Looking for recipes for Chinese New Year celebration? This is the right place! From top 25 classic dishes, to festive recipes categorised by ingredients, you have many to choose from.
Top 25 New Year Dishes
Check out this collection of Classic New Year Recipes. They include dishes made with various ingredients and different cooking methods. Make-ahead tips are provided where possible.
Want to discover more dishes for this special occasion? Scroll down to find recipes in different categories.
New Year|Appetizers
- 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)
- Har gow: dim sum shrimp dumplings (虾饺)
- Vegan dumplings with spicy dipping sauce (素饺子)
- Naturally Coloured Dumplings (Ultimate Dumpling Guide part 6)
- Steamed cabbage rolls (翡翠包肉)
- Siu Mai (Shumai, 烧卖)
- Hot and Sour Soup (Suan La Tang, 酸辣汤)
- Chicken potstickers with a crispy skirt (鸡肉锅贴)
- Sichuan Dumplings (Zhong Dumplings/钟水饺)
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)
- Peking Shredded Pork with Sweet Bean Sauce (京酱肉丝)
- Steamed Ribs with Black Beans (豉汁蒸排骨)
- Scallion Pork Chops (葱烤大排)
- Chinese BBQ Ribs (叉烧排骨)
- Sichuan shredded pork with garlic sauce (Yu Xiang Rou Si, 鱼香肉丝)
New Year|Chicken & Duck
- Peking Duck, An Easy Home Version (北京烤鸭)
- Soy Sauce Chicken (See Yao Gai/豉油鸡)
- Aromatic Crispy Duck (香酥鸭)
- Three cup chicken (San Bei Ji, 三杯鸡)
- Char Siu Chicken (Roasted or Air fried)
- Bang Bang Chicken, the Original Sichuan Version
- 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)
- Chinese Drunken Chicken (Zui Ji, 醉鸡)
New Year|Tofu & Eggs
New Year|Vegetables
- Braised Mushroom with Bok Choy (香菇菜心)
- 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)