Top 10 Chinese New Year’s Recipes
Celebrate The Lunar Year with These Delicious Dishes
1. Sichuan Boiled Fish
Ingredients for Sichuan Boiled Fish:
FOR FISH:
250 g (9 oz ) White fish fillets
1 pinch Salt
1 pinch White pepper
1 tsp Chinese rice wine
1 tsp CornstarchFOR SPICES:
½ tsp Cooking oil
15 Chili pepper
2 tsp Sichuan peppercornsFOR VEGETABLES:
1 tsp Cooking oil
250 g CeleryFOR BROTH:
2 tbsp Cooking oil
2 cloves Garlic
1 tsp Fresh ginger
1 Scallions
1 ½ tbsp Sichuan chili bean paste
1 tsp Chili powder
400 ml Chicken stockFOR GARNISHING:
Coriander
2 tbsp Cooking oil
FOR SERVING:
Cooked rice
2. Chinese Pork and Shrimp Dumplings
Ingredients for Chinese Pork and Shrimp Dumplings:
FOR DOUGH:
6 ¾ oz (1 ½ cups) All-purpose flour
½ cup WaterFOR FILLING:
2 cups Napa cabbage
2 tsp Kosher Salt
12 oz Ground pork
8 oz Shrimp
3 Scallions
3 Garlic clove
2 tbsp Chinese cooking wine
1 ½ tbsp Fresh ginger
1 tbsp Soy sauce
2 tsp Sesame oil
½ tsp Granulated sugar
¼ tsp Black pepperTO FINISH PAN-FRIED DUMPLINGS:
Vegetable oilTO FINISH BOILED DUMPLINGS:
Kosher SaltFOR GINGER VINEGAR SAUCE:
3 tbsp Vinegar
1 tbsp Fresh gingerFOR SCALLION-SOY DIPPING SAUCE:
3 tbsp Soy sauce
1 tbsp Rice vinegar
1 tsp Granulated sugar
½ tsp Sesame oil
1 Scallions
3. White Fish Fillets with Ginger and Soy
Ingredients for White Fish Fillets with Ginger and Soy:
2 tbsp Vegetable oil
1 tbsp Fresh ginger
1 ½ lbs White fish fillets
½ cup Soy sauce
1 ½ cups Water
½ cup Scallions
½ cup Cilantro
1 tsp Rice vinegar
Scallions
4. Shanghainese Lion’s Head Meatballs
Ingredients for Shanghainese Lion’s Head Meatballs:
FOR MEATBALLS:
1 lb Ground pork
½ cup Bread crumbs
2 Large eggs
2 tbsp Chinese cooking wine
¼ cup Green onion
2 tbsp Soy sauce
1 tsp Sesame oil
½ tbsp Brown sugar
1 tsp Fresh ginger
1 tsp Garlic
1 tsp Salt
½ tsp Black pepperFOR SWEET SOY SAUCE:
¼ cup Soy sauce
¼ cup Chicken broth
2 tbsp Brown sugar
1 tsp Sesame oil
½ tbsp Cornstarch
5. Perfect Peanut Noodles
Ingredients for Perfect Peanut Noodles:
100g Chinese noodles
2 cloves Garlic
1 1/2 tsp Fresh ginger
1/3 cup Peanut butter
2-3 tbsp Water
1 tbsp Soy sauce
2 tsp Soy sauce
2 tsp Fish sauce
1/2 tsp Sesame oil
1 tbsp Lime juice
2 tsp Chili oil
6. Long-Life Chinese Noodles with Beef & Broccoli
Ingredients for Long-Life Chinese Noodles with Beef & Broccoli:
12 – 14 oz Beef
1½ tbsp Vegetable oil
2 cloves Dried garlic
½ Onion
1 head Broccoli
14-15 oz Egg noodlesFOR SAUCE:
½ cup Water
½ tbsp Cornstarch
2 tbsp Soy sauce
1 ½ tbsp Soy sauce
1 ½ tbsp Chinese cooking wine
1 tsp Sugar
⅛ tsp Chinese five spice powder
½ tsp Sesame oil
¼ tsp Black pepper
7. Bok Choy Soup
Ingredients for Bok Choy Soup:
1 tbsp Olive oil
3 Shallots
1 bunch Green onion
4 cloves Garlic
2 tbsp Ginger
5 ½ cups Chicken broth
2 Star Anise
2 tbsp Soy sauce
10 oz Cremini mushrooms
6 oz Rice noodles
1 ½ heads Baby bok choy
SaltFOR TOPPING:
1 tsp Sesame seeds
Red pepper flakesFOR GARNISH:
Cilantro
8. Spicy Tangerine Beef
Ingredients for Spicy Tangerine Beef:
1 pound Flank steak
3 tbsp Soy sauce
1 tbsp Cornstarch
2 tbsp Sherry
2 tbsp Hoisin sauce
2 tbsp Honey
1 tbsp Hot chili sauce
2 tbsp Soy sauce
¼ cup Tangerine juice
3 tbsp Canola oil
2 tbsp Fresh ginger
3 Scallions
¼ tangerine Tangerine zest
2 tbsp Sesame seeds
9. Chinese Orange Chicken
Citrussy and syrupy, this Chinese Orange Chicken is absolutely delicious, one of my favorite chicken recipes! The star player in this dish is the sauce. Don’t be put off by the number of ingredients – you will more than likely have most of them in your store cupboard at home. Together they make for a complex, sharp yet sweet, ….
Ingredients for Chinese Orange Chicken:
4 Chicken Breast
3 Eggs
1/3 cup Corn flour
1/3 cup Wheat flour
2 Scallions
to taste Vegetable oilFOR THE SAUCE:
2 tbsp Rice vinegar
2 tbsp Soy sauce
1 cup Orange juice
from 1 orange Orange zest
1/4 tsp Ginger
1/4 tsp Garlic powder
1/2 tsp Red chili powder
1/2 cup Sugar
1 tbsp Corn flour
10. Chinese Fa Gao
Ingredients for Chinese Fa Gao:
½ cup Muscovado sugar
130 ml Hot Water
1 cup All-purpose flour
2 tsp Baking powder