Chinese

This quick and crunchy dish relies on high heat and malty black vinegar.

Tahini (an untraditional but logical addition) adds richness to this plant-based riff on sesame chicken.

Short-cut favorites like boxed stock, frozen dumplings, and bagged spinach join forces in a twist on comforting egg drop soup that’s a breeze to make.

You read that right. For the best steamed fish of your life, cook it in the microwave—then finish with an aromatic sizzle of ginger and garlic in hot oil.

The corn ribs are great. The garlicky-spicy-aromatic-electrifying crispy breadcrumb mixture showered over the top? Unforgettable.

These five spice-scented, melt-in-your-mouth, crispy skin-topped pork belly bites are perfect alone (but sing with a sidecar of hot mustard and hoisin sauce).

A cool trick (pouring boiling water on chicken skin preps it for a layer of perfect shiny lacquer) turns a few basic ingredients into a flavorful dinner.

You don’t need a lot of ingredients—just a lot of ginger—for this quick comfort food.

Level up your weeknight dinner game with this fragrant, veggie-packed stir-fry. 

These fluffy buns combine the classic folded-over shape of Parker House rolls and pillowy texture of a milk bread dough—perfect for your holiday table.

Comfort food at its finest, this layered casserole features fried rice, flavorful pork chops, and a punched-up tomato sauce under a blanket of melty cheese.

Also called pineapple buns, this recipe for bolo bao makes a delectable version of the Hong Kong pastry, with a crispy cookie topping and fluffy interior.

Slather this tangy, spicy, sweet condiment all over chicken wings, french fries, and more.

Inspired by sticky-savory char siu, these pork chops are treated to a finger-licking marinade, then tossed on the grill.

Dinner just got 10 times more colorful. 

With some practice, hand-pulling is surprisingly simple. The result is extra wide, extra long noodles ready to catch a spicy sauce.

Homemade potato starch noodles, stir-fried with potato slivers and greens, for an extra comforting dinner.

These ultra-chewy noodles will level up your stir-fry game.

The only tool you’ll need for these simple, chubby homemade noodles is a pair of kitchen shears.

This sweet-and-savory Taiwanese sauce is famously simple, and these homemade noodles are too.

Spicy, sour, oil-slicked noodles that are sure to impress.

Use this recipe for plain steamed buns, or bao for sandwiching char siu or spicy tofu, or swab them with sweet red bean paste for dessert.

For a lighter take on traditional pork belly bao sliders, fill yours with char siu tofu slices, which get coated in savory-sweet-spicy char siu seasonings.

Cookbook author Hetty Lui McKinnon walks us through her quickest (and most comforting) weeknight dinner plan.