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Hóng Kitchen
An NYC Index · Vol. 01

Authentic
Chinese Recipes

A curated table of regional staples, banquet showpieces, and 2 a.m. cravings — cooked the way they're served in our favorite dim dining rooms.

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The Index

166 recipes
Spicy
Sichuan

Mapo Tofu

30 min
Savory
Beijing

Peking Duck

3 hr
Umami
Shanghai

Soup Dumplings

2 hr
Sweet
Hunan-American

General Tso's Chicken

45 min
Spicy
Sichuan

Dan Dan Noodles

25 min
Sweet
Cantonese

Char Siu Pork

2 hr
Spicy
Sichuan

Kung Pao Chicken

20 min
Savory
Northern China

Pork Potstickers

1 hr
Spicy
Chongqing

Mala Hot Pot

1 hr
Smoky
Cantonese

Beef Chow Fun

20 min
Fragrant
Cantonese

Salt & Pepper Shrimp

25 min
Savory
Northern China

Scallion Pancakes

40 min
Umami
Cantonese

Steamed Sea Bass

25 min
Umami
Cantonese

Shrimp Wonton Soup

45 min
Savory
Northern China

Moo Shu Pork

30 min
Fragrant
Hainan

Hainanese Chicken Rice

1.5 hr
Smoky
Xinjiang

Xinjiang Cumin Lamb

25 min
Spicy
Sichuan

Twice-Cooked Pork

1 hr
Sweet
Cantonese

Sweet & Sour Pork

40 min
Umami
Northern China

Egg Drop Soup

15 min
Savory
Cantonese

Crispy Roast Duck

4 hr
Savory
Cantonese

Shrimp Lo Mein

20 min
Fragrant
Cantonese

Salt & Pepper Tofu

30 min
Savory
Cantonese

Crispy Roast Pork Belly

3.5 hr
Spicy
Xi'an

Biang Biang Noodles

1.5 hr
Umami
Cantonese

Soy Sauce Chicken

1 hr
Umami
Cantonese

Century Egg Congee

1 hr 30 min
Sweet
Hunan-American

Mongolian Beef

25 min
Sweet
Hunan-American

Orange Chicken

40 min
Sweet
Hunan-American

Sesame Chicken

35 min
Savory
Cantonese

Cantonese Roast Goose

4 hr
Savory
Cantonese

Lap Cheong Clay Pot Rice

45 min
Umami
Cantonese

Black Bean Clams

20 min
Savory
Hunan-American

Crab Rangoon

30 min
Savory
Hunan-American

Chinese-American Egg Rolls

1 hr
Sweet
Shanghai

Red-Braised Pork Belly

2 hr 30 min
Umami
Shanghai

Lion's Head Meatballs

1 hr 30 min
Fragrant
Shanghai

Drunken Chicken

8 hr
Spicy
Sichuan

Fish-Fragrant Eggplant

35 min
Spicy
Chongqing

Chongqing Chicken

45 min
Spicy
Sichuan

Water-Boiled Beef

45 min
Smoky
Sichuan

Tea-Smoked Duck

5 hr
Savory
Beijing

Jian Bing

20 min
Umami
Beijing

Zhajiangmian

45 min
Smoky
Xinjiang

Xinjiang Lamb Skewers

30 min
Spicy
Xinjiang

Big Plate Chicken

1 hr 15 min
Savory
Shanghai

Yangzhou Fried Rice

20 min
Fragrant
Cantonese

Singapore Noodles

25 min
Umami
Cantonese

Har Gow

2 hr
Umami
Cantonese

Siu Mai

1 hr
Savory
Cantonese

Lo Bak Go

2 hr
Sweet
Cantonese

Pineapple Bun

3 hr
Savory
Shanghai

Shengjian Bao

2 hr
Savory
Shanghai

Dongpo Pork

3 hr
Spicy
Sichuan

Hot & Sour Soup

35 min
Spicy
Chongqing

Chongqing Xiao Mian

25 min
Spicy
Chongqing

Mala Xiang Guo

45 min
Spicy
Sichuan

Bang Bang Chicken

40 min
Savory
Sichuan

Dry-Fried Green Beans

25 min
Spicy
Sichuan

Yu Xiang Rou Si

30 min
Spicy
Sichuan

Red Oil Wontons

35 min
Spicy
Sichuan

Sichuan Cold Noodles

20 min
Fragrant
Cantonese

Salt-Baked Chicken

1 hr 45 min
Savory
Cantonese

Cheung Fun

45 min
Sweet
Cantonese

Char Siu Bao

3 hr
Umami
Cantonese

Cantonese Beef Brisket Noodle

3 hr
Savory
Cantonese

Steamed Egg Custard

20 min
Fragrant
Cantonese

Ginger Scallion Crab

35 min
Umami
Cantonese

Lobster Cantonese

35 min
Savory
Cantonese

Salt & Pepper Squid

30 min
Sweet
Cantonese

Hong Kong French Toast

15 min
Savory
Cantonese

Gai Lan, Oyster Sauce

15 min
Umami
Cantonese

Black Bean Spare Ribs

40 min
Fragrant
Shanghai

Beggar's Chicken

4 hr
Savory
Shanghai

Scallion Oil Noodles

40 min
Sweet
Shanghai

Wuxi Spare Ribs

2 hr
Fragrant
Northern China

Marbled Tea Eggs

2 hr
Fragrant
Northern China

Lanzhou Beef Noodles

3 hr
