Chinese New Year recipes
Celebrate on 26 January with dim sum, noodles and desserts, plus a special menu from Chinese Food Made Easy's Ching-He Huang.
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Roast plum duck puffs
- Ready in 2 hrs 20 mins
Dumplings and puffs like this represent nuggets of gold - perfect for celebrating Chinese New Year
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Moderately Easy
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Open flower dumplings
- Ready in 55 mins
These Chinese nibbles look fiddly, but they're actually very easy to make, and healthy too
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Easy
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Crispy prawns with wasabi mayo & sweet chilli pepper dip
- Ready in 30 mins
These tempura-style prawns with punchy dips make a great nibble to serve with drinks
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Moderately Easy
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Festive golden five-spice chicken
- Ready in 1 hr 25 mins
Chinese five-spice gives this chicken a wonderfully warm, aromatic flavour that adults and children will love
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Easy
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Gingery shiitake noodles
- Ready in 25 mins
Whatever you do, don’t cut your noodles – they represent long life!
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Easy
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Toffee & sesame bananas
- Ready in 20 mins
Traditional toffee bananas are deep-fried, but this is a lighter version, served with caramel sauce
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Easy
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Omelette vegetable rolls
- Ready in 20 mins
A healthy version of Chinese spring rolls. No deep frying and ready in 20 minutes, better than the take-away
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Easy
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Steamed dumplings
- Ready in 25 mins
These impressive wontons are simple to make and have a classic combination of Chinese flavours.
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Easy
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Barbecue pork buns
- Ready in 50 mins
Tastier than a take away and great for nibbling and sharing. These dim sum will impress your guests.
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Moderately Easy
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Sea bass with sizzled ginger, chilli & spring onions
- Ready in 25 mins
The aromas released while cooking this dish will have everyone licking their lips in anticipation
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Easy
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Chinese noodles with tofu & hazelnuts
By Good Food
- Ready in 25 mins
Exciting flavours permeate this easy veggie recipe
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Easy
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Szechuan pepper prawns
- Ready in 15 mins
A sizzling side dish, or serve as part of nibbles for a party
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Easy
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Glazed hoisin duck
- Ready in 25 mins
This elegant oriental meal matches hoisin marinated duck with a light vegetable salad
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Easy
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Steamed shui mai dumplings
- Ready in 40 mins
Easier than they look and healthy too, experiment this weekend
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Moderately Easy
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Prawn spring roll wraps
By Good Food
- Ready in 30 mins
These healthy bites make a great light lunch or snack with a little bowl of sweet chilli sauce
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Easy
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Crisp Chinese pork
- Ready in 4 hrs 10 mins
Belly is the cheapest pork roasting joint and, as it’s rich, a little goes a long way, making it perfect for Sundays and dinner parties
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Easy
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Salt & pepper squid
By Good Food
- Ready in 17 mins
Serve up aromatic squid in just 2 minutes on the griddle
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For The Keen Cook
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Tropical fruits in lemongrass syrup
- Ready in 15 mins
Lemongrass adds an intriguing citrus taste and fragrance to the syrup for this exotic fruit salad
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Easy
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Oriental egg fried rice
- Ready in 30 mins
Sara Buenfeld’s fast and easy fried rice makes for a delicious Chinese supper
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Easy
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Ginger prawn oriental broth
- Ready in 15 mins
This seafood broth makes the ideal starter to a Chinese-themed meal
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Easy
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