I first made this Vietnamese Clay Pot chicken during my first winter in Beijing in 2008. The temperatures were consistently brutally low (think Northern Vermont in January) and the heating in my rental apartment was way less than adequate. I wanted a hearty meaty dish that would also warm up the apartment while it cooked [...]
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Sichuan-Style Chicken Noodle Soup
What a crazy two weeks. Here in the Northeast, many areas are still recovering from Hurricane Sandy. and now we’ve been hit with a Nor’easter. Right now it’s snowing and raining at the same time, which makes me want to just stay inside and make something extra-comforting, like chicken noodle soup. I first experimented with [...]
Honey Soy Chicken Wings
I first made these honey soy chicken wings a few years ago when I was working long hours in San Francisco. I wanted a nice comforting dish that didn’t involve standing in front of the stove for too long. And preferably something that could be reheated easily the next day. The result was these chicken [...]
Chicken Korma
My neighborhood in Brooklyn is home to tons of good restaurants, but one of the things it lacks is a good Indian restaurant. There are many nights when I come home craving a hearty plate of lamb rojan josh or saag paneer, but quickly realize that I’d have to trek back out to Manhattan in [...]
Sriracha Garlic Wings
It’s hard to get enough of chicken wings, especially in the summer, and especially when there’s some major sporting event on. For as long as I can remember I’ve followed the Olympics religiously. Swimming, track, gymnastics, tennis, diving, you name it. I’ll follow prelims as well as finals and ooh and aah over all the [...]
Spicy Cashew Chicken
If you’re a regular reader of the blog, you may have already tried to recreate some of your favorite takeout dishes from Chinese restaurants. Kung pao chicken and General Tso’s chicken have been two of the most popular recipes on Appetite for China for the past few years. And recently I’ve added new favorites, such [...]
Coca-Cola Chicken Wings
Here’s a goody from the archives. A number of you have tried this recipe for Coca-cola Chicken wings that I first posted in March 2011. You wouldn’t guess just how delicious it is based on the simple ingredients. In this recipe that’s a favorite of home cooks in China, Cola-Cola and soy sauce meld to form [...]
Kung Pao Chicken
The last time I wrote about kung pao chicken was almost four years ago, in July of 2008. I was living in Beijing at the time, and kung pao chicken had been designated the official dish of the 2008 Summer Olympics. It was easy to prepare, more filling than a Clif Bar, and sports venues [...]
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