https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/pork/ a culinary genealogy Wed, 30 Oct 2024 06:16:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://thewoksoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-TWOL-favicon-4-32x32.png https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/pork/ 32 32 https://thewoksoflife.com/pork-egg-foo-young/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/pork-egg-foo-young/#comments Wed, 30 Oct 2024 06:16:44 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=83578 Roast pork egg foo young is one of the most delicious egg foo young variations! I cooked countless egg foo young patties in my parents’ Chinese restaurant in the 80s and early 90s, so if you’re looking for a real-deal nostalgia-packed recipe—complete with luxurious brown gravy—this is it.  We’ll show you how to fry these ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/pork-egg-foo-young/feed/ 24 https://thewoksoflife.com/pork-belly-40-cloves-garlic/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/pork-belly-40-cloves-garlic/#comments Thu, 10 Oct 2024 06:43:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=82137 This recipe for braised pork with 40 cloves of garlic is a Chinese-inspired riff on the classic French dish. The garlic is meltingly sweet, and when combined with pork belly and steamed rice, it is simply delicious.  Do You Really Use 40 Cloves? Yes! 40 cloves of garlic in one dish. That’s about 4 to ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/pork-belly-40-cloves-garlic/feed/ 27 https://thewoksoflife.com/red-braised-pulled-pork/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/red-braised-pulled-pork/#comments Sat, 08 Jun 2024 04:09:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=79754 This red-braised pulled pork has all the delicious flavor of a traditional Chinese red braised or hóngshāo pork belly, but it’s much easier to make. Here, we’re using accessible pork shoulder or pork butt rather than pork belly, and braise it in the oven. No wok. Less time at the stove. And you can easily ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/red-braised-pulled-pork/feed/ 36 https://thewoksoflife.com/air-fryer-char-siu/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/air-fryer-char-siu/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2024 11:21:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=79146 This air fryer char siu recipe (char siu is Chinese BBQ Pork!) is a game changer for those of you who have embraced air fryers in your kitchens. They are quick to heat, cook food fast, and can make fresh char siu quickly and easily.  It takes 20 minutes or less to cook after the ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/air-fryer-char-siu/feed/ 38 https://thewoksoflife.com/braised-pork-chops-shanghai/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/braised-pork-chops-shanghai/#comments Wed, 07 Feb 2024 08:09:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=74576 Braised Pork Chops Shanghai-style, 葱烤排骨 (cōng kǎo páigǔ), are one of the pinnacles of Shanghainese home cooking.  Pork chops are pounded, dredged in egg, briefly shallow-fried, and then braised in a sweet soy sauce with a generous bunch of scallions. And I mean a lot of scallions! They’re just as much a treat as the ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/braised-pork-chops-shanghai/feed/ 46 https://thewoksoflife.com/pork-chive-dumplings/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/pork-chive-dumplings/#comments Fri, 05 Jan 2024 16:11:16 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=7514 This pork and chive dumpling recipe is truly restaurant-worthy. While we posted a recipe from our cousin (who grew up in Beijing) back in 2014, we have since come up with a new version that we think is the ultimate pork and chive dumpling recipe!  Don’t worry, if you want the old version of the ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/pork-chive-dumplings/feed/ 194 https://thewoksoflife.com/siu-mai/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/siu-mai/#comments Wed, 01 Nov 2023 04:53:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=74661 This siu mai recipe, made with pork and shrimp, can stand up to any siu mai from a Chinese dim sum restaurant! They’ll transport you to those big dim sum halls of old, filled with push carts, the smell of warm aromatic steam, and the din of dozens of families enjoying a weekend brunch together.  ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/siu-mai/feed/ 46 https://thewoksoflife.com/winter-melon-soup-pork-ribs/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/winter-melon-soup-pork-ribs/#comments Sat, 23 Sep 2023 04:24:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=74315 Winter melon soup is a popular home-cooked Chinese dish when winter melons are in season (late summer through fall). It’s also probably the most popular application of winter melon in China.  Winter melon soups are often made with pork ribs, meatballs, and seafood like shrimp and clams. We have already published a meatball soup with ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/winter-melon-soup-pork-ribs/feed/ 5 https://thewoksoflife.com/stuffed-bitter-melon/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/stuffed-bitter-melon/#comments Sun, 17 Sep 2023 07:10:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=75529 This stuffed bitter melon recipe in black bean sauce is a classic Cantonese dish that highlights a produce item in abundance right now in Chinese groceries and backyard gardens: bitter melon!  While beef with bitter melon might be more well-known, this recipe might be tied with it for my favorite bitter melon dish! Interested in ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/stuffed-bitter-melon/feed/ 27 https://thewoksoflife.com/braised-ground-pork-potatoes/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/braised-ground-pork-potatoes/#comments Sat, 01 Jul 2023 04:01:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=73618 A hearty meal of braised ground pork, potato, and Chinese flavors is our unique take on “meat and potatoes”! This easy and simple formula is one I turn to again and again when I want to exert minimal effort on dinner, but I am craving that long-braised taste. The best part is, I think it’s ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/braised-ground-pork-potatoes/feed/ 28