It’s easy to think that lettuce ought to be served cold, that its virtue is in its firm and fibrous nature. After all, it’s the structure in our Double Double, our cradle for spicy Thai meats, the ...

Note: From Grace Young, who prefers romaine lettuce for this dish, believing it has more flavor, is more nutritious and has an innate sweetness. Many cooks use bite-sized pieces of iceberg lettuce for ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Stir-fried lettuce may not seem like much, but the Cantonese term for lettuce, “sang choi,” sounds like the Chinese words for “growing fortune.” Expect to ...

Feel like celebrating the Lunar New Year at home with a minimum of fuss? This Chinese dinner is faster and less expensive than takeout. Stir-fried beef perked up with scallions and cool cucumbers ...

Lettuce is a favorite New Year's dish because the Cantonese word for lettuce saang choi, sounds like plentiful wealth. This stir-fry is extremely easy to make. The iceberg attains sweetness from the ...

Feel like Chinese tonight? This dinner is faster and less expensive than takeout. Crisp, stir-fried pork served in little lettuce leaves with scallions and cucumber takes only minutes in a wok. The ...

This quick and simple stir-fry is our adaptation of a recipe from “Cooking South of the Clouds” by Georgia Freedman. The dish is from southern Yunnan province in China, an area along the border with ...

Iceberg lettuce and watercress stir-fry in a flash and serve as a crisp-tender counterpoint to crunchy shallots. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over low heat. Add shallots; cook, stirring often, ...

2 large heads Bibb, Boston or iceberg lettuce, leaves separated 1. In a small bowl, combine soy sauce, fish sauce and sugar, and stir until sugar dissolves. Set sauce aside. 2. Heat a large skillet or ...

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