Chinese new year/12 recipes

The Chinese believe three is a lucky number, as it symbolizes prosperity. This recipe features an interesting contrast of textures and flavors, with marinated flank steak stir-fried with bok choy, mushrooms, and red onion in a flavourful dark soy and sherry sauce.

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Peanuts are a symbol of longevity in Chinese culture. Feel free to vary the basic recipe by experimenting with different combinations of spices.

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I like this shrimp stuffed mushrooms, all are healthy.

Good, inexpensive hearty meal although I would spice it up a little more probably with garlic and more onion.

Make Almond Legend Cake every New Year's Eve for a fun tradition at your house. Somewhere hidden in the baked cake will be a single whole almond. Whoever gets the almond in their slice of cake, according to legend, will enjoy good fortune during the year

Not real spareribs, they are made of vegetables, but tastes very nice, and much more healthier too!

A Chinese style of peanut cluster. Similar to haystacks but uses crispy chow mein noodles to give it a chocolaty solid crunch.

Fermented black beans can be found at Asian markets; but if unavailable, you can substitute prepared black bean sauce.

Add a kick to your chicken with this simple recipe that is just in time for those summer barbecues!

Very easy to make, flavour is great, popular for New Year's Party!

Beijing's most famous dish, Peking Duck is traditionally served with Mandarin pancakes, and green onions for brushing on the hoisin sauce.

What makes this appetizer stand out are the grains of glutinous rice (also called sweet or sticky rice), which turn a pearly color when cooked.

New Orleans inspired creamy pasta with chicken and shrimp with spicy chorizo sausage. Yum!