Vegan Chinese Food & Recipes - Chinese Cuisine 🇨🇳

A bowl of bok choy tofu stir fry with marinated tofu planks and tender baby bok choy, set on a wooden table with black chopsticks and a checkered linen napkin.

Bok Choy Tofu Stir Fry (青菜炒豆干)

200 Calories, Chinese Cuisine 🇨🇳, Side Dishes, One-Pot, Stovetop Recipes, Spring, Summer, High-Protein, Tofu, Under 30 Minutes, Recipes

Bok Choy Tofu Stir Fry is my weeknight staple when I’m short on time but still want something healthy. Bok choy is tossed in a hot wok with chewy, savoury tofu.

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A stack of purple sweet potato rice cakes.

Purple Sweet Potato Pan-Fried Mochi

200 Calories, Desserts, Chinese Cuisine 🇨🇳, Snacks, Stovetop Recipes, Gluten-Free, Nut-Free

Chewy purple sweet potato pan-fried mochi is a type of sticky rice cake made with mashed purple yams. With a crispy golden exterior and a soft, chewy interior!

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Braised Chinese Tofu in a traditional clay pot.

Hong Shao Dou Fu (Red Braised Tofu)

Weeknight, 300 Calories, Entrées, Chinese Cuisine 🇨🇳, Side Dishes, One-Pot, Stovetop Recipes, Fall, Winter, Nut-Free, High-Protein, Meal Prep, Tofu, Recipes

Hong Shao Tofu is fried tofu braised in sweet soy sauce. This braised tofu looks gourmet, but it’s an easy one-pot recipe that’s fast enough for a busy weeknight.

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Stir fried tofu skin in a carbon steel wok.

Tofu Skin Stir Fry

Weeknight, 300 Calories, Entrées, Chinese Cuisine 🇨🇳, Side Dishes, Stovetop Recipes, Spring, Gluten-Free, High-Protein, Tofu, Under 30 Minutes, Asian Cuisine, Recipes

Use fresh or dry tofu skin (aka “bean curd sticks”) for this Tofu Skin Stir Fry. All you need is tofu skin, some greens, and a handful of Asian pantry staples.

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Chinese sticky rice pumpkin cakes arranged in a circle.

Pumpkin Rice Cakes (Air Fried or Pan Fried)

Air Fryer, 200 Calories, Desserts, Chinese Cuisine 🇨🇳, Snacks, Stovetop Recipes, Fall, Thanksgiving, Nut-Free, Recipes

Crispy outside, sticky inside, these lightly sweet Chinese Pumpkin Rice Cakes are naturally vegan and easily made gluten-free. Can be pan-fried or air fried!

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A ceramic bowl brimming with vegan no-fish ball soup garnished with cilantro and scallions.

No-Fish Ball Noodle Soup (Vegan)

Soups, 200 Calories, Chinese Cuisine 🇨🇳, Side Dishes, One-Pot, Stovetop Recipes, Spring, Fall, Winter, Gluten-Free, Oil-Free, Nut-Free, High-Protein, Under 30 Minutes, Recipes

A savoury plant-based take on Asian fish ball noodles. Quick and easy with five ingredients and ready in 30 minutes. Perfect for a vegan lunch or side dish.

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Three different kinds of anko bean paste (tsubuan, tsubushian, and koshian) in glass bowls.

Adzuki Bean Paste (Red Bean Paste)

Korean Cuisine 🇰🇷, 600 Calories, Chinese Cuisine 🇨🇳, Sauces, Japanese Cuisine 🇯🇵, Blender, Instant Pot, Stovetop Recipes, Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, Gluten-Free, Oil-Free, Nut-Free, Asian Cuisine, Recipes

Make adzuki bean paste in the Instant Pot or stove with only sugar and beans. Red bean paste is called anko in Japanese, dousha in Chinese, or danpat in Korean.

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A blue china bowl full of spicy hot pot dipping sauce.

The Best Hot Pot Dipping Sauce Recipe

100 Calories, Sauces, Chinese Cuisine 🇨🇳, Fall, Winter, Gluten-Free, Nut-Free, Under 30 Minutes, Recipes

This is my family’s favourite hot pot dipping sauce. It can be easily customized to your own taste. Easy to whip up while you wait for the hot pot to boil!

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Glass jars of roasted sesame paste on a wooden table.

Traditional Roasted Sesame Paste Recipe

Chinese Cuisine 🇨🇳, Sauces, Japanese Cuisine 🇯🇵, Over 700 Calories, Blender, Fall, Winter, Gluten-Free, Oil-Free, WFPB, Nut-Free, Under 30 Minutes, Asian Cuisine, Recipes

Rich and nutty roasted sesame paste is a staple of Japanese and Chinese cuisine, where it’s called Neri Goma or Zhi Ma Jiang. Made from just one ingredient!

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Homemade coconut milk is poured from a stopper bottle into a young coconut.

Chinese Coconut Milk Drink Recipe

Drinks, 200 Calories, Chinese Cuisine 🇨🇳, Blender, Summer, Gluten-Free, Oil-Free, WFPB, Nut-Free, Under 30 Minutes, Recipes

My homemade version of the famous Hainan Yeshu Coconut Milk. This Chinese coconut drink is made from just one ingredient: young coconut. Oh so refreshing!

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