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Chinese Steaming Recipes

Steaming is a great way to cook veggies just right, without any oil. It’s also widely used in Chinese cuisine to make dumplings, buns, ribs, fish, and meatballs.

Steamed Main Dishes

My mom’s secret recipe for creating the best pork dumplings. The dumplings are juicy, tender and taste so good even without any dipping sauce!

Mom’s Best Pork Dumplings

Chinese steamed fish

Authentic Chinese Steamed Fish

Making steamed salmon with black bean sauce close-up

Steamed Salmon in Black Bean Sauce

Steamed lion’s head meatballs

Lion’s Head Pork Meatballs (狮子头)

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Steamed Appetizers

Chopsticks holding a piece of soft tofu with sauce

Easy Steamed Tofu (蒸豆腐)

Sichuan-style shredded chicken in red oil close-up

Chinese Bang Bang Chicken (棒棒鸡)

Chinese turnip cakes with dipping sauces

Chinese Turnip Cake (Lo Bak Go, 萝卜糕)

Steamed Ribs in Black Bean Sauce (豉汁蒸排骨) | Dim Sum | Chinese | Recipes | Steamed | Chinese New Year | Appetizer | Pork | Party | Easy | Homemade | Sauce | How to Make

Steamed Ribs in Black Bean Sauce (豉汁蒸排骨)

Cantonese shu mai served close up

Cantonese Shumai with Pork and Shrimp (烧麦, Shao Mai)

Pearl Balls (Steamed meatballs in sticky rice, 珍珠丸子) - Fun to cook and great tasting! | omnivorescookbook.com

Pearl Balls (Steamed meatballs in sticky rice, 珍珠丸子)

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Steamed Bakery

Addictive Kimchi Pork Steamed Buns

Char siu bao close-up

Char Siu Bao (Steamed BBQ Pork Buns) 叉烧包

Chinese steamed custard buns

Chinese Steamed Custard Buns (nai wong bao, 奶黄包)

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Everything you need to know about making dumpling dough, dumpling filling, workflow, and how to cook and store, with step-by-step photos and video.

How to Make Steamed Dumplings from Scratch

Everything you need to know about making fresh steamed dumplings dough from scratch, dumpling filling, the working process, and how to cook and store, with step-by-step photos and video. Since I wrote about how to make dumpling dough for boiled dumplings (the most common type in northern Chinese cuisine),…

Steamed Desserts

Traditional Thai mango sticky rice with black sesame seeds topping

Mango Sticky Rice

Sliced eight treasure rice with red bean paste

Eight Treasure Rice (八宝饭, Chinese Rice Pudding)

Snow skin mooncake with custard sliced open close up

Snow Skin Mooncake with Custard Filling (冰皮月饼)

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Steamed egg with minced pork close up

Steamed Egg with Minced Pork (肉末蒸水蛋)

Steamed lion’s head meatballs

Lion’s Head Pork Meatballs (狮子头)

Lo Mai Chi with red bean filling

Coconut Mochi (糯米滋, Lo Mai Chi)

Snow skin mooncake with custard sliced open close up

Snow Skin Mooncake with Custard Filling (冰皮月饼)

Chinese green bean noodles

Green Bean Noodles (豆角焖面)

Steamed eggplant with a spicy sauce

Spicy Eggplant Salad (凉拌茄子)

Cantonese shu mai served close up

Cantonese Shumai with Pork and Shrimp (烧麦, Shao Mai)

Chopsticks holding a piece of soft tofu with sauce

Easy Steamed Tofu (蒸豆腐)

Fluffy steamed buns filled with juicy pork and Chinese chive

Steamed Pork Buns with Chive (猪肉韭菜包子)

Homemade soup dumplings dripping soup into a spoon

Homemade Soup Dumplings (Xiao Long Bao)

Tofu pudding close-up

The Ultimate Guide to Making Douhua (Tofu Pudding)

Sliced chicken cold appetizer

Drunken Chicken (醉鸡)

Super soft steamed egg curd

Chinese Steamed Eggs (鸡蛋羹)

Sliced eight treasure rice with red bean paste

Eight Treasure Rice (八宝饭, Chinese Rice Pudding)

Char siu bao close-up

Char Siu Bao (Steamed BBQ Pork Buns) 叉烧包

Chinese steamed custard buns

Chinese Steamed Custard Buns (nai wong bao, 奶黄包)

Sichuan-style shredded chicken in red oil close-up

Chinese Bang Bang Chicken (棒棒鸡)

Making steamed salmon with black bean sauce close-up

Steamed Salmon in Black Bean Sauce

Steamed eggplant in nutty sauce closeup

Steamed Eggplant in Nutty Sauce (芝麻酱拌茄子)

Chinese turnip cakes with dipping sauces

Chinese Turnip Cake (Lo Bak Go, 萝卜糕)

Nepali Momos with Spinach and Ricotta - An easy dim sum appetizer that you can make in your own kitchen and impress your guests with at the dinner party! {Vegetarian}

Nepali Momos with Spinach and Ricotta

Steamed Ribs in Black Bean Sauce (豉汁蒸排骨) | Dim Sum | Chinese | Recipes | Steamed | Chinese New Year | Appetizer | Pork | Party | Easy | Homemade | Sauce | How to Make

Steamed Ribs in Black Bean Sauce (豉汁蒸排骨)

A one-pot dinner that you can get ready in 30 minutes. {paleo friendly, GF}

Steamed Fish with Black Bean Sauce (plus Baked Version)

Everything you need to know about making dumpling dough, dumpling filling, workflow, and how to cook and store, with step-by-step photos and video.

How to Make Steamed Dumplings from Scratch

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