https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/quick-and-easy/ a culinary genealogy Wed, 22 Nov 2023 22:37:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://thewoksoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-TWOL-favicon-4-32x32.png https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/quick-and-easy/ 32 32 https://thewoksoflife.com/black-pepper-chicken/ https://thewoksoflife.com/black-pepper-chicken/#comments Thu, 16 Nov 2023 06:22:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=74636 Black pepper chicken is a Chinese American dish that combines a comforting Chinese takeout-style brown sauce with a good amount of black pepper. While you mostly see Chinese cooks using white pepper, this dish highlights the floral aroma and heat of black pepper!  Where I First Encountered Black Pepper Chicken I admittedly didn’t grow up ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/black-pepper-chicken/feed/ 24 https://thewoksoflife.com/vegan-ants-climbing-a-tree/ https://thewoksoflife.com/vegan-ants-climbing-a-tree/#comments Sat, 05 Aug 2023 06:57:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=74584 Today, we’re making Vegan Ants Climbing a Tree—a vegan and vegetarian version of a beloved Chinese dish!  Traditional Ants Climbing a Tree (蚂蚁上树 – mǎyǐ shàng shù) consists of glass noodles in a tasty, spicy sauce with bits of ground pork and scallions. The long strands of noodle represent the “tree,” while the bits of ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/vegan-ants-climbing-a-tree/feed/ 16 https://thewoksoflife.com/tomato-potato-soup/ https://thewoksoflife.com/tomato-potato-soup/#comments Thu, 27 Jul 2023 04:20:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=74067 This simple tomato potato soup is a summer staple, with just 5 ingredients (plus water). It’s a light snack or side dish that replenishes your body with fluids and salt on those sweat-inducing hot days!  A Simple Childhood Soup from Shanghai In our cookbook, I shared stories of my childhood encounters with food while living ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/tomato-potato-soup/feed/ 13 https://thewoksoflife.com/quinoa-rice/ https://thewoksoflife.com/quinoa-rice/#comments Fri, 21 Jul 2023 04:01:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=73695 This quinoa rice mix is a great way to get the enjoyment of eating steamed white rice with your stir-fries and other dishes—but with the high-protein and fiber rich addition of quinoa!  We do a 50/50 mix here. However, you can up the amount of quinoa for more fiber, protein, and nutrients, or ease into ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/quinoa-rice/feed/ 81 https://thewoksoflife.com/home-style-tofu-stir-fry/ https://thewoksoflife.com/home-style-tofu-stir-fry/#comments Tue, 18 Jul 2023 13:58:00 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=12350 This home style tofu recipe is as delicious as it is comforting. With a small amount of ground pork, some aromatics, and a light sauce, it’s perfect over rice and so easy to make. Note: This recipe was originally published on December 26, 2015. We have since updated it with clearer photos, metric measurements, and ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/home-style-tofu-stir-fry/feed/ 97 https://thewoksoflife.com/snap-pea-salad/ https://thewoksoflife.com/snap-pea-salad/#comments Wed, 12 Jul 2023 04:29:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=74075 This snap pea salad is easy, delicious, and refreshing. I made good use of our Asian pantry with go-to’s like sesame seeds, sesame oil, rice vinegar, coriander seeds, and a couple cloves of garlic for good measure, but this snap pea salad is versatile enough to serve with anything!  A Spring/Summer Recipe for Sugar Snap ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/snap-pea-salad/feed/ 32 https://thewoksoflife.com/chicken-curry-takeout/ https://thewoksoflife.com/chicken-curry-takeout/#comments Thu, 15 Jun 2023 23:30:00 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=18583 This quick takeout-style Chinese chicken curry is so easy to make, with just 9 staple ingredients and 15 minutes in the kitchen. But that small investment in time yields big rewards—an incredibly flavorful stir-fry with lots of tasty Chinese curry sauce to serve with your rice! It’s a satisfying restaurant-quality meal. Note: We originally published ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/chicken-curry-takeout/feed/ 267 https://thewoksoflife.com/duck-noodle-soup/ https://thewoksoflife.com/duck-noodle-soup/#comments Wed, 17 May 2023 19:43:31 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=72896 Duck noodle soup is a simple, yet extremely flavorful dish you can make with very little time. It’s also a great way to use up leftover Cantonese roast duck.  For a quick meal, keep leftover roast duck in your freezer, so you can whip up this soup whenever you need it!  A Go-To Woks Family ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/duck-noodle-soup/feed/ 35 https://thewoksoflife.com/red-curry-chicken/ https://thewoksoflife.com/red-curry-chicken/#comments Wed, 05 Apr 2023 14:27:21 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=10922 This Thai red curry chicken recipe is a restaurant-quality dish with a great variety of flavors and textures. Serve with steamed rice, and dinner is set. This is also a great meal prep recipe, as leftovers are easy to heat up, and the flavors just keep developing as it sits!  A Recipe Overhaul We posted ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/red-curry-chicken/feed/ 132 https://thewoksoflife.com/cornbread-low-sugar/ https://thewoksoflife.com/cornbread-low-sugar/#comments Thu, 23 Mar 2023 04:50:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=71787 This cornbread recipe began as just a “prop” cornbread for an Instant Pot Rib recipe, but has since become our go-to cornbread. It’s easy to make, and no one in our very picky family could find fault with it. (Picky extended family included!) It’s also easy to make substitutions and add-ons as you desire, which ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/cornbread-low-sugar/feed/ 20