Chinese New Year Recipe Collection

Explore 112 recipes organized by category, or check out the Top 30 New Year Recipes to see fan favorites.

Also, don’t miss my guide on How to Nail a Multi-Dish Feast for expert tips on menu design and planning.

New Year｜Chicken & Duck

Peking Duck, An Easy Home Version (北京烤鸭)

Salt Baked Chicken, an Easy Version

Soy Sauce Chicken (See Yao Gai/豉油鸡)

Sha Cha Chicken (沙茶鸡)

Aromatic Crispy Duck (香酥鸭)

Three cup chicken (San Bei Ji, 三杯鸡)

Scallion Chicken Chops (葱烧鸡腿)

Char Siu Chicken (Roasted or Air fried)

Bang Bang Chicken, the Original Sichuan Version

Salt and Pepper Wings (椒盐鸡翅)

Kung Pao Chicken, the Authentic Way (宫保鸡丁)

How to Make Smoked Chicken in a Wok (熏鸡)

Mouth-watering chicken (Kou Shui Ji, 口水鸡)

Ginger Chicken (老姜鸡)

Chinese Five Spice Chicken (五香烤鸡)

Scallion Oil Chicken (葱油鸡)

New Year｜Pork

Mei Cai Kou Rou (Steamed Pork Belly/梅菜扣肉)

Easy Char Siu (Chinese BBQ pork, 叉烧)

Braised Pork Belly (Hong Shao Rou/红烧肉), an Easy Version

Lion’s Head Meatballs (Shi Zi Tou, 狮子头)

Sweet and Sour Ribs (糖醋排骨)

Sweet and Sour Meatballs (糖醋丸子)

Chinese Pork Rib Soup (排骨汤)

Peking Shredded Pork with Sweet Bean Sauce (京酱肉丝)

Twice cooked pork (Hui Guo Rou, 回锅肉)

Steamed Ribs with Black Beans (豉汁蒸排骨)

Lettuce Wraps, Sichuan-style (生菜包)

Hunan Pork Stir-fry (湖南小炒肉)

Chinese BBQ Ribs (叉烧排骨)

Sichuan Pork with Garlic Sauce (鱼香肉丝)

Moo Shu Pork, the Original Recipe (木樨肉)

Pork and Sour Vegetable Stir-Fry (酸菜肉末)

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New Year｜Beef & Lamb

Sichuan boiled beef (Shui Zhu Niu Rou, 水煮牛肉)

Black pepper beef stir-fry (黑椒牛柳)

Beef and Mushroom Stir-Fry (杏鲍菇牛肉粒)

Beef and Broccoli (西兰花炒牛肉)

Sha Cha Beef (沙茶牛肉)

Chinese Braised Beef Shank & Master Stock (酱牛肉)

Cumin Lamb Stir-Fry (孜然羊肉)

Pepper Steak (青椒牛肉)

Chinese Beef Stew with Potatoes (土豆炖牛肉)

Hunan Beef Stir-Fry (小炒黄牛肉)

Braised Beef with Daikon (萝卜炖牛肉)

Spicy orange beef stir-fry (橙味牛肉)

New Year｜Fish & Seafood

Steamed Fish, the Chinese Way (清蒸鱼)

Sweet and sour fish (糖醋鱼)

Steamed Garlic Shrimp with Vermicelli

Suan Cai Yu (Sichuan Fish with Sour Vegetable, 酸菜鱼)

Pan Fried Belt Fish (香煎带鱼)

Scallion Ginger Salmon with Soy Dressing

Salt and Pepper Shrimp (椒盐虾)

Sichuan boiled fish (Shui Zhu Yu, 水煮鱼)

Sweet and Sour Salmon (with Crispy Skin)

Kung Pao shrimp (宫保虾仁)

Salt and Pepper Squid (椒盐鱿鱼)

Shrimp with Lobster Sauce (虾龙糊)

New Year｜Tofu

Scallion Tofu (葱烧豆腐)

Stuffed Tofu, Hakka Style (客家酿豆腐)

Salt and Pepper Tofu (椒盐豆腐)

Mapo tofu, the authentic way (麻婆豆腐)

Braised Tofu Sichuan Style (家常豆腐)

Silken Tofu with Scallions and Soy Dressing

Pan-fried tofu with garlic sauce (鱼香豆腐)

Tofu Soup with Vegetables (豆腐鲜蔬汤)

New Year｜Eggs

Shrimp and Egg Stir-Fry (滑蛋虾仁)

Tomato Egg Stir-Fry (番茄炒蛋)

Century Eggs, the Myths and Recipe (Pi Dan, 皮蛋)

Egg and Pickled Chili Stir-fry (剁椒鸡蛋)

New Year｜Vegetables

Braised Mushroom with Bok Choy (香菇菜心)

Broccoli with Garlic Sauce (蒜蓉西兰花)

Di San Xian (Stir Fried Eggplant, Potato and Pepper, 地三鲜)

Bok Choy Stir-fry (蒜蓉小白菜)

Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan/芥蓝) Two Ways

Steamed Eggplant with Chili Garlic Dressing

Sichuan Dry Fried Green Beans (干煸四季豆)

Stir-fried Napa Cabbage with Hot & Sour Sauce (酸辣白菜)

Tiger Skin Pepper (虎皮青椒)

Smashed Cucumber Salad (拍黄瓜)

Enoki Mushroom, How To Prepare and Cook (金针菇)

Chinese Spinach Salad with Ginger Dressing

New Year｜Dim Sum

Fried Wonton, Two Ways (炸云吞)

Pork Dumpling with Napa Cabbage (猪肉白菜水饺）

Chinese Spring Rolls (春卷), Deep-Fried or Air-Fried

Turnip Cake (Lo Bak Go, 萝卜糕)

Pan-Fried Pork and Chive Dumplings

Har gow: dim sum shrimp dumplings (虾饺)

Vegan dumplings with spicy dipping sauce (素饺子)

Pan-fried vegetarian dumplings / potstickers (素煎饺)

Siu Mai (Shumai, 烧卖)

How to make Xiao Long Bao (小笼包, Soup Dumplings)

Chicken potstickers (鸡肉锅贴)

Steamed cabbage rolls (翡翠包肉)

New Year｜Staples

Longevity Noodles (Yi Mein/伊面)

Chinese Sticky Rice (Lo Mai Fan/糯米饭)

Stir-Fried Rice Cakes (Chao Nian Gao/炒年糕)

Yangzhou Fried Rice (扬州炒饭)

Chinese Sausage Rice (腊肠饭)

Bao Buns, A Foolproof Recipe

Chow Mein (Chinese Fried Noodles, 炒面)

Egg Fried Rice (蛋炒饭), A Traditional Recipe

Lo Mai Gai (Dim Sum Sticky Rice Chicken)

Singapore Mei Fun (Singapore Rice Noodles, 星洲米粉)

Scallion Oil Noodles (Cong You Ban Mian, 葱油拌面)

Scallion pancakes (Cong You Bing, 葱油饼)