Dish-Type Recipe Index

Vegetable and mushroom dishes

These recipes are grouped as vegetable and mushroom dishes because their ingredients, cooking method, or restaurant-menu role fit this dish family.

About vegetable and mushroom dishes

Leafy greens, broccoli, mushrooms, eggplant, cabbage, bean sprouts, potatoes, and vegetable stir-fries.

Recipes in this section: 65.

Vegetable and mushroom dishes

Anhui Ham and Bamboo Shoot Stew

Anhui · Anhui-inspired · Serves 3–4 · 50 minutes

An Anhui-inspired ham and bamboo shoot stew recipe with mushrooms, tofu, greens, and mountain-cuisine menu notes.

Ants Climbing a Tree

Sichuan · Sichuan · Serves 2–3 · 30 minutes

A Sichuan ants climbing a tree recipe with glass noodles, minced pork or mushrooms, doubanjiang, and aromatics.

Bean Curd with Chinese Mushrooms

Buddhist Vegetarian / Cantonese · Tofu dish · Serves 3–4 · 35 minutes

Bean Curd with Chinese Mushrooms recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Beef Chow Fun

Cantonese · Cantonese · Serves 2–3 · 30 minutes

A beef chow fun recipe with flat rice noodles, beef, scallions, bean sprouts, and wok hei notes.

Beef with Chinese Broccoli

Cantonese · Stir-fry · Serves 3–4 · 30 minutes

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

Beef with Tomato

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

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

Big Plate Chicken

Xinjiang · Xinjiang · Serves 4 · 1 hour

A Xinjiang big plate chicken recipe with chicken, potatoes, peppers, spices, and wide noodles.

Bitter Melon Stir-Fry

Cantonese / Home-style · Stir-fry · Serves 3–4 · 30 minutes

Bitter Melon Stir-Fry recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Braised Wheat Gluten with Mushrooms

Buddhist Vegetarian · Vegetarian · Serves 3–4 · 35 minutes

Braised Wheat Gluten with Mushrooms recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Broccoli Stir-Fry with Chicken, Beef, or Shrimp

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

Broccoli Stir-Fry with Chicken, Beef, or Shrimp 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 Turnip Cake

Dim Sum · Cantonese dim sum · Makes 1 loaf · 1.5 hours plus cooling

A Cantonese turnip cake recipe with daikon, rice flour, Chinese sausage or mushrooms, steaming, pan-frying, and dim sum notes.

Char Kway Teow

Malaysian Chinese · Malaysian Chinese · Serves 2 · 30 minutes

A Malaysian Chinese char kway teow recipe with flat rice noodles, shrimp, egg, bean sprouts, Chinese sausage, and wok technique.

Chinese Cabbage with Dried Shrimp

Cantonese / Home-style · Vegetable dish · Serves 3–4 · 25 minutes

Chinese Cabbage with Dried Shrimp recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Chinese Restaurant Chow Mein

American Chinese / Cantonese · Noodle or vegetable dish · Serves 3–4 · 30 minutes

Chinese Restaurant Chow Mein recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Chinese Restaurant Vegetable Soup

American Chinese · Soup · Serves 3–4 · 25 minutes

Chinese Restaurant Vegetable Soup 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.

Cold Wood Ear Mushroom Salad

Cold Dishes · Cold dish · Serves 2–3 · 20 minutes

Cold Wood Ear Mushroom Salad recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Crossing-the-Bridge Rice Noodles

Yunnan · Yunnan · Serves 2 · 45 minutes

A practical home version of Yunnan crossing-the-bridge rice noodles with hot broth, rice noodles, chicken, herbs, mushrooms, and menu-literacy notes.

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.

Dry Pot Cauliflower

Sichuan · Sichuan · Serves 2–3 · 30 minutes

Dry Pot Cauliflower recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Dry-Fried Green Beans

Sichuan · Sichuan-inspired · Serves 3–4 · 25 minutes

A dry-fried green beans recipe explaining Sichuan-style dry-frying and menu literacy.

Egg Foo Young

American Chinese · American Chinese · Serves 3–4 · 35 minutes

An egg foo young recipe with eggs, vegetables, optional roast meat or shrimp, brown gravy, and American Chinese 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.

Fuzhou Fish Ball Soup

Fujian · Fuzhou / Fujian · Serves 2–3 · 25 minutes with prepared fish balls

A practical Fuzhou fish ball soup recipe using fish balls, broth, greens, rice wine, ginger, 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 Greens

Vegetable · Vegetable · Serves 2–4 · 15 minutes

A simple Chinese garlic greens recipe with bok choy, choy sum, Chinese broccoli, pea shoots, or other greens.

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.

Guizhou Sour Fish Soup

Guizhou · Guizhou-inspired · Serves 3–4 · 45 minutes

A Guizhou-inspired sour fish soup recipe with tomato, pickled vegetables, ginger, chiles, and rice noodles.

