Dish-Type Recipe Index

Sauces, condiments, and pantry bases

These recipes are grouped as sauces, condiments, and pantry bases because their ingredients, cooking method, or restaurant-menu role fit this dish family.

About sauces, condiments, and pantry bases

Brown sauce, white sauce, chile oil, duck sauce, hot mustard, dipping sauces, and aromatic oils.

Recipes in this section: 51.

Sauces, condiments, and pantry bases

Beef with Oyster Sauce

Cantonese / American Chinese · Stir-fry · Serves 3–4 · 25 minutes

Beef with Oyster Sauce recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Black Bean Sauce Stir-Fry

Cantonese / American Chinese · Stir-fry · Serves 3–4 · 30 minutes

Black Bean Sauce Stir-Fry recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Buddha's Delight

Buddhist Vegetarian · Buddhist vegetarian · Serves 4 · 45 minutes

A Buddha's delight recipe with tofu, mushrooms, vegetables, glass noodles, vegetarian sauce, and Buddhist vegetarian menu-literacy notes.

Cantonese Steamed Fish

Cantonese · Cantonese · Serves 2–4 · 25 minutes

A Cantonese steamed fish recipe with ginger, scallion, soy sauce, and hot oil.

Cantonese White Sauce

Cantonese / Chinese American Sauce · Sauce · Makes about 2 cups · 15 minutes

Cantonese White Sauce recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Char Siu

Cantonese · Cantonese · Serves 4 · Overnight marinade plus 45 minutes

An oven char siu recipe with hoisin, soy sauce, honey, five-spice, and Cantonese roast-meat notes.

Chile Oil for Wontons and Noodles

Chinese Condiment · Condiment · Makes about 1 cup · 20 minutes

Chile Oil for Wontons and Noodles recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Chili Paneer

Indo-Chinese · Indo-Chinese · Serves 3–4 · 35 minutes

An Indo-Chinese chili paneer recipe with paneer, peppers, onions, soy sauce, vinegar, chile sauce, and dry/gravy options.

Chinese Hot Mustard

Chinese American Condiment · Condiment · Makes about 1/2 cup · 10 minutes

Chinese Hot Mustard recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Chinese Restaurant Brown Sauce

Chinese American Sauce · Sauce · Makes about 2 cups · 15 minutes

Chinese Restaurant Brown Sauce recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Chinese Restaurant Duck Sauce

Chinese American Condiment · Condiment · Makes about 1 cup · 10 minutes

Chinese Restaurant Duck Sauce recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Choy Sum with Oyster Sauce

Cantonese Vegetables · Vegetable dish · Serves 2–3 · 15 minutes

Choy Sum with Oyster Sauce recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Clay Pot Rice

Cantonese · Cantonese · Serves 2–3 · 45 minutes

A Cantonese clay pot rice recipe with rice, Chinese sausage, chicken or mushrooms, soy sauce, and a crisp bottom.

Cold Cucumber Salad

Cold Dish · Cold dish · Serves 2–4 · 15 minutes

A Chinese cold cucumber salad recipe with garlic, vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, and chile oil, plus dietary substitutions.

Dan Dan Noodles

Sichuan · Sichuan · Serves 2 · 30 minutes

A dan dan noodles recipe with sesame paste, chile oil, Sichuan peppercorn, preserved vegetable, pork, and menu-literacy notes.

Dongpo Pork

Zhejiang · Zhejiang / Hangzhou · Serves 4 · 2.5 hours

A Dongpo pork recipe with pork belly, Shaoxing wine, soy sauce, sugar, ginger, scallion, and Zhejiang menu-literacy notes.

Dumpling Dipping Sauce

Chinese Condiment · Condiment · Makes about 1/2 cup · 5 minutes

Dumpling Dipping Sauce recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Egg Foo Young Gravy

Chinese American Sauce · Sauce · Makes about 2 cups · 15 minutes

Egg Foo Young Gravy recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Egg Fried Rice

Technique · Technique · Serves 2 · 20 minutes

An egg fried rice recipe focused on rice texture, egg, scallion, soy sauce, and menu-literacy notes.

Fish-Fragrant Eggplant

Sichuan · Sichuan · Serves 3–4 · 35 minutes

A Sichuan fish-fragrant eggplant recipe with garlic, ginger, pickled chile, vinegar, sugar, and soy sauce.

Frog with Foo Chow Sauce

Fuzhou / Fujian · Seafood and meat dish · Serves 3–4 · 35 minutes

Frog with Foo Chow Sauce recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Fujian Peanut Noodles

Fujian · Fujian-inspired · Serves 2 · 20 minutes

A Fujian-style peanut noodles recipe with wheat noodles, peanut sauce, soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, and menu-literacy notes.

Gai Lan with Oyster Sauce

Cantonese · Cantonese · Serves 2–3 · 15 minutes

Gai Lan with Oyster Sauce recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Garlic Sauce Stir-Fry

American Chinese / Sichuan-inspired · Stir-fry · Serves 3–4 · 30 minutes

Garlic Sauce Stir-Fry recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

General Tso's Chicken

American Chinese · American Chinese · Serves 3–4 · 45 minutes

A General Tso's chicken recipe with fried chicken, sweet-spicy sauce, and American Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Ginger Scallion Sauce

Cantonese Condiment · Condiment · Makes about 1 cup · 15 minutes

Ginger Scallion Sauce recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Gobi Manchurian

Indo-Chinese · Indo-Chinese · Serves 3–4 · 45 minutes

An Indo-Chinese gobi Manchurian recipe with cauliflower, soy-garlic-chile sauce, dry or gravy format, and menu-literacy notes.

