional Chinese Vegan Dishes

This Thai basil chicken recipe takes just 3 minutes to prepare and 7 minutes to cook. Served along with steamed rice, it's restaurant food, fast.

This takeout-style chicken curry uses only a handful of ingredients––many of which you probably already have in your pantry. Find out how to make it!

Vegetable Egg Rolls are a welcome change over the usual egg rolls at your local Chinese takeout. These veggie egg rolls are the perfect appetizer for vegetarians and meat-eaters alike.

Beef and Broccoli was one of the most popular dishes in our family’s Chinese takeout restaurant. Get our restaurant secrets in this authentic beef and broccoli recipe.

The long-awaited Woks of Life cookbook is available for pre-order—order your copy today to guarantee you get it on pub day in November '22!

This Hunan Chicken recipe references traditional Hunan flavors, including black bean, chilies, ginger, and garlic. Make it with chicken breast or thighs.

Authentic Beef Lo Mein - homemade and so much better than takeout. #chinese #takeout #noodles

Chao He Cai, a "harmonious" stir-fry of clear noodles, eggs, chives, carrots and bean sprouts, is Chinese home-cooked comfort food.

This pork and pepper stir-fry recipe is a quick dish to put together with any cut of pork shoulder or pork loin (or even an odd pork chop).

Sichuan Dry Fried String Beans (or Gan Bian Si Ji Dou, 干煸四季豆) are cooked in China using Sichuan peppercorns with a little heat from the addition of dried chili peppers and ground pork

This pepper steak recipe is a quick and easy stir-fry loaded with tender beef, peppers and onions. It’s a must-try Chinese restaurant classic!

We make this delicious chicken chow mein recipe with real Chinese chow mein noodles crunchy vegetables, and lots of juicy chicken.