https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/noodles-pasta-recipes/ a culinary genealogy Wed, 07 Jun 2023 00:53:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://thewoksoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-TWOL-favicon-4-32x32.png https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/noodles-pasta-recipes/ 32 32 https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-chicken-noodle-soup/ https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-chicken-noodle-soup/#comments Wed, 07 Jun 2023 00:53:16 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=73017 This Chinese chicken noodle soup is an easy traditional noodle soup you can make any day of the week.  It’s often served as a birthday noodle soup, topped with 2 fried eggs! While people normally make it with a whole chicken, our recipe uses chicken leg quarters for ease.  Chinese Chicken Noodle Soup vs. American ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-chicken-noodle-soup/feed/ 16 https://thewoksoflife.com/duck-noodle-soup/ https://thewoksoflife.com/duck-noodle-soup/#comments Wed, 17 May 2023 19:43:31 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=72896 Duck noodle soup is a simple, yet extremely flavorful dish you can make with very little time. It’s also a great way to use up leftover Cantonese roast duck.  For a quick meal, keep leftover roast duck in your freezer, so you can whip up this soup whenever you need it!  A Go-To Woks Family ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/duck-noodle-soup/feed/ 31 https://thewoksoflife.com/lo-mein-noodles-how-to-cook/ https://thewoksoflife.com/lo-mein-noodles-how-to-cook/#comments Fri, 12 May 2023 18:00:39 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=72774 Lo mein noodles are one of the most recognizable types of Chinese noodles in the U.S. Today, we’ll teach you how to cook lo mein noodles properly, so that they’re perfect—not overly starchy, sticky, soggy, dry, or undercooked.  We also have a Chinese takeout menu’s worth of lo mein recipes, linked below! Whether you love ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/lo-mein-noodles-how-to-cook/feed/ 14 https://thewoksoflife.com/rice-noodle-soup-ho-fun/ https://thewoksoflife.com/rice-noodle-soup-ho-fun/#comments Thu, 30 Mar 2023 10:36:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=71943 This Cantonese ho fun noodle soup with char siu is a tasty, simple recipe that makes a great lunch or quick weeknight dinner.  It’s great if you have leftover char siu or pre-made char siu from a roast meat joint or Chinese market. If you don’t have char siu, or don’t eat pork, you can ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/rice-noodle-soup-ho-fun/feed/ 8 https://thewoksoflife.com/xiamen-mei-fun-noodles/ https://thewoksoflife.com/xiamen-mei-fun-noodles/#comments Sun, 26 Mar 2023 16:15:00 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=7411 Xiamen Chow Mei Fun (厦门炒米粉) is a tasty rice noodle dish served at many Chinese restaurants and often served at weekend dim sum brunches. Although it’s probably not as well-known as the curry-spiced Singapore Noodles (not from Singapore, but from Hong Kong), it’s just as delicious! Note: This recipe was originally posted on November 14, 2014. We have since updated it with clearer photos and instructions, nutritional ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/xiamen-mei-fun-noodles/feed/ 74 https://thewoksoflife.com/rice-cakes-mixed-vegetables/ https://thewoksoflife.com/rice-cakes-mixed-vegetables/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2023 05:01:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=70035 This stir-fry of Chinese rice cakes with mixed vegetables is colorful, satisfying, and happens to be vegan and vegetarian.  Rice cakes are called niángāo in Mandarin (or neen goh in Cantonese), which is a homonym for Chinese words that mean “higher year.” It symbolizes growth in the new year, which is why families enjoy niángāo ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/rice-cakes-mixed-vegetables/feed/ 19 https://thewoksoflife.com/go-to-macaroni-cheese/ https://thewoksoflife.com/go-to-macaroni-cheese/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2022 17:33:22 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=69023 Finally, we’ve found our family’s perfect Macaroni and Cheese! This mac and cheese is everything I want—it has a creamy cheese sauce, with delicious fall flavors that meld together perfectly: rosemary, nutmeg, garlic, and bay leaf. I know what you’re thinking. It’s the DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING AND NOW YOU POST THIS MAC & CHEESE?! NOW?!! ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/go-to-macaroni-cheese/feed/ 36 https://thewoksoflife.com/shaanxi-saozi-mian/ https://thewoksoflife.com/shaanxi-saozi-mian/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2022 15:55:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=56024 Saozi Mian is a noodle soup from Shaanxi province made with a wide variety of colorful ingredients. The soup itself is spicy, fragrant, and slightly sour. The combination of many textures make it uniquely satisfying. It’s a meal all in one bowl, with pork, noodles, mushrooms, potato, carrots, and bright green chives and scallions.   Note: ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/shaanxi-saozi-mian/feed/ 44 https://thewoksoflife.com/bo-kho-spicy-vietnamese-beef-stew/ https://thewoksoflife.com/bo-kho-spicy-vietnamese-beef-stew/#comments Sun, 23 Oct 2022 12:19:36 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=19154 Bo Kho is a spicy and flavorful Vietnamese beef stew that makes for a pretty epic bowl of noodle soup. Maybe you’ve had your fill of pho or are looking for something a little different. Bho Kho with rice noodles is just the ticket. Note: This recipe was originally published in October 2017. Since then, ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/bo-kho-spicy-vietnamese-beef-stew/feed/ 290 https://thewoksoflife.com/how-to-make-wonton-wrappers/ https://thewoksoflife.com/how-to-make-wonton-wrappers/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2022 23:28:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=66434 Today we’re teaching you guys how to make wonton wrappers! These homemade wonton wrappers are perfectly thin, chewy, and slippery, made with just bread flour (AKA high gluten flour), water, and cornstarch. Just pair with your favorite filling and get ready for an amazing bowl of wonton soup!  Why Homemade Wonton Wrappers?  Several of our ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/how-to-make-wonton-wrappers/feed/ 45