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This all-purpose Chinese white sauce is easy to make, store and use in any stir-fry. Keep this white stir-fry sauce in the refrigerator to quickly whip up healthy weekday dinners! You can use any combination of vegetables and/or protein. With this sauce, you’ll be making dishes just like those you’d normally order from your local […] The post All-Purpose Chinese White Sauce appeared first on The Woks of Life.

Today, we’re going to share a dish we’ve been making for as long as we can remember: spicy pan-fried noodles. It’s just about as simple as it gets. There’s a small handful of ingredients involved and no special skills required beyond boiling a pot of water and heating up a pan. Growing up, my mom […] The post Simple, Spicy Pan-Fried Noodles appeared first on The Woks of Life.

The Dragon Boat Festival (Duānwǔ jié) is nearly here (June 25th), and you know what that means? Zongzi. (Or joong in Cantonese.) Tasty wrapped sticky rice dumplings with assorted fillings, steamed to perfection. This version, however, is a shortcut to zongzi flavors, without the work of forming them into individual dumplings. If you love eating […] The post Lazy Sticky Rice Dumplings (Zongzi) appeared first on The Woks of Life.

Today, we are talking about how to cook zongzi in an Instant Pot. Cooking freshly made zongzi can take 7-8 hours on the stove. In an Instant Pot, it will take about 90 minutes (1 hour under high pressure, plus time for the pot to pressurize and release naturally).  What Are Zongzi? Zongzi are Chinese […] The post How to Cook Zongzi in an Instant Pot appeared first on The Woks of Life.

Yield: Yields one 9-1/2- to 11-inch tart, plus enough dough for a second tart This gorgeous tart shows off late-summer fresh figs and raspberries like the jewels that they are. For best results, chill the filled tart before topping it with the fruit; otherwise, the filling may be too soft to hold the fruit up well.   Ingredients For the crust 8-3/4 oz. (scant 2 cups) all-purpose flour; more for dusting 3-1/2 oz. (3/4 cup plus 2 Tbs.) confectioners’ sugar 1-3/4 oz. (1/2 cup) hazelnut flour 6 oz. (12 Tbs.) cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 1/4 tsp. kosher salt...