Hakka Stuffed Tofu

Hakka · Hakka · Serves 3–4 · 50 minutes

A Hakka stuffed tofu recipe with tofu, pork or fish filling, pan-frying, sauce, and menu-literacy notes.

Hong Kong Baked Pork Chop Rice

Hong Kong Cafe · Hong Kong cafe · Serves 2–3 · 1 hour

A Hong Kong baked pork chop rice recipe with fried rice, pork chop, tomato sauce, cheese, and cha chaan teng menu-literacy notes.

Hot Pot Dipping Sauces

Hot Pot Guide · Hot pot · Makes several sauce styles · 15 minutes

A practical guide to Chinese hot pot dipping sauces with sesame paste, shacha, soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, scallion, chile oil, and dietary notes.

Indo-Chinese Hakka Noodles

Indo-Chinese · Indo-Chinese · Serves 2–3 · 30 minutes

An Indo-Chinese Hakka noodles recipe with stir-fried noodles, vegetables, soy sauce, vinegar, chile, and menu-literacy notes.

Kung Pao Chicken

Sichuan · Sichuan · Serves 3–4 · 30 minutes

A kung pao chicken recipe with chiles, peanuts, Sichuan peppercorn, vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, and menu-literacy notes.

Liangpi Cold Skin Noodles

Shaanxi · Shaanxi · Serves 2 · 25 minutes with prepared noodles

A practical liangpi recipe using store-bought wheat starch or rice noodles with chile oil, vinegar, cucumber, and gluten or tofu.

Mouthwatering Chicken

Sichuan · Sichuan · Serves 3–4 · 45 minutes plus chilling

A Sichuan mouthwatering chicken recipe with poached chicken, chile oil, black vinegar, soy sauce, sesame, and Sichuan peppercorn.

Red-Braised Pork

Jiangnan · Jiangnan-style · Serves 4 · 1.5 to 2 hours

A red-braised pork recipe with pork belly, soy sauce, sugar, Shaoxing wine, ginger, and menu-literacy notes.

Scallion Oil Noodles

Jiangnan · Shanghainese/Jiangnan · Serves 2 · 25 minutes

A scallion oil noodles recipe with fragrant scallion oil, soy sauce, and Jiangnan menu-literacy notes.

Shanghai Stir-Fried Rice Cakes

Jiangnan · Jiangnan · Serves 3–4 · 35 minutes

A Shanghai stir-fried rice cakes recipe with napa cabbage, pork or mushrooms, soy sauce, and chewy niangao.

Shredded Pork in Mandarin Sauce

Northern Chinese / Beijing · Pork dish · Serves 3–4 · 30 minutes

Shredded Pork in Mandarin Sauce recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Shrimp Cheung Fun

Dim Sum · Cantonese dim sum · Serves 2–3 · 1 hour

A simplified shrimp cheung fun recipe with rice flour batter, shrimp, soy sauce, and Cantonese dim sum notes.

Shrimp with Lobster Sauce

American Chinese / Cantonese · Stir-fry · Serves 3–4 · 30 minutes

Shrimp with Lobster Sauce recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Soy Sauce Chicken

Cantonese Roast and Soy Sauce Meats · Chicken dish · Serves 4 · 1 hour

Soy Sauce Chicken recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Spare Rib Tips with Black Bean Sauce

American Chinese / Cantonese · Pork dish · Serves 3–4 · 45 minutes

Spare Rib Tips with Black Bean Sauce recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Steamed Egg Custard

Home-Style · Home-style · Serves 2–3 · 20 minutes

A Chinese steamed egg custard recipe with eggs, water or stock, soy sauce, sesame oil, and menu-literacy notes.

Steamed Spareribs with Black Bean Sauce

Dim Sum · Cantonese dim sum · Serves 3–4 · 45 minutes plus marinating

A Cantonese dim sum steamed spareribs recipe with fermented black beans, garlic, ginger, and menu-literacy notes.

Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup

Taiwanese · Taiwanese · Serves 4 · 2.5 hours

A Taiwanese beef noodle soup recipe with beef shank or chuck, soy sauce, aromatics, tomatoes, pickled greens, and wheat noodles.

Taiwanese Lu Rou Fan

Taiwanese · Taiwanese · Serves 4 · 1 hour

A Taiwanese lu rou fan recipe with braised pork, soy sauce, five-spice, shallots, rice, and menu-literacy notes.

Taiwanese Oyster Omelet

Taiwanese · Taiwanese · Serves 2 · 25 minutes

A Taiwanese oyster omelet recipe with eggs, oysters, sweet potato starch, greens, and sweet-savory sauce.

Taiwanese Three-Cup Chicken

Taiwanese · Taiwanese · Serves 3–4 · 40 minutes

A Taiwanese three-cup chicken recipe with sesame oil, soy sauce, rice wine, ginger, garlic, basil, and menu-literacy notes.

Twice-Cooked Pork

Sichuan · Sichuan · Serves 3–4 · 50 minutes

A Sichuan twice-cooked pork recipe with pork belly, leeks, doubanjiang, sweet bean sauce, and menu-literacy notes.

White-Cut Chicken

Cantonese · Cantonese · Serves 4 · 1 hour plus cooling

A Cantonese white-cut chicken recipe with ginger-scallion sauce and menu-literacy notes.

Zhajiangmian

Northern · Northern Chinese · Serves 3–4 · 40 minutes

A northern Chinese zhajiangmian recipe with wheat noodles, fermented bean sauce, pork or mushrooms, cucumber, and menu-literacy notes.