What Gluten watches for: soy sauce (use tamari or coconut aminos), hoisin, oyster sauce, wheat noodles and battered meat.
10 Gluten-free Chinese recipes
Ginger Beef and Broccoli Stir-Fry with Rice Noodles
Quick-seared sirloin and snappy broccoli tossed with garlicky ginger sauce and slippery rice noodles, lime over the top.
Gluten-free sesame chicken
Crispy pan-fried chicken in a sticky honey-tamari glaze, with steamed rice and snap peas.
Kids’ plate: Chicken strip dip plate
Gluten-free sweet and sour chicken
Crispy cornstarch chicken tossed with juicy pineapple and peppers in a glossy sweet and sour sauce.
Kids’ plate: Chicken bites and pineapple
Gluten-free beef and broccoli
Tender beef and broccoli in a glossy tamari and ginger sauce, spooned over jasmine rice.
Kids’ plate: Beef and broccoli rice bowls
Gluten-free lo mein
Slippery rice noodles tossed with golden chicken strips, crisp carrots, snap peas and cabbage in a garlicky tamari sauce.
Kids’ plate: Chicken noodle twirlers
Gluten-free fried rice
Golden egg fried rice with crisp-edged rice, sweet carrots, peas and a savoury tamari gloss — ready in 25 minutes.
Kids’ plate: Egg fried rice
Gluten-free dumplings
Pork and chive dumplings in a chewy homemade rice-flour dough, crisped in the pan, with a tamari dipping sauce.
Kids’ plate: Golden pan-fried dumplings
Gluten-free egg rolls
Crackly baked pork and cabbage egg rolls with a savoury tamari dip, all crisp without a drop of frying oil.
Kids’ plate: Crunchy pork roll-ups
Gluten-free General Tso's chicken
Crispy chicken tossed in a sticky, sweet-tangy sauce with steamed broccoli and sesame seeds.
Kids’ plate: Sweet honey chicken bites
Gluten-free orange chicken
Crispy pan-fried chicken in a sticky orange, garlic and ginger sauce, served over steamed rice with broccoli.
Kids’ plate: Orange chicken bites
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Gluten-free Chinese cooking questions
Is Chinese food gluten-free?
Most takeout isn’t: soy sauce, hoisin and oyster sauce contain wheat, and so do many noodles and batters. At home, tamari, rice noodles and cornstarch make the same dishes gluten-free.
Can the kids eat it too?
Add everyone to your family in the Gluten app. It checks each recipe for each person and tells you when to set the kids’ portion aside before the chili goes in.
Gluten gives food ideas, not medical advice. Recipes are checked against the restrictions you enter, but always check labels for allergens and cross-contact, and talk to your doctor or dietitian about your diet.