Do you celebrate Chinese New Year? We love any excuse to eat dumplings, so this is an exciting time. Here are ten recipes from around the web that we think look particularly good. Add your own traditions or recipe links in the comments!
- Steamed pork dumplings - A recipe a former roommate brought back from China. This one gives the recipe for the bread-like wrapper, too.
- Pineapple tarts - A sweet favorite.
- Rui Tsai (Lucky Ten Ingredient Vegetables) - Many dishes signify luck on New Year; this is one of them.
- Turnip Cake (Law Bok Gow) - A traditional dish, served all year but especially at New Year.
- Kuih Bangkit, tapioca flour cookies - Looks chewy and melt-in-your-mouth, and made with tapioca and coconut milk. This is a traditional Malaysian treat.
- Peanut Cookies - Another traditional sweet.
- Tea Eggs - So pretty!
- Spicy Whole Fish - Eaten for good luck, usually at the end of the meal.
- Sesame Seed Balls - Filled with chocolate. An American twist on a New Year tradition.
- Chinese Jiaozi / Leeks and Pork Dumplings - One more dumpling. Leeks and pork are our favorite filling.
And don't forget our Blood Orange Jelly Smiles! What are you cooking and eating for Chinese New Year?
(Image: Flickr member YoungToymaker licensed for use under Creative Commons)
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I really wanted the recipe for the picture. I wish you guys would stop it with the bait and switch.
I see those little egg custards in the picture, but there's no recipe for them! Those are my favorite thing to have as dessert whenever I go out for dim sum!
Hey guys, we always give a link-back/image credit to the photos at the bottom of the post. In this case, it's a photo at Flickr:
http://flickr.com/photos/young_toymaker/397192348/
the photo doesn't help if we actually wanted to make it ourselves.. :(
Hmmm...
Egg custard tarts at Baking Bites Recipezaar.
Those tarts are called "Dan Ta". I don't think I've ever had a homemade Chinese egg-custard tart (and I've been in a lot of Chinese homes).
They probably use lard in the pastry portion...
Honestly, they are so cheap that if you have a Chinese grocery/restaurant in your area...it's probably not worth the hassle of making them (which is prob why I've never had a homemade version).
Sorry for my less than inspiring KITCHN contribution. ;)
Thanks so much for posting these! I'll be linking in my Chinese New Year Roundup.
Actually another easier way to make something similar to dan ta but without to crust is to make egg custards. The chinese usually make savory ones through a long steaming process, however, you can also do it in the microwave.
Basically what you do is take 2 eggs and beat them while pouring in a about 1/2- 1 cup of boiling water. Add as much sugar as you want and put it in the microwave for about a minute or so.
I'll post some more details on my blog: http://kathyduan.wordpress.com/ later tonight.
Happy Chinese New Years!
I hate when you have a picture of something but no recipe!
For anyone who wants to make Har Gow, I found this on recipezaar...
http://www.recipezaar.com/Har-Gow-Shrimp-Dumplings-109191