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Chinese New Year recipes

In celebration of Chinese New Year, we've put together some easy recipes for Chinese food traditionally eaten at this important celebration...

 



Jiaozi dumplings

Tasty, delicate dim sum eaten with chilli dipping sauce or soy sauce, and one of the major foods eaten during the Chinese New Year.

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Chinese-style fish and ham puffs

Really nice to serve with lots of crispy stir-fried vegetables, a bit unusual but tasty and really quick to make.

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Lemon chicken in Chinese pancakes

Tasty, healthy, and makes a change for a midweek meal. Make the pancakes in advance and they can be put together in no time.

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Pork satays with spicy peanut sauce

Very easy to prepare, these skewers look great and are very more-ish. Great for nibbles or as a starter.

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Crispy coconut tiger prawns

Another fantastic starter, with the plates decorated with vegetable strips which are easy yet effective.

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Crispy duck pancakes with spring onion

These take a little more time but taste really authentic, and can be served as a starter or main. The kids love making them at the table too.

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Steak, pineapple and red pepper stir-fry

Delicious strips of steak and healthy crunchy vegetables in an aromatic infusion that takes no time to throw together.

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Nian gao (steamed fruit cake)

Deliciously moist, authentic and very healthy, this traditional sticky cake is a custom evolved of feeding the Kitchen God a week before the Spring Festival begins.

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make dauphinoise potatoes

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