January 23rd is the Year of the Dragon!
Year of the Dragon Prediction (from Chinese Fortune Calendar)
“Dragon is a legendary animal and it is symbol of emperor in China. Since the Dragon is coated with mysterious color, Chinese consider that the dragon is unpredictable, untouchable and people cannot see its head and tail at the same time. Therefore, we can might see something unexpected happening in 2012.”
My prediction? Well, I’m no good at predicting things (which is why I’ve never won the lottery), but I’m all for major transformations this year!
Last year, I posted a long list of Chinese New Year recipes, and I’ve gotten several requests to republish the post. I’ve added a few new recipes as well.
Gong Hay Fat Choy!
From top left:
- My Mother’s Famous Chinese Egg Rolls (egg rolls look like gold bars, which symbolize wealth)
- Chinese Boiled Pork Dumplings (also symbolize wealth)
- Pan Fried Shrimp & Pork Potstickers (wealth)
- Shrimp Fried Rice (shrimp for happiness and joy)
- Chinese Broccoli Beef Noodles (noodles for longevity)
- Fresh Pear and Shrimp Stir Fry (shrimp for happiness and joy)
From top left:
- Long Life Fertility Noodles and Happy Shrimp
- Chinese Lettuce Cups (lettuce = rising fortune)
- Hainanese Chicken Rice (serve your chicken whole & cut at table for Chinese New Year. Cooking a whole chicken or duck represents health — carving it before serving would meant to “cut” your health)
- Chinese Tea Eggs (for prosperity)
- Chinese Whole Steamed Fish
- Stir Fried Beef with Nectarines (nectarine = happiness, health)
See more Chinese New Year Recipes on Steamy Kitchen!
More Chinese New Year Recipes
Jiaozi Dumplings – from my friends Nate & Mary Kate on Epicurious (who just came out with their Chinese cookbook Feeding the Dragon!)
Chicken Lettuce Cups – Nate & Mary Kate on Epicurious
Stir Fried Prawns with XO Sauce – Noob Cook
Stir Fried Leeks with Vegetable – Noob Cook
Chinese Almond Chicken – Appetite for China
Braised Bok Choy – Taste Hong Kong
Sichuan Wonton – Appetite for China
Steamed Pork & Shrimp Dumplings (Sui Mai) – Flavor Explosions
Steamed Chicken in Lotus Leaf – RasaMalaysia
Stir Fried Pine Nuts with Corn and Peas – RasaMalaysia (dish means “full of gold and jade”)
Stir Fried Broccoli and Scallop – RasaMalaysia (“richness and abundance”)
Baked BBQ Pork Buns – RasaMalaysia
Soy Sauce Chicken – RasaMalaysia (though serve your chicken whole & cut at table for Chinese New Year. Cooking a whole chicken or duck represents health — carving it before serving would meant to “cut” your health)
Flank Steak with Fried Noodles – Food Network
Ketchup Prawns – Sea Salt with Food
Egg Dumplings – Show Shanti
Homemade Chili Oil – Show Shanti
Singapore Black Pepper Crab – Sea Salt with Food
Chinese Long Beans – Washington Post (long beans = longevity)
Chinese Almond Cookies – Simply Recipes (beautiful, Garrett, just beautiful!)
