Sweet and sour chicken is a takeaway favourite, but actually very easy to make at home. With a sweet, sticky sauce, crunchy veg and juicy pineapple, this homemade version is great to rustle up for a Friday night in, or to celebrate Lunar New Year.
Jeremy says: “My Chop cross buns combine the perfectly salty and lightly curried flavour of the Chinese-inspired marinade with a sweet and sour pickle, layered in a hot cross bun for a delicious Chinese-inspired Easter lunch.”
It's hard to believe this dish is ready in just 20 minutes! Packed with sweet, sour and salty flavours, this Chinese-inspired stir-fry makes a perfect fast and fresh fakeaway. You could swap the tofu for ready-to-eat chicken breast or leftover meat – just heat through in the pan before stirring through the sauce.
Make use of your slow-cooker with this succulent slow-cooked Chinese pork. Pork shoulder is braised slowly in a sticky soy, ginger and chilli sauce until meltingly tender – serve with noodles, fresh coriander and a sprinkling of extra red chillies.
Lamb, veg and noodles tossed together with storecupboard sauces for a stir-fry that takes only 10 minutes to cook
Rustle up this super stir fry in just twenty minutes for a flavourful meal, packed with green veg and aromatic beef.
For a speedy and delicious dinner ready in just 20 minutes, try this fragrant Chinese stir-fried beef with broccoli and cashew nuts
Swap your Friday night takeaway for a speedy homemade version. This pork noodle stir-fry is ready in just twenty minutes – quicker than a delivery! Using Chinese five-spice means you don’t have to juggle lots of individual herbs and spices.
Looking for a quick and easy dinner? Look no further. This simple healthy chilli prawn stir-fry, with colourful red pepper, pak choi and broccoli packs a flavour punch and is ready to eat in 20 minutes.
This much-loved Chinese dish makes a great midweek meal – marinated pork with stir-fried vegetables and rice, topped off with a fried egg
Strips of beef lightly stir-fried with zesty orange and fragrant ginger, alongside blanched tenderstem broccoli and sliced red pepper.
Perfect if you've got leftover rice (or we have used microwave rice to make this from scratch), this prawn fried rice recipe is ready in just 20 minutes. Load up the rice with tender prawns, strips of a quickly made omelette and plenty of fresh veg.
Got leftover chicken from a Sunday roast? Turn it into this quick bang bang chicken recipe - toss the chicken in a spicy ginger and peanut dressing along with plenty of fresh raw veg, chilli and rice noodles for an easy Chinese-inspired salad.
Chicken drumsticks are a great wallet-friendly way to feed the family - make the most of them in this sticky Chinese chicken drumstick traybake, with a glossy honey, ginger and soy dressing. Serve with simple noodles and scatter with spring onions.
Recreate your favourite takeaway at home in just 35 minutes. Tender chicken and veg is cooked in a rich orange sauce and served with fluffy rice for the perfect midweek meal.
If it's a quick dinner fix that you're after, this Asian-inspired dish of salmon with stir-fried noodles will do just the trick. The scratch-made sauce – a combination of soy sauce, honey, rice wine, sweet chilli sauce, and sesame seeds – is one you need in your arsenal.
Rustle up this popular Chinese dish of succulent pork fillet, fresh pineapple and veggies marinated in a sticky sauce
Whip up this delicious dinner for two, which combines more-ish chorizo and juicy prawns with rich tomatoes, spring onions and fluffy rice
A different approach to the tried and tested stir-fry, using minced beef steak ensures your meat gets crispy and delicious in no time
Poached until tender, this Cantonese-style chicken breast is topped with a zingy, punchy ginger and spring onion dressing
Turn a box of eggs and a packet of rice into a quick and easy dinner with this egg-fried rice recipe. Load up crispy rice with plenty of veg, ginger and garlic, then fry with beaten eggs for a wallet-friendly midweek meal.
Use your air-fryer to recreate your favourite Chinese takeaway dish at home
We've taken the classic Chinese side, sesame prawn toast and added a crunchy, spicy cucumber salad on the side to make it a meal in its own right. Use your air-fryer for speed and extra crunch, but if you don't own one, you can still enjoy this recipe toasting the bread and grilling the topping – see tip, below.
Whip up these spicy dan dan noodles in just 15 minutes for a speedy supper for six
A stir-fry supper packed with flavour but made with just six ingredients. Prawns, pak choy and straight-to-wok noodles are cooked in olive oil then lifted with soy sauce and wonderfully spicy and garlicky sriracha chilli sauce. Easy and fuss-free.
The chicken comes before the egg in this Chinese-inspired chicken and sweetcorn soup recipe. Perfect as a starter before a proper feast, this deceptively simple soup is as moreish as it gets. Dropping in beaten eggs towards the finish is a great kitchen hack.
When baked in the oven, kale goes gloriously crispy as this Chinese-inspired recipe shows. Here the leaves are coated in oil then baked with sesame seeds and five-spice sprinkled over the top. Don't be tempted to add salt as kale, cooked this way doesn't need it.
Aromatic and crunchy, this prawn noodle salad is packed with zest and spice. Only the noodles require cooking for this easy treat of a dish, however it is best made a day in advance if you prefer raw vegetables to be on the softer side.
This tasty Asian-style chicken broth is full of aromatic, fresh flavours and you'll definitely be adding it to your 'cook again' list. The recipe serves four but it can be easily doubled, so you can have leftovers the next day.
Make this Asian-inspired salad as a side to enjoy alongside your favourite Thai dishes. Packed full of Vitamin C, the soy sauce, chilli sauce, honey, ginger and garlic make for a gorgeous dressing. Finish off with a sprinkling of crunchy sesame seeds.