Guizhou Sour-Spicy Rice Noodles

Guizhou · Guizhou-inspired · Serves 2 · 30 minutes

A Guizhou sour-spicy rice noodles recipe with pickled vegetables, vinegar, chile, herbs, and broth.

Hakka Lei Cha Rice

Hakka · Hakka · Serves 3–4 · 50 minutes

A Hakka lei cha rice recipe with tea-herb broth, rice, greens, tofu, peanuts, 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 and Sour Soup

Soup · Chinese American / regional variants · Serves 4 · 30 minutes

A practical hot and sour soup recipe with vinegar, white pepper, tofu, mushrooms, egg, and menu-literacy notes.

Hunan Steamed Eggplant with Chopped Chili

Hunan · Hunan · Serves 2–3 · 25 minutes

Hunan Steamed Eggplant with Chopped Chili recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy 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.

Ipoh Bean Sprouts

Malaysian Chinese · Vegetable dish · Serves 2–3 · 15 minutes

Ipoh Bean Sprouts recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese 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.

Lion's Head Meatballs

Jiangsu · Jiangsu / Huaiyang · Serves 4 · 1 hour

A Jiangsu-style lion's head meatballs recipe with pork, ginger, scallion, napa cabbage, broth, and menu-literacy notes.

Lotus Root Pork Rib Soup

Cantonese · Cantonese · Serves 4 · 2 hours

Lotus Root Pork Rib Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Mock Duck with Vegetables

Buddhist Vegetarian / American Chinese · Vegetarian dish · Serves 3–4 · 30 minutes

Mock Duck with Vegetables recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Pork with Bamboo Shoots

Home-style Chinese · Stir-fry · Serves 3–4 · 30 minutes

Pork with Bamboo Shoots recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Salted Fish Eggplant Clay Pot

Cantonese / Hong Kong · Clay pot dish · Serves 3–4 · 40 minutes

Salted Fish Eggplant Clay Pot recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Sauteed Chinese Vegetables

Vegetables · Vegetable dish · Serves 2–3 · 20 minutes

Sauteed Chinese Vegetables recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Sauteed Spinach with Garlic

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

Sauteed Spinach with Garlic recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Shandong-Style Sweet-and-Sour Fish

Shandong · Shandong-inspired · Serves 3–4 · 45 minutes

A Shandong-style sweet-and-sour fish recipe with crisp fish, vinegar, sugar, tomato, and northern 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 with Pickled Cabbage Soup

Northern Chinese / Home-style · Soup · Serves 3–4 · 40 minutes

Shredded Pork with Pickled Cabbage Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Sichuan Water-Boiled Fish

Sichuan · Sichuan · Serves 3–4 · 45 minutes

A Sichuan water-boiled fish recipe with white fish, doubanjiang, dried chiles, Sichuan peppercorn, and vegetables.

Small-Pot Rice Noodles

Yunnan · Yunnan · Serves 2 · 35 minutes

A Yunnan small-pot rice noodles recipe with rice noodles, pork, pickled vegetables, broth, herbs, and chiles.

Snow Peas with Chicken, Beef, or Shrimp

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

Snow Peas with Chicken, Beef, or Shrimp recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese 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 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 Popcorn Chicken

Taiwanese · Taiwanese · Serves 3–4 · 45 minutes

A Taiwanese popcorn chicken recipe with five-spice, white pepper, basil, sweet potato starch, and night-market menu-literacy notes.

Tomato and Bean Curd Soup

Home-style Chinese · Soup · Serves 3–4 · 25 minutes

Tomato and Bean Curd Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Tomato Egg

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

A Chinese tomato egg recipe for a simple home-style dish with eggs, tomatoes, scallions, and rice.

Vegetable Dumplings

Vegetarian · Vegetarian · Makes 30 · 1 hour

A Chinese vegetable dumplings recipe with cabbage, mushrooms, tofu, scallions, wrappers, and dietary adaptation notes.

Vegetarian Hot Pot Broth

Vegetarian · Vegetarian · Serves 4 · 45 minutes

A vegetarian hot pot broth recipe with mushrooms, kombu optional, ginger, scallion optional, vegetables, tofu, and menu-literacy notes.

Water Spinach with Garlic or Fermented Bean Curd

Southern Chinese / Southeast Asian Chinese · Vegetable dish · Serves 2–3 · 15 minutes

Water Spinach with Garlic or Fermented Bean Curd recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Wensi Tofu Soup

Jiangsu · Jiangsu / Huaiyang · Serves 3–4 · 45 minutes

A simplified Wensi tofu soup recipe with tofu threads, mushrooms, ham or mushroom, greens, and Jiangsu menu-literacy notes.

Yunnan Mushroom Stir-Fry

Yunnan · Yunnan · Serves 3–4 · 25 minutes

A Yunnan mushroom stir-fry recipe with mixed mushrooms, garlic, herbs, chiles, 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.