Chinese New Year recipes

Discover all the starters, mains and side recipes you need for the ultimate Chinese New Year feast. From spring rolls to char siu pork, China is home to a vast variety of incredible dishes and cuisines – so dig in!

We’ve got a range of favourites beloved in the UK, including spicy prawn toasts, vegetable spring rolls, hot and sour soup, crispy duck pancakes and Chinese-style spare ribs.

Fish is essential to serve on Chinese New Year for luck, and Amy Poon’s home-style Chinese steamed sea bass is flavoured with ginger, spring onions, sesame oil and a sprinkling of other special ingredients for a dish worthy of the occasion.

Looking to broaden horizons with alternative picks for your feast? Try Ching he Huang’s sweet and smoky red-cooked cod with cinnamon, star anise and sichuan peppercorns or finish with caramelised apples with sesame.

If you’d like the choosing done for you, where better to look than legendary chef Ken Hom’s Chinese New Year menu.

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Steamed aubergine in a peanut and chilli dressing

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Steamed aubergine in a peanut and chilli dressing

Steaming delivers silky soft aubergine batons, dressed in a Chinese-inspired combo of crispy chilli oil, vinegar and peanut butter.

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Mushroom jiaozi dumplings

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Mushroom jiaozi dumplings

Jiaozi are a versatile Chinese dumpling, served steamed, boiled or fried These vegan jiaozi are packed with three kinds of mushroom.

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Chinese chicken with shiitake and wood ear mushrooms

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Chinese chicken with shiitake and wood ear mushrooms

This recipe proves why wood ear mushrooms are so good: beautifully plump and flavourful, they soak up all the wonderful marinade.

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Stir-fried potato slivers with wind-dried bacon

Quick Chinese recipes

Stir-fried potato slivers with wind-dried bacon

These stir-fried potato slivers have bite and are dressed with sesame oil, white pepper and Chinese wind-dried bacon for a flavour punch.

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Home-style Chinese steamed sea bass

Easy whole fish recipes

Home-style Chinese steamed sea bass

If you like classic whole steamed fish with spring onion and ginger, try Amy Poon's home-style sea bass – ideal for Chinese New Year feasts.

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Lion’s head meatballs

Chinese New Year recipes

Lion’s head meatballs

Amy Poon's recipe for these large pork meatballs served with Chinese cabbage is a great celebration dish – perfect for Chinese New Year.

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San choy bau (Chinese pork lettuce wraps)

Chinese New Year recipes

San choy bau (Chinese pork lettuce wraps)

Crispy, cold lettuce leaves embrace piping hot pork with bold Chinese seasonings in this lettuce wraps recipe from chef Lara Lee.

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Sichuan-style asparagus with pork mince

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Sichuan-style asparagus with pork mince

Asparagus in stir-fried with ginger, garlic, pork mince and sichuan peppercorns in this easy and delicious Sichuan pork dish.

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Steamed lap cheong with five treasure fried rice

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Steamed lap cheong with five treasure fried rice

Lap cheong, Chinese sausages, are the jewel in these steaming bowls of five-treasure fried rice, packed with prawns, egg and vegetables.

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Jeremy Pang’s General Tso’s chicken

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Jeremy Pang’s General Tso’s chicken

Learn how to make General Tso's chicken with Jeremy Pang. The wok-fried dish is the perfect balance of sweet, sour, spicy, savoury and salty.

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MiMi Mei Fair’s ‘Hokkien’ noodles

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MiMi Mei Fair’s ‘Hokkien’ noodles

Peter Ho of London restaurant Mimi Mei Fair has created a next-level Hokkien noodle dish, which is great for Chinese New Year.

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Giant prawn toast

Friday night dinners

Giant prawn toast

Giant prawn toast is a great sharing dish for Friday nights. Our mega prawn toast with dipping sauce is a fun riff on a takeaway favourite.

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Wun’s kung pao chicken

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Wun’s kung pao chicken

Discover how to make the perfect kung pao chicken with this step-by-step recipe from Wun's Tea Room in London.

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Crispy pork potsticker dumplings

Chinese New Year recipes

Crispy pork potsticker dumplings

Rumour has it potstickers came about when a chef let his dumplings boil dry, stick to the pan and crisp up. These beauties won’t stick around.

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Hunan-style crispy mushroom noodle salad

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Hunan-style crispy mushroom noodle salad

Ching-He Huang's vegan Chinese salad combines panko-fried shimeji mushrooms, rice noodles and loads of veg for a tasty, healthy meal.

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Black bean tofu and baby pak choi

Vegan dinner recipes

Black bean tofu and baby pak choi

Ching-He Huang's healthy vegan recipe with black bean tofu and baby pak choi is a winner for vegan Chinese New Year celebrations.

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