Planning your Chinese New Year celebration? You’re in the right place!

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