Lion’s Head Meatballs: Authentic Chinese Recipe - The Woks of Life

Lion's Head Meatballs is a classic Chinese celebration dish. Our recipe is succulent and flavorful, braised in a rich sauce and served with blanched greens.

Chinese Lion's Head Pork Meatballs With Vermicelli and Cabbage

Shanghai-style Lion's Head meatballs have a name that sounds intimidating, but they couldn't be easier to make. In this recipe, ground pork is mixed with mashed tofu (for tenderness), minced water chestnuts (for crunch), seared until golden, and then simmered in broth with vermicelli noodles, cabbage, and bok choi.

Chinese Winter Melon Soup with Meatballs

This classic recipe for Chinese Winter Melon Soup with Meatballs comes together quickly, making it an easy soup for late summer, fall, and early winter.

Spicy Asian Meatballs Recipe - The Woks of Life

These spicy Asian meatballs are not your run-of-the-mill variety. These Asian meatballs are delicious, unique and will redefine your meatball expectations!

Vegetarian Meatballs with a Southeast Asian Twist

These Southeast Asian-inspired vegetarian meatballs sound like an oxymoron but are meatless, light in texture and delicious.with a Southeastern Asian Sauce!

Chinese Pearl Meatballs with Sticky Rice (珍珠丸子) - The Woks of Life

Pearl Meatballs are a Chinese classic from the Hunan/Hubei region. The name comes from the short grain glutinous rice they're wrapped in. They're an impressive dish for holidays and celebrations––especially Chinese New Year.

Chinese Beef Dumplings

These Northern Chinese style beef dumplings with scallions are particularly good when boiled—so you can appreciate how juicy they are!

Stir-fried Watercress: Chinese-Style - The Woks of Life

Watercress (西洋菜,sai yeung choi in Cantonese or xī yáng cài in Mandarin),  is a super healthy vegetable often overlooked at the market because people don’t know how to prepare it. Making this stir-fried watercress at home is an easy, delicious, and healthy way to change up the vegetables on your dinner table.

Cashew Chicken Meatballs

Chinese Cashew Chicken MEATBALLS recipe! A gorgeous sauce, just like what you get from the best Chinese restaurants, juicy chicken meatballs and cashews.

Steamed Pearl Balls (Zhēnzhū Wánzi 珍珠丸子)

A different style of dumplings, Pearl Balls are steamed dumplings that don't use wrappers but instead feature a coating of sticky rice around the exterior.