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Chinese Vegetarian Egg Rolls

Crispy vegetarian egg rolls stuffed with spinach, cabbage, mushrooms, water chestnuts, and bamboo shoots. Fried golden and served with a homemade sweet and sour dipping sauce.

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Vegetarian Sweet & Sour "Spareribs" (Chinese New Year)

Not real spareribs, they are made of vegetables, but tastes very nice, and much more healthier too!

Chinese Sweet & Sour Dressing
Chinese Sweet & Sour Dressing

Next time when you need a dressing to toss a coleslaw or a fresh vegetable salad, give this quick, easy and tasty dressing a try, and you won't go back to any store-bought ones afterwards.

Kung Pao Tofu
Kung Pao Tofu

This kung pao tofu was very tasty. I used two green bell peppers and 1 red bell peppers. Didn't have oyster sauce, so I used housin sauce, and it worked deliciously well.

Bok Choy, Shiitake Mushroom Stir-fry
Bok Choy, Shiitake Mushroom Stir-fry

This quick and easy Chinese stir-fry is another popular recipe in China, and you can find it in almost every Chinese restaurant. Shiitake mushrooms cooked with bok choy, stirring in some soy sauce, sugar and garlic in the end. The whole dish is fresh and tasty.

Bean Sprouts Stir-Fry with Bell Pepper & Carrot
Bean Sprouts Stir-Fry with Bell Pepper & Carrot

Bean sprouts are stir fried with bell peppers and carrots, seasoned with soy sauce, rice vinegar and a bit shaoxing wine. Serve it with steamed rice or wrap it into warm crepes or tortilla wraps.

Dry Sauteed Green Beans
Dry Sauteed Green Beans

I did prefer a tenderer texture, so I steamed green beans for a few minutes, then cooked in the pan with all the spices. Still had great flavour and tender-crisp texture.

Wok-Sauteed Tofu & Vegetables
Wok-Sauteed Tofu & Vegetables

Crispy oven-baked tofu tossed with stir-fried broccoli, asparagus, bok choy, snow peas, and bell peppers in sesame-ginger sauce. Plant-based vegan main that beats takeout.

Sichuan Messy Corn Stir-Fry
Sichuan Messy Corn Stir-Fry

This quick corn stir-fry is packed with flavors, sichuan hot chili oil and peppercorns give the sweet corn lots of yumminess. If you don't like the corn on the cob, simply scape the kernels off, or frozen corn can be used as well.

Lotus Root & Wood Ear Salad with Soy-Ginger Dressing
Lotus Root & Wood Ear Salad with Soy-Ginger Dressing

A refreshing, tasty and light salad is made with crunchy lotus roots, carrot, celery and wood ears, tossed with a flavorful soy-ginger dressing. Make it a day ahead, keep in the refrigerator overnight.

Chinese Veggie Salad with Soy Dressing
Chinese Veggie Salad with Soy Dressing

This light yet tasty Chinese veggie salad is made with bean sprouts, lotus root, carrot, cucumber, black mushrooms, and tofu sheet, then tossed with a soy-rice vinegar-sesame oil dressing. A refreshing side dish that goes well with most of the main dishes, or just serve it with some steamed rice to complete a delicious meal.

Stir-Fried Bok Choy with Chinese Sauce
Stir-Fried Bok Choy with Chinese Sauce

Quick, easy and very tasty! Made this recipe a few days ago, it was simply delicious and we served it with fried rice that we made with the leftover rice. A delicious combination, and both of them together made a great meal.

Rapini & Tofu Stir Fry
Rapini & Tofu Stir Fry

Rapini and tofu are stir-fried in a sweet and sour Chinese cooking sauce. A quick, easy and tasty one skillet dish, serve it over a bed of rice.

Sea Weed, Bell Pepper Salad with Garlic-Sesame Dressing
Sea Weed, Bell Pepper Salad with Garlic-Sesame Dressing

Another dish from my childhood memories, and it's my all-time favorite dish that my mom used to make very often. All the ingredients are inexpensive, but the salad tastes so refreshing and flavorful.

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Mock Chicken (Buddhist)

Buddhist mock chicken made from layered dried bean curd sheets soaked in seasoned stock, rolled into a loaf, steamed, then deep-fried until golden. A traditional Chinese vegetarian technique with a surprisingly meaty texture.

Garlic Scape Stir-fry with Scrambled Eggs
Garlic Scape Stir-fry with Scrambled Eggs

Garlic scape is a popular and common vegetable in China, it's used a lot in stir-fry, this recipe is one of the classic ones. It's quick and easy to put everything together, and it tastes simply delicious!

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