Rice Cakes with Napa Cabbage & Pork - The Woks of Life

This simple Chinese stir-fry of rice cakes and napa cabbage with pork (白菜肉丝年糕) is a simple one-pan dish, and a great recipe to feed a crowd!

Rice Cakes with Chili Paste, Fermented Black Bean, and Sichuan Peppercorn

Rice cakes stir-fried with bok choy and Chinese sausage in a spicy fermented black bean sauce.

Stir-Fried Rice Cakes

Rice cakes are simmered with stock then combined with stir-fried pork for an easy and delicious dinner.

Stir-fried Rice Cakes (Nian Gao - 炒年糕) - The Woks of Life

Stir-fried rice cakes are known in Chinese as “chǎo niángāo” (炒年糕). Our version uses pork (but you can substitute chicken) and leafy greens.

Vegetable Fried Rice: Use Whatever Veggies You Have! - The Woks of Life

This vegetable fried rice recipe is not just for vegetarians! It's a versatile side dish or light meal you can adapt to whatever you have!

Spicy Stir-fried Rice Cakes with Sichuan Peppercorns - The Woks of Life

These spicy stir-fried rice cakes are a departure from some of China's more traditional methods of preparing these chewy, starchy little pasta-like rice cakes. The addition of Sichuan peppercorns gives the dish that slight numbing flavor that goes perfectly with spicy chilies.

Steak and Scallion Rice Cake Stir-Fry

This Chinese rice cake stir-fry is the best. The delightful glutinous Nian Gao heaven that is the rice cakes, tender slices of steak, the savory seared scallion and ginger, and the rich umami flavor of the soy and shaoxing wine makes this steak and scallion rice cake stir-fry the best!

Shanghai Rice Cake Stir-fry w/ Shepherd's Purse

This Shanghai rice cake stir-fry is an absolute classic--chopped Shepherd's purse, chicken (or pork), and chewy rice cakes in a flavorful sauce. Check out this classic Shanghai rice cake stir-fry recipe!

Easy Braised Turnip Rice Bowls

Everyone’s raving about pumpkins, acorn squash, and butternuts but what about Chinese turnips (daikon radish). Braised turnip is healthy, delicious and easy

Dinner Tonight: Roasted Rice Cake

I've been infatuated with Korean cuisine for years now but never really understood rice cakes. They always seemed so mushy, bland, and covered in sweet sauce. But a recent midnight snack at a Korean bar changed everything. Instead of boiled, these were grilled, so they had that crackly outer layer, which gave way to a tender and succulent inside. They were also tossed with this fiery red sauce, which forced you to keep a drink close at hand.