Best rice vinegar Recipes for Everyday Cooking
Make the most of rice vinegar with our handpicked recipes — simple, satisfying, and full of flavour.
Recipes with rice vinegar
Apple Stewed Pork Steak brings pork shoulder together with sweet apple slices and warm cinnamon, balanced by soy sauce and vinegar for a glossy, sweet-savoury finish. The pork is seared for a lightly charred edge, then simmered with onion, garlic, brown sugar, and a splash of brandy until tender, before the sauce is reduced to thicken—perfect served with rice or mashed potatoes.
Korean Beef Bowl is a quick, weeknight-friendly minced beef dish cooked with garlic, ginger, and finely chopped onion and carrot, then coated in a glossy sweet-and-savoury sauce made from soy sauce, sesame oil, brown sugar, sweet soy sauce, and a touch of vinegar, thickened with cornstarch. It’s rich, comforting, and designed to be spooned over rice (with egg optional).
Summer Rainbow Rolls are super refreshing, flavourful Vietnamese rice-paper rolls packed with ox tongue (or your protein of choice), shredded carrot, avocado, egg, and mango—made for that sweet-savoury, creamy-crisp “everything I love in one bite” vibe. They’re served with a smooth peanut-butter dipping sauce loosened with coconut milk/water and balanced with soy sauce, vinegar, and a little sugar. Super refreshing yet flavourful rolls made by Vietnamese rice paper. With a little tweak of ingredients to include all my favourite foods in one bite!
This is a classical Taiwanese comfort food with braised meat and rice. Silky braised pork belly and shiitake mushrooms simmered in a fragrant soy-based sauce with black vinegar, rock sugar, star anise, bay leaves, and cinnamon, then topped with crisp deep-fried scallions for a rich, savoury-sweet finish over rice.
Braised pork trotters with preserved plums is a classic Cantonese dish that makes your mouth water just looking at it! The pork trotters are stewed until they're incredibly tender and fall off the bone easily, with a slightly chewy skin that bursts with juice when you bite into them. The sweet and sour flavor of the preserved plums perfectly balances the richness of the meat. Each piece is coated in a thick sauce, savory with a refreshing aftertaste, making it not greasy at all. You'll want to suck every last bit off the bone! It's perfect with rice or as a snack. My family always fights over it; it's a true rice-eating machine, and you'll want to lick the sauce off your chopsticks afterward!
Heartwarming soup with different sort of earthy ingredients. A heartwarming, peppery broth that brings together whole chicken and pork stomach with ginger, then rounds out the flavour with earthy Chinese herbs (tangshen, sha shen, yuzhu) and gentle sweetness from red dates, goji berries, and dried longan.
Black seaweed wrapped around white rice, topped with pink, tender Arctic sweet shrimp. Their tails were a vibrant red, as if they'd just jumped out of the water. Placed on the sushi, they looked like a blanket of vibrant red, a breathtakingly fresh quilt covering the rice. Sandwiched between the shrimp and rice, the cheese slices were gleaming with a milky aroma. Inside, tucked away in intestines and crab sticks, the meaty aroma was enough to make your mouth water! The carnivore in my family was so enchanted by the sight of this plate of sushi that he rushed over in two steps. The first bite revealed the crisp seaweed and soft rice, followed by the freshness of the Arctic sweet shrimp, the fragrance of the intestines, and the springiness of the crab sticks. The cheese still sizzled with a milky aroma, and the sweet and sour Thousand Island dressing and mayonnaise accentuated the meaty flavor. The sushi was so fresh, fragrant, and satisfying that I couldn't stop. Look at that guy, his chopsticks seem to have legs, he puts one bite after another into his mouth, and in the blink of an eye, half of the plate is gone, and he is still mumbling, "the shrimps are so fresh" and "the cheese and meat are so delicious together", and finally he picks up the plate and puts it into his mouth, the whole plate is gone in the blink of an eye, and after finishing it, he licks his fingers with satisfaction and shouts, "I'll make another plate tomorrow!"
Chili peanut noodles are noodles topped with a thick sauce made from peanut butter, chili powder, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, rice vinegar, and chili garlic oil, then sprinkled with chopped garlic and scallions. The process is simple—the spices are stirred, the noodles are boiled, and then thoroughly mixed before serving—resulting in a strong, savory-spicy flavor.
Putting cold pig ears into cucumbers is a creative combination. • Richer taste: The refreshing and crisp cucumber contrasts with the elastic pig ears. You can taste two different tastes at the same time with one bite, making chewing more fun. • Balanced flavor: Cold pig ears usually have strong flavors such as salty and spicy, while the fragrance and slight sweetness of cucumbers can neutralize the greasy feeling, making the overall taste more refreshing and non-greasy. • Nutritional complementarity: Pig ears are rich in collagen and protein, while cucumbers contain vitamin C, dietary fiber, etc. The combination of the two can make the nutritional intake more balanced. • More convenient to eat: Using cucumbers as a "container", you can eat directly with your hands, avoiding the inconvenience of picking up with chopsticks, and it is also cleaner and more hygienic. This combination not only retains the characteristics of both, but also enhances each other. It is a very clever way to eat.