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Chinese Takeaway at Home

Everything you love about the Friday night order, made in your own wok. It costs a fraction of a delivery, tastes fresher, and you decide how much salt, sugar and chilli goes in. Cook two or three dishes, put them in the middle of the table, and let everyone dig in.

Kitchen-reviewed Updated Jul 2026 Written from established cooking principles and checked for sense and safety. Not independently lab-tested.

How we chose these: Dishes you would genuinely order from a British Chinese takeaway menu, built from supermarket ingredients, cooked in a wok or ordinary frying pan, and realistic on a weeknight rather than restaurant-kitchen fiddly.

Crispy chilli beef strips in a glossy red glaze with carrot, chilli and spring onion on a white plate
beef Crispy Chilli Beef ⏱ 35 mins medium
Bowl of crisp golden Chinese chicken balls piled high with glossy red sweet and sour sauce being drizzled over
chicken Chinese Chicken Balls ⏱ 35 mins medium
Golden sesame prawn toast triangles piled on a dark plate with sweet chilli dipping sauce and spring onion
prawns Sesame Prawn Toast ⏱ 25 mins easy
Bowl of crisp golden salt and pepper chips tossed with charred peppers, onion, red chilli and spring onion
Salt and Pepper Chips ⏱ 40 mins easy
Glossy golden Chinese takeaway curry sauce with peas poured over crisp chips in a white bowl
Chinese Takeaway Curry Sauce ⏱ 30 mins easy
Bowl of crispy shredded chicken in glossy red chilli glaze topped with spring onion and sesame seeds, rice behind
chicken Crispy Shredded Chicken ⏱ 35 mins medium
Glossy beef in black bean sauce with red and green peppers and onion, served with steamed rice
beef Beef in Black Bean Sauce ⏱ 27 mins easy
Platter of crispy shredded aromatic duck with steamed pancakes, hoisin sauce, cucumber and spring onion
duck Crispy Aromatic Duck with Pancakes ⏱ 2 hrs 20 mins medium
Bowl of takeaway-style wonton soup with plump pork wontons, clear golden broth, pak choi and spring onions
pork Wonton Soup (Takeaway-Style) ⏱ 45 mins medium
Pile of sticky glazed Chinese spare ribs on a platter, scattered with sesame seeds and spring onions
pork Sticky Chinese Spare Ribs ⏱ 1 hr 15 mins easy
Bowl of crispy Chinese lemon chicken in a glossy lemon glaze with spring onions and rice
chicken Chinese Lemon Chicken ⏱ 35 mins medium
Takeaway-style special fried rice in a wok with king prawns, egg, char siu pork, peas and spring onions
prawns Special Fried Rice ⏱ 27 mins easy
Platter of crispy honey chilli chicken in a glossy red-amber glaze with sesame seeds and spring onions
chicken Honey Chilli Chicken ⏱ 35 mins medium
Crispy battered cauliflower florets coated in glossy sweet chilli glaze, topped with sesame seeds and spring onions
Bang Bang Cauliflower ⏱ 40 mins easy

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