Chinese recipes with 100 or fewer calories

CHA SIU BAO - STEAMED BBQ PORK BUNS

The char siu bao is a dimsum staple. Sweet, juicy bits of Chinese bbq pork oozing out of the soft, sweet bun.…

GOW CHOI GAU – SHRIMP & CHIVES DUMPLINGS

Gow Choi - Chinese chives are stronger in flavor -- more garlicy taste than regular chives -- than regular…

MINCED CHICKEN & LAP CHEUNG IN LETTUCE CUPS

There are so many versions of Chicken in Lettuce Cups. This recipe features the classic trinity of chicken,…

BASIC YEAST DOUGH FOR STEAMED BUNS

This is a recipe for the dough of the fluffy white skins of the char siu bao and the shanghai cabbage buns.…

Chinese Duck Sauce

It's really hard to find a pre-made gluten-free duck sauce. So here's a great recipe.

XINJIANG LAMB MINI PITA POCKETS

On the Silk Road path, the Uyghur cuisine in north western China uses a lot of spices and features goat and lamb dominantly. It's not what one…

Chinese Hoisin Sauce

This recipe is easy to make and tastes great. Amounts can be adjusted to suit individual tastes to make it more or less sweet and spicy. Black bean…

grilled fish with soy celery sauce

very easy to make, with minimum ingredients, can be make with sauce or dry.

Hoisin Sauce

Taste before serving as it's quite easy to adjust the recipe to suit your palette :-) Because of the acidity and salt content, this should keep…

Chinese Almond Cookies

A basic and delicious version of the popular Chinese cookie - minus the lard! I prefer sliced almonds throughout the dough rather than the single…

Healthy Stuffed Bitter Gourd Boat with Minced Pork

Be enticed by the kaleidoscope of colours & flavours slowly coaxed into this Stuffed Bitter Gourd Boat with…

Crunchy Long Beans With Sesame Seeds

This is just a simple vegetable dish I'd discovered during my last Shopping & Dining Trip in Bangkok. I was…

Cashew Chicken