https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/vegetables/ a culinary genealogy Fri, 18 Apr 2025 12:17:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://thewoksoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-TWOL-favicon-4-32x32.png https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/vegetables/ 32 32 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 This 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/ 9 https://thewoksoflife.com/pickled-cabbage/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/pickled-cabbage/#comments Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:48:11 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=85906 Since we discovered this quick pickled cabbage recipe, we’ve made it a half a dozen times and still aren’t tired of it! Use it to make tasty Chinese stir-fries with a tangy sour flavor, add it to noodle soups, or use it as a homemade substitute in some of our recipes that call for harder-to-find ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/pickled-cabbage/feed/ 20 https://thewoksoflife.com/fried-dace-stir-fried-greens/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/fried-dace-stir-fried-greens/#comments Thu, 27 Feb 2025 21:06:09 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=85065 This fried dace recipe with stir-fried leafy vegetables makes use of a beloved Cantonese ingredient  that used to be known only to Chinese families, but recently went mainstream! (The New York Times/WireCutter included it on its list of The Best Tinned Fish.)  If you grew up with cans of Pearl River Bridge or Eagle Coin ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/fried-dace-stir-fried-greens/feed/ 7 https://thewoksoflife.com/taro-stir-fry/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/taro-stir-fry/#comments Thu, 06 Feb 2025 08:23:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=84904 This taro stir-fry with scallion oil is so simple, with just 8 ingredients. It takes less than 30 minutes to make, but despite its simplicity, it’s surprisingly delicious!  If you aren’t from Zhejiang Province, this is probably the first time you’re seeing it, but I encourage you to try it and enjoy a taste of ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/taro-stir-fry/feed/ 9 https://thewoksoflife.com/winter-vegetable-soup/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/winter-vegetable-soup/#comments Sun, 02 Feb 2025 16:07:05 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=84829 I make this winter vegetable soup recipe nearly weekly. Everyone who’s tasted it is amazed that I basically only use water and vegetables to make it. I’m even surprised at how all the ingredients come together so beautifully and easily. It’s amazing!  Let this healthy, vegetarian and vegan, nourishing vegetable soup warm you up through ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/winter-vegetable-soup/feed/ 45 https://thewoksoflife.com/thai-vegetable-curry/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/thai-vegetable-curry/#comments Tue, 28 Jan 2025 08:10:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=84732 This colorful, aromatic Thai Vegetable Curry recipe may be vegetarian, but it doesn’t skimp on flavor. Creamy coconut milk and Thai red curry paste create the perfect base for tender eggplant, crisp vegetables, and fragrant Thai basil.  The beauty of this dish is its versatility. You can easily adjust the spice level by using less ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/thai-vegetable-curry/feed/ 14 https://thewoksoflife.com/hakka-taro-roll/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/hakka-taro-roll/#comments Mon, 20 Jan 2025 18:30:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=84587 This Hakka taro roll is a little-known recipe that you may only see around Lunar New Year. Julienned taro and a bit of ground meat are mixed with dried mushrooms, dried shrimp, Chinese sausage, and peanuts. The mixture gets rolled in tofu skin to hold it together, steamed, and pan-fried until crispy.  While it’s a ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/hakka-taro-roll/feed/ 12 https://thewoksoflife.com/fish-fragrant-eggplant-yuxiang-qiezi/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/fish-fragrant-eggplant-yuxiang-qiezi/#comments Sun, 17 Nov 2024 03:02:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=83564 Fish fragrant eggplant or yuxiang qiezi (鱼香茄子) is a delicious Sichuan Chinese recipe that, incidentally, has no fish in it. The term “fish fragrant” actually refers to a flavor profile similar to certain Sichuan fish dishes. This recipe has a great balance of spicy, sweet, tangy, and savory flavors. We’re long overdue on sharing our ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/fish-fragrant-eggplant-yuxiang-qiezi/feed/ 27 https://thewoksoflife.com/chive-mashed-potatoes/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/chive-mashed-potatoes/#comments Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:40:55 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=83727 After years of experimenting, soul searching, mashing, and whipping, this recipe for chive mashed potatoes is my perfect mashed potato recipe. Perhaps it’s too soon to say forever, but for me, there’s no reason to go back to the drawing board with this recipe in hand!  After Decades of Tinkering, Our Favorite Mashed Potato Recipe ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/chive-mashed-potatoes/feed/ 27 https://thewoksoflife.com/garlic-green-beans/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/garlic-green-beans/#comments Thu, 07 Nov 2024 06:28:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=83190 If you’re looking for a simple, go-to way to cook green beans without too much fuss—or the perfect side dish that goes with everything—this recipe is for you. Inspired by Chinese cooking techniques, this recipe for garlic green beans yields tender beans with a slightly blistered exterior, and golden, lightly fried garlic. The only ingredients ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/garlic-green-beans/feed/ 12