Pork recipes

Add an authentic Chinese dish to your cookbook with this scrumptious recipe that's easy to follow.

This one isn't for the barby, but I thought I'd pass it on anyway. Don't be deceived by the simplicity of this recipe. It's one of the very best sweet and sour rib recipes I've run across as well as being one of the easiest. The taste of the ribs shines through rather than being overwhelmed as it often is with more complex sweet and sour recipes.

Giant pork meatballs with water chestnuts and ginger, fried until crusted and braised for 2 hours on napa cabbage in a clay pot. A classic Shanghai comfort dish that melts in your mouth.

Creamy arborio rice cooked risotto-style with shiitake mushrooms, smoked pork, and Chinese flavors. A fusion dish with soy-sesame sauce and mustard greens, ready in 45 minutes.

Fun gwau: Cantonese steamed dumplings stuffed with pork, shrimp, shiitake mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and water chestnuts, all wrapped in translucent wheat-starch wrappers. A dim sum classic.

Chinese stuffed tofu pockets filled with seasoned ground pork, deep-fried until crusty, then simmered in chicken broth with dried mushrooms and fresh peas.

This green-bean dish is outstanding. The green beans exude aromatic flavors and have an interesting chewy texture.

Add a Chinese kick to your dinner with this savory dish you and your loved one will enjoy.

Pork and napa cabbage dumplings seasoned with soy sauce, ginger, sesame oil, and sherry, wrapped in wonton skins and steamed in a bamboo steamer. Homemade Chinese dumplings in 30 minutes.

Gow gees are crispy fried Chinese dumplings filled with pork, shrimp, dried mushrooms, and scallions. Served with classic homemade sweet and sour sauce. Makes 48 for a crowd.

Pork and oyster eggroll filling: stir-fried ground pork with shucked oysters, mushrooms, red pepper, pineapple, and sesame oil. A seafood-forward take on the classic Chinese-American eggroll interior.

Lettuce packages, Chinese-style lettuce wraps filled with savory ground pork, smoked clams, and water chestnuts over crispy fried bean thread noodles and walnuts. Scoop into crisp lettuce leaves and eat by hand.

Authentic Chinese hot and sour soup with pork strips, dried lily buds, wood ear mushrooms, tofu, and silky egg ribbons. Restaurant-style takeout classic at home.

Meat-filled Chinese egg pancakes wrap thin egg crepes around seasoned beef and pork with scallion, ginger and garlic, then steam them whole and slice into bite-sized rounds. Dim sum-style appetizer or main dish.

Chinese sour soup with shredded pork, dried mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and rice stick noodles in a clear chicken broth. Finished with white vinegar and sesame oil for a bright, fragrant bowl.

One of my favourite Chinese dishes, because my Chinese friend likes it so much, which is definitely a good sign. Lots of textures and tastes delicious. I sometimes use leftover rice instead of noodles to make a fried rice. Yum.