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🇨🇳 Traditional dishes from China

3 dishes people actually cook in China: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Jiaozi dumplings

60 min · medium · 10 ingredients

Jiaozi dumplings, a traditional dish from China

Delicious homemade jiaozi dumplings to savor!

  • 300 g all-purpose flour
  • 150 ml water
  • 250 g ground pork
  • 200 g cabbage
  • 3 green onion
  • 15 g ginger
  • 30 ml soy sauce
  • 10 ml sesame oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper

Kung pao chicken

30 min · medium · 10 ingredients

Kung pao chicken, a traditional dish from China

A spicy, nutty stir-fry that packs a punch!

  • 500 g chicken breast
  • 100 g peanuts
  • 1 bell pepper
  • 1 zucchini
  • 3 green onion
  • 60 ml soy sauce
  • 30 ml rice vinegar
  • 2 tbsp sesame oil
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • 5 dried red chili

Mapo tofu

30 min · medium · 11 ingredients

Mapo tofu, a traditional dish from China

Spicy, savory, and oh-so-satisfying tofu dish!

  • 400 g tofu
  • 200 g ground pork
  • 2 tbsp doubanjiang
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 200 ml chicken broth
  • 4 garlic
  • 1 ginger
  • 3 scallions
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 tsp Sichuan peppercorns

What do people eat in China?

The three dishes from China documented in Copper are Jiaozi dumplings, Kung pao chicken and Mapo tofu. Sesame oil and soy sauce each appear in more than one recipe. Two of the three are fried. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 23 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from China?

The three recipes need 23 ingredients between them, of which 6 are shared by more than one dish. Sesame oil and cornstarch are the hardest to find: of the 588 dishes in Copper's atlas, 10 use sesame oil and 4 use cornstarch. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from China take?

Kung pao chicken is the quickest at 30 minutes. Jiaozi dumplings is the longest at 60 minutes. The median is 30 minutes — a weeknight, not a project.

Which dish from China is easiest to make at home?

None of the dishes from China here is rated easy, but every one has the full method written out step by step, free to read. Kung pao chicken is the shortest way in.

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