Pork recipes

A whole chicken cut up and steamed in a wok with sliced Chinese pork sausage, light soy sauce, rice wine, and sesame oil. A simple, traditional Cantonese steamed chicken with just a handful of ingredients.

Pork, chicken and shrimp fried rice, optionally with oysters!

Chinese-style basic stock made from chicken pieces and pork spareribs simmered with ginger, scallion knots, and rice wine. A clean, versatile broth for Asian cooking.

Kare-kare is a classic Filipino stew of pork hocks and beef in a rich peanut butter sauce with eggplant and green beans, colored with annatto. Served with rice and bagoong.

Beef and pork meatballs simmered in smoky chipotle sauce with fresh cilantro. A spicy Mexican-inspired main dish ready in 45 minutes over rice or noodles.

Mapo tofu is a Sichuan classic: silky tofu simmered with ground pork, black bean garlic sauce, and red chili paste, ladled over steamed white rice.

Old-school stuffed green peppers packed with seasoned ground pork, rice, crumbled bacon, and onion, then slow-simmered in a smoky paprika tomato sauce. Hearty, hands-off comfort food for six hungry folks.

Cha gio are Vietnamese crispy spring rolls stuffed with pork, shrimp, bean thread noodles, and wood ear mushrooms. Fried golden and served with lettuce, herbs, and nuoc cham.

Sopa de albondigas (Mexican meatball soup) simmers tender beef and pork meatballs with raw rice in a tomato-spiked beef broth. Fresh mint leaves brighten every spoonful of this traditional one-pot comfort soup.

Steamed open dumplings (siu mai) with ground pork, ham, ginger, and sesame oil in wonton wrappers. A classic dim sum favorite you can make at home with a simple steamer setup.

Mormor's Swedish meatballs made with beef and pork, allspice and ginger, poached in water then baked in a brown sugar-butter-beef broth glaze. A Scandinavian grandmother's holiday recipe.

Cajun red beans and rice slow-simmered with salt pork, bell pepper, celery, garlic, and a whole hot pepper. Old-school Louisiana comfort food with a thick, creamy bean gravy.

Pressure cooker chop suey chow mein: a retro Chinese-American pork stew with celery, onion, mushrooms, and mixed Chinese vegetables. Sweet with molasses, savory with soy, ready in under an hour.

Thai-style broiled pork rib strips marinated in soy sauce, whiskey, galangal, Szechuan peppercorns, and warm spices. Broiled until crispy-edged and brushed with sweet chili sauce.

New Orleans-style red beans and rice slow-cooked with salt pork, bell pepper, celery, garlic, and a whole hot pepper. Thick, creamy gravy over fluffy white rice.

Hearty Southwestern meatball soup with beef and pork meatballs, rice, tomato paste, and fresh coriander simmered in a rich beef broth. Sopa de albóndigas at its finest.