Chinese Deep-fried Dishes

Spring rolls are traditional Chinese snacks consisting of thin sheets of dough that are filled with various ingredients, then deep-fried in hot oil. Some of the more common ingredients for the filling include shredded pork, shrimp, mushrooms, and ... READ MORE

Orange chicken is an American-Chinese dish that was invented as a variation on General Tso's chicken. The dish consists of battered chicken that is fried with sweet and sour orange and chili sauce. In the United States, a chain restaurant called <... READ MORE

An egg roll is a Chinese-style snack consisting of diced meat and chopped vegetables that are wrapped in an egg-based dough, and then deep-fried in hot oil. Although Andrew Coe, the author of Chop Suey: A Cultural History of Chinese Food in th... READ MORE

General Tso’s chicken is a Chinese-American sweet and spicy dish consisting of chicken dices that are first deep-fried, then stir-fried together with ginger, garlic, scallions, and hot chili peppers in a sauce made from sugar, soy sauce, ric... READ MORE

Sweet and sour pork is a Chinese dish consisting of batter-coated chunks of pork that are deep-fried until crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Chunks of meat are then mixed with a bright red, sticky, sweet and sour sauce, and vegetable... READ MORE

A traditional dish of the Cantonese cuisine, crispy fried chicken consists of chicken that is first steamed and dried, then deep-fried in a special way so that the skin remains extremely crunchy, and the meat underneath gets tender. The chicken is... READ MORE

Sweet and sour spare ribs is a popular Chinese dish that is mostly consumed in restaurants since it is somewhat hard to prepare it at home. Spare ribs are first marinated, deep-fried, then dipped in Chinese sweet and sour sauce. Traditionally, the... READ MORE

Feng zhao is the name for dim sum-style braised chicken feet. The chicken feet are cleaned, salted, dried, then deep-fried in oil in order to puff up the skin around the bones and to caramelize the exterior. The next step is braising, which tender... READ MORE

Originating from Cantonese cuisine, zhaliang refers to traditional Chinese deep-fried crullers wrapped in silky and almost translucent rice sheets. Similar to the plain cruller, zhaliang is commonly served for breakfast, but it is often a part of ... READ MORE

Chongqing chicken is a famous Sichuan dish consisting of chicken and chilis. The dish is usually made with chicken on the bone, which is then chopped into small pieces, marinated, and deep-fried. Traditionally, there is almost always more dried re... READ MORE

Jiao yan you yu or salt-and-pepper squid is a traditional dish originating from Guangzhou. This Cantonese dish is usually made with a combination of squid, potato flour, scallions, Shaoxing wine, garlic, oil, hot peppers, Sichuan pepper or white p... READ MORE

A specialty of Anhui cuisine, phoenix tail shrimp consists of crispy-fried, battered shrimps. It is typically prepared with large freshwater shrimps that have been shelled and deveined but with their tails left intact. Once cleaned, the shrimps ar... READ MORE

Wu gok are traditional dumplings originating from China, and they’re often served as a part of dim sum. In order to prepare the dumplings, taro root is steamed, mashed, stuffed with the fillings, and deep-fried. The dough for wrapping the fi... READ MORE

Wind sand chicken is a classic dish from Hong Kong that actually originated in Guangdong. It’s usually made with a combination of chicken pieces, salt, white pepper, cornflour, plain flour, cumin, sugar, garlic, and eggs. The chicken pieces ... READ MORE

Hong Kong-style French Toast is prepared with two slices of peanut butter or coconut jam-smeared milk bread, which are dipped into a batter of eggs and vanilla essence, then pan-fried or deep-fried in oil until golden brown. When served, this fren... READ MORE