Need recipes to celebrate Chinese New Year? We have Buddha's delight, whole fish recipes, dumplings, nian gao (sticky rice cake) duck recipes and more.
A deliciously decadent cheesecake, layered with crushed Amaretti biscuits, soft cheese, mascarpone, sponge fingers and coffee liqueur.
A delicious and easy marinade for pork. Serve with stir-fried vegetables and rice.
Follow this recipe carefully and you will be rewarded with comforting, fluffy and tasty Chinese steamed buns. If you want to fill them before steaming, follow the recipe for Chinese Steamed Buns With BBQ Pork Filling
This is a simple recipe for Char Siu Bau. A wok equipped with a stainless steel steam plate (a plate with holes to allow steam to pass) is required to make these. You will also need to follow the recipe on this site for Chinese Steamed Buns
This is the bread described in the book of Ezekiel. This version contains cooked lentils and several wholegrain flours. You may have to visit a health food store or go online to find some of these ingredients.
This contains three different fruit juices in ice cubes but you can use your imagination to come up with different combinations!
A drink that is full of fruity goodness - specificially blueberries, raspberries, apples and grapes.
Wonton wrappers are stuffed with a mixture of cooked pork and prawns, seasoned with soy sauce and fresh ginger and gently simmered in chicken stock. You can add any chopped veges you like to the chicken stock and garnish with fresh spring onions.
These duck breasts are the nicest I've ever cooked. You'll find yourself putting your knife and fork down between mouthfuls. And it's also very quick and extremely easy to make. I enjoy serving these duck breasts with roasted seasonal vegetables.
This chicken salad has an Asian twist. Grilled chicken is tossed with oranges, spring onions, snow peas and lychees and then drizzled with of creamy peanut dressing. What a treat for your heart and your taste buds!
This fragrant, spicy soup is infused with ginger and garlic to give it a characteristic Asian flavour. Rounding out the soup and noodles are several super foods: cabbage, carrots, tofu, vinegar and corn. You can substitute diced cooked chicken for the tofu, and use any type of noodles you like.
A whole fish cooked with ginger, garlic and spring onions is a traditional centrepiece in a Chinese meal. Here it is served with a mixture of noodles and bean sprouts to make a very special dish.
Beef in black bean sauce is one of the classic dishes that everyone knows from their local Chinese restaurant. Try this homemade version – you'll be able to control the amount of fat used so you know you're getting a healthy and delicious meal.
Crunchy water chestnuts are combined with minced pork, soy sauce, fresh ginger and five-spice powder to make a flavoursome, Chinese-style filling for fresh green cabbage leaves. Serve with steamed white rice and a simple salad for a quick and easy family meal.
This light, refreshing soup has flavours that are characteristic of Chinese cookery: sesame, ginger and star anise. The dried mushrooms and dried prawns add intense flavour; they can be found in larger supermarkets and Asian food stores.
These Chinese dumplings have a chicken filling, which is lighter than the traditional pork mixture. Wonton wrappers can be found in most supermarkets. Serve these dim sum as the starter for a multi-course Chinese meal.
These Chinese-style, triangular parcels of crisp, light filo pastry enclose a ginger-flavoured filling of crabmeat, water chestnuts and corn. They look and taste wonderful and are really easy to make. Prepare them ahead for a party, then bake just before serving with a sweet chilli dipping sauce.
There's absolutely no added fat in this Chinese-inspired appetiser. Chicken is poached in a light ginger-flavoured stock, shredded and tossed with a soy-vinegar dressing and fresh vegetables, then rolled in soft lettuce leaves.
In China, soups are not served at the beginning of the meal but in between courses or dishes. This is why they are made with a light stock, so they are more appropriate as a starter in a Western meal. You can partly prepare this soup ahead, then add the seafood, vegetables and noodles just before serving.
These fragrant Chinese-style pasta purses are made with wonton wrappers. They are part fried, then simmered in stock and served on a bed of green leaves with a spicy salad of peanuts and crunchy vegetables.