Sweet
Shanghai

West Lake Vinegar Fish

35 min
Spicy
Sichuan

Mouthwatering Chicken

45 min
Spicy
Sichuan

Suan Cai Yu

40 min
Spicy
Sichuan

Ants Climbing a Tree

20 min
Spicy
Sichuan

Dry Pot Cauliflower

30 min
Umami
Sichuan

Cold Sesame Noodles

15 min
Umami
Hunan-American

Beef and Broccoli

25 min
Umami
Cantonese

Cantonese Chow Mein

30 min
Umami
Hunan-American

Pork Fried Rice

20 min
Umami
Hunan-American

Egg Foo Young

25 min
Umami
Hunan-American

Cashew Chicken

25 min
Savory
Cantonese

Salt and Pepper Pork Chops

30 min
Sweet
Cantonese

Hong Kong Egg Tarts

1 hr
Sweet
Cantonese

Mango Pudding

15 min + chill
Sweet
Cantonese

Sesame Balls

1 hr
Umami
Cantonese

XO Scallops

15 min
Fragrant
Cantonese

White Cut Chicken

50 min
Umami
Shanghai

Shanghai Fried Noodles

25 min
Umami
Shanghai

Stir-Fried Rice Cakes

25 min
Fragrant
Shanghai

Longjing Tea Shrimp

20 min
Sweet
Beijing

Tanghulu

25 min
Savory
Beijing

Jing Jiang Rou Si

25 min
Savory
Xi'an

Roujiamo

3 hr
Spicy
Xi'an

Liang Pi

30 min
Umami
Xi'an

Yangrou Paomo

3 hr
Spicy
Chongqing

Suan La Fen

20 min
Spicy
Sichuan

Fuqi Feipian

1 hr
Spicy
Sichuan

Shui Zhu Yu

35 min
Spicy
Sichuan

Dry Pot Shrimp

25 min
Fragrant
Sichuan

Sichuan Paocai

20 min + 5 days
Spicy
Hunan-American

Chopped Chili Fish Head

40 min
Sweet
Shanghai

Squirrel Fish

45 min
Fragrant
Shanghai

Drunken Shrimp

20 min + chill
Umami
Shanghai

Eight Treasure Duck

4 hr
Umami
Shanghai

Crab Roe Tofu

30 min
Umami
Cantonese

Baked Pork Chop Rice

45 min
Savory
Cantonese

Hong Kong Borscht

1.5 hr
Umami
Cantonese

Claypot Beef Brisket

3 hr
Fragrant
Cantonese

Portuguese Chicken

50 min
Umami
Cantonese

Dim Sum Chicken Feet

3 hr
Sweet
Cantonese

Egg Puffs

20 min
Sweet
Cantonese

Douhua

20 min
Sweet
Shanghai

Tang Yuan

45 min
Sweet
Cantonese

Black Sesame Soup

20 min
Sweet
Northern China

Guo Bao Rou

40 min
Savory
Northern China

Di San Xian

30 min
Fragrant
Beijing

Beijing Lamb Hotpot

45 min
Smoky
Xinjiang

Laghman

1 hr
Fragrant
Xinjiang

Xinjiang Polo

1.5 hr
Spicy
Xi'an

Qishan Saozi Noodles

1 hr
Umami
Hunan-American

Changsha Stinky Tofu

30 min
Umami
Cantonese

Teochew Braised Duck

2.5 hr
Savory
Shanghai

Tomato & Scrambled Egg

15 min
Umami
Cantonese

Lo Mai Gai

1.5 hr
Spicy
Sichuan

Smashed Cucumber

15 min
Spicy
Chongqing

Mala Crayfish

45 min
Savory
Cantonese

Gua Bao

3 hr
Sweet
Cantonese

Wife Cake

1.5 hr
Umami
Shanghai

Hong Shao Yu

45 min
Umami
Cantonese

Century Egg Tofu

10 min
Fragrant
Cantonese

Curry Fishballs

20 min
Sweet
Cantonese

HK Milk Tea

15 min
Smoky
Cantonese

Sizzling Black Pepper Beef

25 min
Umami
Cantonese

Steamed Spare Ribs

40 min
Umami
Cantonese

Taro Duck

2 hr
Savory
Cantonese

Sesame Shrimp Toast

25 min
Umami
Cantonese

Buddha's Delight

35 min
Sweet
Shanghai

Eight Treasure Rice

1.5 hr
Spicy
Sichuan

Sichuan Grilled Fish

1 hr
Savory
Cantonese

Bitter Melon Beef

20 min
Umami
Cantonese

Lao Huo Tang

3 hr
Savory
Chongqing

Re Gan Mian

15 min
Savory
Cantonese

Black Pepper Beef

20 min
Umami
Cantonese

Lu Rou Fan

1.5 hr
Umami
Shanghai

Crab Roe Xiaolongbao

2 hr
Spicy
Chongqing

Mala Frog Hotpot

45 min
Fragrant
Cantonese

Ginger Scallion Chicken

1 hr
Savory
Beijing

Beijing Chao Gan

30 min
Umami
Cantonese

Salted Fish Chicken Rice

30 min
Spicy
Sichuan

Gan Guo Ji

40 min
Savory
Cantonese

Soy Sauce Pan Noodles

15 min
Savory
Northern China

Pork Baozi

3 hr
Spicy
Sichuan

Shui Zhu Beef

45 min
Sweet
Hunan-American

Honey Walnut Shrimp

30 min
Fragrant
Northern China

Lamb Scallion Dumplings

1.5 hr
Sweet
Shanghai

Osmanthus Jelly

20 min + set
Sweet
Cantonese

Gu Lou Yuk

45 min
Umami
Hunan-American

Chairman Mao's Red-Braised Pork

2 hr