Main Dish Recipes: Browse All in Category - The Woks of Life https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/main-dishes/ a culinary genealogy Fri, 06 Jun 2025 00:48:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://thewoksoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-TWOL-favicon-4-32x32.png Main Dish Recipes: Browse All in Category - The Woks of Life https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/main-dishes/ 32 32 Little Crispy Pork (Xiaosurou – 小酥肉) https://thewoksoflife.com/little-crispy-pork-xiaosurou/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/little-crispy-pork-xiaosurou/#comments Fri, 06 Jun 2025 12:34:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=86760 Little Crispy Pork Xiaosurou recipeLittle Crispy Pork, or xiǎo sū ròu (小酥肉), is a Sichuan dish of small strips of battered and fried boneless pork, seasoned with toasted Sichuan peppercorn. While you may not see it outside of China, it’s a delicious meal that you can now enjoy with this recipe!  These little morsels are very tasty on their ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/little-crispy-pork-xiaosurou/feed/ 18 Ginger Beef https://thewoksoflife.com/ginger-beef/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/ginger-beef/#comments Sun, 01 Jun 2025 05:23:23 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=86362 Ginger Beef recipeThis ginger beef recipe, with crispy coated beef, a gingery, lightly sweet sauce, and caramelized ginger is a delicious restaurant-style meal that will make you wonder how you pulled it off in your own kitchen! Easy to make and impressive, this dish has a pleasant ginger flavor that isn’t overpowering.  The Origins of Ginger Beef  ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/ginger-beef/feed/ 17 Seared Ahi Tuna https://thewoksoflife.com/seared-ahi-tuna/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/seared-ahi-tuna/#comments Wed, 28 May 2025 14:26:06 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=86621 Seared Ahi Tuna recipe with sesame crust and citrus dressingSeared Ahi Tuna with fresh lime, mandarin orange juice, ginger, garlic, soy, and sesame is perfect for summer meals. This impressive restaurant-style dish is easy—and fast—to pull off at home! Perfect, Restaurant-style Seared Ahi Tuna You’ve probably had seared ahi tuna at your favorite restaurant, but recently we discovered it’s easier than you think to ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/seared-ahi-tuna/feed/ 9 Pickled Cabbage Stir-fry with Pork https://thewoksoflife.com/pickled-cabbage-stir-fry/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/pickled-cabbage-stir-fry/#comments Fri, 18 Apr 2025 12:16:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=86223 Pickled Cabbage Stir-fry with PorkThis pickled cabbage stir-fry with pork is a great way to cook our 3-ingredient overnight pickled cabbage into a delicious dish! The tangy cabbage marries so well with a little hunk of pork shoulder, giving you a rich but still mostly-veggie meal. Homemade Pickled Cabbage If you haven’t checked out our homemade pickled cabbage recipe ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/pickled-cabbage-stir-fry/feed/ 12 Pork With Green Beans https://thewoksoflife.com/pork-green-beans/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/pork-green-beans/#comments Thu, 10 Apr 2025 12:26:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=85736 Pork with Green Beans Stir-fryPork with Green Beans is a one-pan meal with both your protein and veggie covered. It’s also a tasty stir-fry that’s pretty quick to whip up anytime, and one that the whole family (even an increasingly picky toddler) can enjoy!  Become a pro at stir-fries!  It’s crazy to think about how long we’ve been developing ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/pork-green-beans/feed/ 19 Chinese Beef and Eggs https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-beef-and-eggs/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-beef-and-eggs/#comments Thu, 03 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=85685 Chinese Beef and EggsChinese beef and eggs is a delicious dish and the perfect companion to take down a bowl of rice! Serve it with a vegetable stir-fry and maybe another dish (lots to choose from here), and you’ve got a Chinese meal that stretched 6-8 ounces of beef and six eggs to serve 3-4 people, while still ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-beef-and-eggs/feed/ 17 Instant Pot Pot Roast https://thewoksoflife.com/instant-pot-pot-roast/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/instant-pot-pot-roast/#comments Tue, 25 Mar 2025 12:23:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=85494 Instant Pot Pot Roast recipeGot a situation that calls for comfort food—or a one-pot meal that’ll impress—fast? We humbly submit this delicious Instant Pot Pot Roast recipe for your consideration. While traditional pot roast might simmer for 3-4 hours in the oven, this Instant Pot version delivers all that fork-tender goodness in under 90 minutes. In our version, red ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/instant-pot-pot-roast/feed/ 18 Roasted Turkey Thighs https://thewoksoflife.com/roasted-turkey-thighs/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/roasted-turkey-thighs/#comments Thu, 20 Mar 2025 00:39:17 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=85402 roasted turkey thighs on platterIf there’s one thing I’ve learned from years of cooking, it’s that sometimes the simplest approach yields the tastiest results (see also: my mom’s pan-fried chicken wings). That’s absolutely the case with these roasted turkey thighs.  If you’re here looking for holiday dinner ideas, this recipe will get you all the wonderful flavor of a ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/roasted-turkey-thighs/feed/ 7 Hong Kong Baked Pork Chop Rice https://thewoksoflife.com/baked-pork-chop-rice/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/baked-pork-chop-rice/#comments Sat, 08 Mar 2025 05:20:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=85275 Hong Kong Baked Pork Chop RiceThis Hong Kong Baked Pork Chop Rice, or guk ju pa fan (焗豬扒飯) in Cantonese, is a delicious casserole of layered flavors: a base of egg fried rice, juicy fried pork chops, and a rich tomato gravy topped with melted cheese.  This East-Meets-West amalgamation of cultures is Hong Kong comfort food. If you’ve never had ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/baked-pork-chop-rice/feed/ 8 Egg Foo Young https://thewoksoflife.com/egg-foo-young/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/egg-foo-young/#comments Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:14:31 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=85248 Classic Authentic Shrimp Egg Foo Young RecipeThis is our full guide to making egg foo young—with whatever protein you like. I cooked many orders of egg foo young in my parents’ Chinese restaurant, so if you’ve been chasing that nostalgic taste, but can’t find a restaurant version or egg foo young recipe that tastes like you remember, you’ve landed in the ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/egg-foo-young/feed/ 48