Chinese Scrambled Eggs with Salted Chilies - The Woks of Life

Make these fluffy Chinese scrambled eggs with salted chilies (Hunan-style duò jiāo - 剁椒) and garlic chives for breakfast, lunch, or dinner!

Quick Egg Stir-Fry with Peppers

This quick egg stir-fry recipe with green peppers is perfect for when you’re looking for a fast, high-protein meal or side dish.

Smashed Asian Cucumber Salad

This smashed Asian cucumber salad is packed with flavor from a zingy dressing, garlic, and cilantro. It only takes 10 minutes to make!

Century Egg Salad

This very special egg is best enjoyed bathed in a soy-sesame dressing with lots of crunchy fresh herbs and a bit of chile heat.

Yu Xiang Qie Zi (Sichuan-Style Braised Eggplant With Pickled Chilies and Garlic)

Despite its translation—"fish fragrant eggplant,"—yu xiang qie zi actually contains no seafood or meat products whatsoever. Smoky eggplant is stir-fried until tender, then tossed with a quick sauce flavored with chiles, black vinegar, sugar, and ginger, and garlic.

Chinese Stuffed Peppers

Chinese stuffed peppers with black bean sauce are a dim sum staple and surprisingly simple to make at home. In our family's recipe, we use a shrimp only filling and long hot green peppers if you like it spicy!

Strange Flavor Chicken (Bang Bang Chicken / Guài wèi jī sī 怪味鸡丝)

Sichuan Strange Flavor Chicken (Bang Bang Chicken) targets all of your taste buds with a combination of salty, sweet, sour, nutty, hot, and numbing flavors.

Hakka Eggs with Preserved Radish (菜脯炒蛋)

This Stir-fried Eggs with Preserved Radish is a Hakka Chinese recipe, often served with rice porridge or congee along with other small dishes.

Homemade Hunan Salted Chilies (Duo Jiao - 剁椒)

Hunan salted chilies or “duo jiao” is a signature Hunan Chinese staple. Find out how to make it at home with just four ingredients!

Chinese Eggplant with Garlic Sauce

Chinese eggplant with garlic sauce, or "fish fragrant eggplant" (yuxiang qiezi) is a familiar and favorite dish in many Chinese restaurants and buffets!