Cantonese roast duck rubbed with hoisin, five spice, sherry, and brown bean sauce, then slow-roasted until the skin turns lacquered and crackling. A Chinatown classic at home.
Try this succulent slow cooker dish made with pineapple chunks and chow mein noodles.
Cantonese-style oven-steamed flounder (or red snapper) with ginger, scallions, soy sauce, and sesame oil. A light, clean Chinese fish recipe that uses the oven instead of a steamer and comes together in under an hour.
Cantonese-style chicken salad with hand-shredded roast chicken, crispy fried rice noodles, roasted cashews, cilantro, and a hot mustard-sesame dressing. Crunchy, savory, and full of Cantonese flavor.
Cantonese fish filling for dim sum wontons made with tender flounder, sesame oil, cabbage, scallions, and mushrooms. Light, savory, and ready to wrap in 40 minutes.
Steamed whole fish with fermented black beans, ginger, garlic, and scallions finished with sizzling hot oil. A classic Cantonese technique that keeps fish silky and flavorful.
Delicate steamed fish with ginger and scallions in classic Cantonese style. Light, healthy, and ready in minutes with fresh, clean flavors that shine.
Cantonese beef chow fun with wok-seared wide rice noodles, marinated flank steak, fermented black beans, and oyster sauce. Smoky wok hei flavor in 25 minutes flat.
Chicken breast cubes steamed with Chinese sausage (lup cheong), dried mushrooms, hoisin sauce, ginger, and garlic. A savory, aromatic Cantonese-style steamed chicken dish with deep umami flavor.
Chinese steamed salmon steaks with fermented black bean sauce, fresh ginger, and scallions, finished with a sizzling hot-oil pour. Classic Cantonese fish done restaurant-style.
Boiled wontons tossed in a savory blend of oyster sauce, soy sauce, and sesame oil, garnished with fresh scallions. A classic Cantonese dim sum dish (Ho Yau Gon) that's simple and satisfying.
How Chinese cooks tame a whole duck, layering methods like steaming, smoking, and frying to render the fat and turn the skin succulently crisp. A guide to Peking, Cantonese, and Sichuan crispy-skin duck techniques.
Cantonese tomato beef stir-fry with thinly sliced flank steak, fresh tomato wedges, garlic, and a sweet-tangy ketchup sauce. A 20-minute Chinese-American takeout classic.
Cantonese steamed shrimp in shells with fermented black beans, garlic, and oyster sauce. This classic dim sum dish is tender, flavorful, and ready in just 30 minutes.
Hearty Cantonese soup with gelatinous pigs' tails, tender peanuts, and preserved turnip simmered for hours. This traditional comfort soup is rich, nourishing, and deeply savory.
Cold white-cut pork is a Cantonese classic: boneless pork leg gently poached with ginger, scallions, and rice wine, then ice-shocked and chilled. Sliced paper-thin for dipping in soy or chili oil.
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