Fortune Cookie Recipe – Martha Stewart
Fortune Cookie Recipe video – Cookbook Maniac (love her tips for fortune cookies)
Chocolate Fortune Cookies – Martha Stewart
Vegetarian Buddha’s Delight – Epicurious
Orange Peking Duck – recipe from Ken Hom, author of Ken Hom’s Top 100 Stir Fry Recipes
Sweet & Sour Pork – recipe from Grace Young, author Breath of a Wok
Buddha’s Delight with Tofu & Brocooli– Cooking Light
Peanut Sesame Noodles – Appetite for China
Soy Sauce Chicken – Appetite for China
Water Chestnut Cake with Ginger – Appetite for China
Dragon Well Tea Shrimp – Appetite for China
Dan Dan Mian – Appetite for China
Stir Fried Noodles, Taiwanese Style – Explore Hong Kong
Chinese New Year Cake – Asian Grandmother’s Cookbook
Scallion Pancakes – Tigers and Strawberries (perfect recipe. we made these many times)
Chinese White Cut Chicken – Sunday Nite Dinner (serve your chicken whole & cut at table for Chinese New Year. Cooking a whole chicken or duck represents health — carving it before serving would meant to “cut” your health)
Tea Smoked Duck – Cooking Channel
Nian Gao Cake – Asian Grandmother’s Cookbook
Shanghai Style Nian Gao – Donna Cooks (“rising higher each year” This dish is a must for our table – I love the soft, chewy noodles. This is also one of my Dad’s hometown dishes)
Stir Fried Shanghai Nian Gao – mmm-yoso
Lion’s Head Meatballs – NY Times (lion = strength; big round meatballs = family togetherness)
Fuscshia Dunlop’s Braised Pork Belly – Cookbook Maniac
Chinese Walnut Cookies – Lily’s Wai Sek Hong
Paper Lined Cup Sponge Cake – Lily’s Wai Sek Hong
Dragon Cookies – Lily’s Wai Sek Hong (love this idea – we’ll make these dragon cookies w/my kids)
Almond Cookie Cresents – Lily’s Wai Sek Hong
Double Sided Gold Noodles – Lily’s Wai Sek Hong (one of my favorite noodles as a kid)
Steamed Pork Bun Recipe + how to fold Chinese buns video – Christine’s Recipes
Braised Chinese Mushrooms – Christine’s Recipes (easy dish to make, we always have whole Chinese mushrooms on CNY)
Egg Custard Pastry – Christine’s Recipes (with a cheater crust! brilliant)
Stir Fried Glutinous Rice – Christine’s Recipes
Stir Fried Broccoli with Fish Fillet – Christine’s Recipes
Tomato Chili Prawns – Christine’s Recipes (shrimp = laughter and joy)
Butter Cookies – Christine’s Recipes
Braised Chinese Mushrooms – Christine’s Recipes
Baked Coconut Cake – Christine’s Recipes
Radish Cake – Christine’s Recipes
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I made the egg rolls for my Chinese New Year party this past weekend and they were a hit. Taken right from the stovetop to their plates!
I made your boiled pork dumplings and they were SOOO good. My family gobbled them up. 🙂 I also made the shrimp pear stir fry which everyone loved. It was a fun Chinese New year dinner for us. thank you for sharing your recipes! I’m so glad I found your blog.
Happy New Year! This is an awesome collection of recipes. I can’t wait to dig in.
Wow–what a great list. The food looks wonderful & tasty. Thanks so much!
Happy Chinese New Year to you Jaden! This is a terrific list of traditional Chinese dishes to plan a new year dinner party. Great job putting this together!! =)
So many wonderful ideas! Looking forward to the Year of the Dragon!
This is one awesome post!! Fantastic round up Jaden! Looking forward to trying some of these soon 🙂
Gong Hay Fat Choy! Bring it on 2012!
I am ready for a great 2012! And these recipes look phenomenal, and can not wait to cook on the 28th. Wishing everyone health and happiness.
Mmmmm.. everything looks so delicious for CNY! Thanks for the links of different recipes from the http://www..
I recall attending a yee sang dinner with one of my besties back in Malaysia — best foodie experience by far 🙂
I’m currently awaiting the birth of baby #3 (a boy)…at 40 weeks gestation now. My (very Chinese) parents are hoping baby will cling on until Chinese New Year so that he will be born in the Year of the Dragon! LOL! Gong Hey Fat Choy (or in our Fukien dialect, Kiong Hee Huat Tsuey…something like that!)
I ADORE this post! I have been thinking of trying to celebrate other cultures holidays so that we can have an appreciation for them and there is no more pure way to connect with a culture than their food. (And not the Americanized version of other cultures food. I’m talkin’ to you burrito aka little donkey)
Gong Hay Fat Choy!
As always, lots of fantastic recipes. I am drooling over here. Enjoy the upcoming New Year!
Jaden, lots of great looking recipes! Though Chinese New Year actually starts on 23 Jan with NY’s eve on 22 Jan I believe…
Gung Hei Fat Choy regardless! 😉
I’ve been pondering what to serve for Chinese New Year Dinner. I am so happy this was posted! And I’m suddenly really hungry.