28 Chinese New Year Recipes

28 Chinese New Year Recipes – ushering in the Year of the Horse with delicious and auspicious dishes for a prosperous year ahead.

Friday, January 31 is Chinese New Year and 2014 is the Year of the Horse. Tomorrow is the eve of the new year and it is the day set aside for the Reunion Dinner. Traditionally, all unmarried and married male offspring together with their families from near and far are expected to join their parents for this feast. It is a time of great joy and celebration and one that is not to be missed.

28 Chinese New Year Recipes

In Chinese culture, certain numbers are believed to be auspicious. The number 2 is considered a good number because “good things come in pairs”. In Cantonese, two is the homophone for “easy”. The number 8 is much favored because it is the homophone for “prosper”. Therefore, the number 28 is really auspicious because it sounds like “easy to prosper”. Hence, here are 28 Chinese New Year Recipes that I have lined up for you. Chinese New Year is celebrated over 15 days and so you still have lots of opportunities to try out these dishes.

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Appetizers and Soups

Money Bag Dumplings and Cabbage Rolls

Chinese Chicken and Corn Soup

Lobak (Five-Spice Meat Rolls)

Chinese Hot Pot – Perfect for Social Gatherings

Six Combination Soup (Lok Mei Soup) – 六味汤 liu wei tang

Lotus Root and Peanut Soup

Yee Sang and Chinese New Year Feast

Sui Kow (Chinese Dumpling)

Wontons

Chinese Savory Pancakes

Main and Side Dishes

Stir Fry Gai Lan (Chinese Broccoli)

Roast Pork Belly (Siew Yoke)

Kumquat Chicken

Kung Pao Chicken

Braised Chicken with Dark Soy Sauce and Mushrooms

Chinese Five-Spice Roast Chicken

Hainanese Chicken Rice

Szechuan Pepper Roast Chicken

Warm Jicama and Cabbage Salad

Steamed Rainbow Trout

Snacks and Desserts

Yam Nian Gao Fritters

Fah Sung Thong (Peanut and Sesame Brittle)

Bak Kwa (Long Yoke Korn) – Dragon Meat for the Year of the Dragon

Hup Toh Soh (Chinese Walnut Biscuits)

Leng Chee Kang (Sweet Lotus Seed Soup)

Poached Pears with White Fungus and Red Dates

Crunchy Taro Fritters

Chinese Peanut Cookies