21 Chinese-Style Dishes For Family Dinners
Whether for festive gatherings or quick weeknight dinners
By The Weekly -
Chinese cuisine offers a rich variety of flavours, textures, and comforting dishes that are perfect for sharing and family meals. Whether you're in the mood for something hearty, light, savoury, or sweet, there's a dish for everyone. From sizzling stir-fries to soothing noodle soups and tender braised meats, these 21 recipes are sure to be a hit at your family dinner — and many are quick and easy for busy weeknights!
Recreate this local classic by deep-frying egg tofu into golden brown slices, and allow them to sit in a swirl of crab meat, leek and egg white. For more excitement, plop them onto a hot plate to be served, if you have at one hand.
Whip up your own delicious and fragrant char kway teow at home using this easy recipe!
For steamed fish with a difference, try this easy and tasty recipe. Yellow croakers are mild in flavour and usually do not have strong fishy odours. The salted black olives also help stave off any fishy smell.
A succulent, savoury, and all-around lovely Chinese braised oxtail doesn’t require much to go with – in fact, just a bowl of freshly-steamed white rice will do.
Try this easy Hoisin beef stir-fry for a deliciously sweet, savoury, and flavour-packed dish featuring mushrooms, choy sum, and tender beef strips. Best of all, it’s ready in just 35 minutes from start to finish.
This quick and convenient one-dish meal is perfect for busy nights or as a delicious packed lunch for your kids. The addition of vegetables and toasted sesame seeds gives it a satisfying crunch.
Generally known as the three-cup chicken for its use of one cup each of sesame oil, wine and soya sauce, this palatable Taiwanese specialty that originally hailed from Jiangxi, China is one that’ll tide you through both weekdays and nights.
With springy egg noodles set in a savoury dark sauce, the Cantonese time-honoured dish has a found permanent place here in Singapore. Here, we recreate the dish Hong Kong-style, sticking to its authenticity and complete with homemade wontons and oven-roasted char siew.
Pair this plate of Pork And Green Bean Stir -Fry with a plate of rice for a simple, yet delish, dinner.
Find out how to make it, here.
This Hokkien noodle dish needs just 20 minutes to make, with hearty flavours, greens and protein to keep you satiated.
A traditional favourite, kung pao chicken can be eaten with just about anything. From noodles to rice and even soft steamed buns!
A quick stir-fry is always a hit. Vibrant, crunchy and with a fiery kick, this delicious chilli chicken stir-fry is simple but packed with so many flavours.
For an easy seafood dish, these stir-fried prawns sure know how to hit the spot. Plus, you'll be getting all the greens you need with snow peas, asparagus and baby corn.
A family favourite in both Singapore and Malaysia, this hearty and delicious Hokkien hae mee soup is goodness in a bowl!
A family favourite, try this classic salted egg yolk crab dish if you’re craving fresh seafood in a creamy, spicy sauce.
A Teochew-style pomfret bathing in a deep dish of salted mustard greens, umeboshi, various vegetables and more results in a traditional, simple and delicious fish reminiscent of weekend dinners at your favourite zi char establishment.
Switch things up by making this comforting soup-based dish with chicken instead of the usual pork.
You won’t believe how easy it is to make these gorgeous scallop and spinach dumplings!
Tender pork ribs are elevated with a sweet and spicy kick from plum jam and chilli sauce.
Amidst the fresh and healthy flavours of broccoli and celery, squid lends a chewy texture that adds another dimension to the dish, at the same time soaking up the sauce laid down by chicken stock, dry sherry, oyster sauce and more.
Crispy with a sweet and tangy sauce, this lip-smackingly yummy lemon chicken is perfect with steamed rice.