Quick-meal recipes.

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A plate of poached Choy Sum topped with garlic sauce

Nº 01

Vegetable 15 min

Poached Choy Sum with Garlic Sauce

Choy sum blanched until just tender, then drizzled with a garlic-soy sauce. A Cantonese side dish that shows up at almost every family dinner. Takes 10 minutes and makes vegetables taste good.

A plate of stir-fried rice noodles with beef and vegetables

Nº 02

Noodles 30 min

Stir-Fried Rice Noodles (Chow Fun)

Wide rice noodles stir-fried with beef and vegetables — a Cantonese street food staple. The key is high heat and not overcrowding the wok so the noodles get that slightly smoky char.

A bowl of noodles tossed with Lao Gan Ma chili sauce

Nº 03

Noodles 10 min

Lao Gan Ma Tossed Noodles

Boil noodles, add Lao Gan Ma and soy sauce, mix. That's it. The lazy meal every Chinese student knows by heart. Three ingredients, five minutes, surprisingly satisfying.