Impress your family with our favourite Chinese dishes to create at home.
Traditional Chinese cooking is packed full of spice, sweetness and salt, creating delicious rich flavours that leave you craving more. And whether you prefer light dumplings and stir-fries or richer glazed ribs and steamed buns, pork is one of our favourite proteins to use for these dishes.
Beef goes perfectly in Chinese cooking, and is complemented by the rich flavours, sweet and salty sauces and hearty marinades that comes with it. From lighter dishes like steamed dumplings and stir-fries, to braised ribs, beef cheeks and sweet and sour mince.
If you prefer chicken, then the sky is the limit. Whether you love spicy Szechuan chicken or gravitate towards the sweet and sour chicken classic, the wonderful flavour combinations seem endless and here, we’ve gathered our best recipes to cover them all! With everything from stir-fries and soups to salads and sang choy bow to create at home.
We also have some great vegetarian soup and noodle dishes for those who are cutting down on meat.
Looking for more Chinese recipes?
Chicken fried rice
This Asian inspired dinner is quick, simple and SO tasty!
Garlic beef stir-fry
Turn to this quick and easy stir fry on nights when you want something ready full of flavour and ready in no time.
Chinese honey chicken
Crunchy and sweet, honey chicken is a household favourite that’s stood the test of time.
Chilli chicken san choy bow
There’s an allure to san choy bow that everybody seems to love, yet few people actually cook it at home.
Pork and veal san choy bow
Fresh and flavour-packed, try this on for a midweek dinner or easy workday lunch.
Beef and black bean sauce
A classic Chinese dish we all love.
Mushroom hot & sour soup
Hot and sour soup is a Chinese soup that’s savoury, spicy and tangy.
Crispy fried pork dumplings
For something so small, dumplings sure pack in a lot of flavour!
Capsicum, chilli and hoisin chicken
Fresh produce and a few pantry staples are all you need for this delicious hoisin chicken stir-fry.
Yum-yum dan dan noodles
Spice up your noodle game.
Beef and ginger stir-fry
Quick, easy and tasty, this beef and ginger stir fry can be served on a bed of Asian greens for a truly satisfying meal.
Chinese chicken dumplings
Fun to make and even better to eat.
Chicken congee
A comforting meal made in your slow cooker.
Poached chicken with soy and sesame
Whole chicken poached in a flavoursome Chinese-style broth with star anise, soy, cinnamon and sesame creates tender and delicious meat. Serve with your choice of noodles or rice. Looking for more chicken dinners? Chinese cooking wine is also known as chinese rice wine, dry sherry can be used instead. To freeze Complete the recipe to […]
Caramelised pepper pork
Tender, sweet and sticky – and ready in 20 minutes.
Chicken and corn soup
A light and fragrant traditional Chinese soup.
Kung pao chicken
No need to order in!
Duck wontons in broth
Take your wontons up a notch with our tasty duck meat mixture in a rich and warming broth.
Sichuan-style gai lan and pork mince
Spice up tonight’s dinner with this Sichuan-style gai lan and pork mince.
Beef san choy bau
Tasty parcels of mince wrapped in lettuce leaves.
Eggplant ma po tofu
Feed the family with this eggplant ma po tofu – tasty, wholesome and full of authentic Asian flavours!
Gai lan and mushroom five-spice stir-fry
Gai lan (or Chinese broccoli), enoki mushrooms and udon noodles combine for a delicious vegetarian stir-fry.
Chinese noodle, tofu and vegetable soup
This Chinese style soup is very refreshing if you’re looking for a quick and easy meat-free meal.
Soy pork with mushrooms
This dish is perfect for dinner – packed full of succulent juicy pork and hearty mushrooms. It is sure to be a family favourite.
Pork spare ribs with chilli plum sauce
Savour these tender, juicy pork ribs, drizzled in Chinese chilli plum sauce. It’s meaty and sticky and you’ll be licking the sauce off your fingers to get every last bit of the gorgeous porky flavours
Sizzling sesame beef stir-fry
This delicious stir-fry takes minutes to make using thick, fresh hokkien noodles.
Chinese fried rice
Refrigerate your rice overnight before cooking, use the biggest pan you have and pre-heat it well. That will ensure this Chinese fried rice is cooked to perfection.
Chinese-style crispy skin chicken
For a delicious dipping sauce, combine table salt with ground white pepper and add a squeeze of lemon. Note
Chinese plum chicken
To prepare hokkien noodles, loosen slightly and place in a large heatproof bowl. Cover with boiling water. Set aside 2-3 minutes, stirring with a fork to separate noodles. Note
Best ever pork fried rice
Fried rice is a traditional dish of pre-cooked rice stir-fried in a wok, often mixed with other ingredients, such as eggs, vegetables, and meat. We think our best ever pork fried rice is as good as any you’ll find at a Chinese banquet.
Char siu and orange beef ribs
Deliciously saucy and packed full of authentic Asian flavours, these char siu and orange spiced beef ribs are perfect to serve your family or friends at a dinner party. Plus, they’re made in the pressure-cooker to save you lots of time!
Chinese braised beef cheeks
Suitable to freeze at the end of step 2. You may need to order beef cheeks in advance from the butcher. Note
Crispy shredded beef
Place the beef in a pan with chilli, lime, ginger and garlic, cover with water and simmer until tender. Drain the beef on a wire rack for about 15 minutes to allow it to dry completely. Corned silverside is beef that is first pickled in brine then cooked submerged in water with spices, herbs, etc. […]
Crispy pork and rice ball salad
You will need 5 limes for this recipe, and to cook 1 cup uncooked rice for the 3 cups cooked rice required. Note
Sichuan beef stir-fry
This healthy Sichuan beef stir-fry stuffed full of vegetables, is tasty to eat and very quick cook.
White cooked chicken with ginger rice
Don’t let the cook time dishearten you, this dish is very simple to prepare, and the flavours are well worth the wait!
Braised asian-style beef ribs
Ask the butcher to cut the ribs for you so they will fit into your slow cooker. Note
Stir-fried beef and mixed mushrooms
Mixed mushrooms add flavour, texture and complexity to this spicy beef and noodle stir-fry, as well as a welcome boost of important nutrients. Winning all round.
Stir-fried beef with hokkien noodles
Asian-style stir-fried beef with thin hokkien noodles from Australian Women’s Weekly.
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