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Lunar New Year Celebrations

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January 20, 2012
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Time to breathe fire! We're reprising last year's Lunar New Year round up (plus a few new recipes) to get you in the mood to cook and celebrate! Here are 11 recipes to ring in this ferocious Year of the Dragon -- we'd love to hear your favorites too!

Steamed Oysters with Tangerine Peel Sauce  Pork and Cilantro Dumplings

 

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Stewed Pork Meatballs and Escarole with Crisped Shiitakes by monkeymom

Stewed Pork Meatballs and Escarole with Crisped Shiitakes

 

Silken Comfort Tofu by Abra Bennett

 

Gong Bao Ji Ding by FrancesRenHuang

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Shredded Pork and Chinese Celery Lo Mein by thirschfeld

 

Steamed Halibut with Fried Ginger by mtlabor

Steamed Halibut with Fried Ginger

 

Slow Roast Duck by merrill

 

Whole Baked Fish in Sea Salt by TasteFood

 
 

 Gingery Congee with Pork and Crispy Shallots by monkeymom

Gingery Congee with Pork and Crispy Shallots

 

Cedar Plank Grilled Loup De Mer (Sea Bass) by aargersi

 

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Sharon H.
Sharon H. February 11, 2011
I'd love to share my recipe of new year's dumpling soup:

http://www.mycookingdiary.com/#!1c8N/1QcG/dumpling_soup

Happy Lunar New Year!
Thanks for all the inspiring recipes everyone.

 
HomegrownTomato
HomegrownTomato February 7, 2011
I raise rabbits for food, and have about 5 in the freezer. Rabbit will definitely be on the menu.
 
Sodium G.
Sodium G. February 4, 2011
Ahh congee is my favorite! I'l have to make that tonight!
 
pierino
pierino February 3, 2011
I defintely will be cooking rabbit. Sorry Hoppy.
 
monkeymom
monkeymom February 3, 2011
Ya gotta have noodles on New Years for long life and the one above by thirschfeld is perfect. Enjoy the day with your loved ones as that is also suppose to set the trend for the year. Happy Lunar New Year everyone!
 
SallyCan
SallyCan February 3, 2011
I recommend monkeymom's Stewed Pork Meatballs and Escarole with Crisped Shiitakes! We're having them tonight, and I've just posted pictures of it on my infinitesimal new blog: http://withfoodandlove.blogspot.com/
 
monkeymom
monkeymom February 3, 2011
Thanks SallyCan. Your blog looks beautiful by the way! Can't wait to see more.
 
SallyCan
SallyCan February 4, 2011
Thanks monkeymom, and thanks for the noodles tip above!
 
sygyzy
sygyzy February 3, 2011
Really not a problem but a small quibble - would people start referring to it as Lunar New Year? Other cultures use the calendar as well (ie Vietnamese).
 
Food52
Food52 February 3, 2011
Thanks so much for your comment -- we've updated the title of the post to make it more inclusive. We'd love to learn more about how the lunar new year is celebrated in other cultures.
 
FrenchPressMemos
FrenchPressMemos February 3, 2011
@aargesi NOT wrong at all.

My though was that rabbit must be included in the menu- just to get the year off started on the right...(rabbit's) foot...(was that too much?)
 
Ambitious
Ambitious February 3, 2011
All of these look great! =) I'd especially like to try the duck.

I would love to include shrimp with mayo and candied walnuts - my fave!

http://www.ambitiousdeliciousness.com/2011/01/10/recipe-shrimp-with-mayo-and-candied-walnuts/



 
Kitchen B.
Kitchen B. February 3, 2011
And I love allt he other recipes too - I want to try congee most especially.................
 
Kitchen B.
Kitchen B. February 3, 2011
I love the cedar planked bass.......especially having cedar planks which I've been saving. I'm so looking forward to what might be a trip to China in May.

Thanks for showcasing my dumplings too!
 
Table9
Table9 February 3, 2011
These are wonderful choices here...I do not know which one to experiment first.
 
aargersi
aargersi February 3, 2011
Is it wrong to EAT rabbit in the year of the rabbit? On Easter? Insert evil laugh .....

http://www.food52.com/recipes/3941_rabbit_and_tasso_gumbo

 
melissav
melissav February 3, 2011
You crack me up.
 
hardlikearmour
hardlikearmour February 3, 2011
I was totally expecting to see at least one rabbit recipe in the mix. I guess I'm just twisted. LOVE the gumbo recipe.
 
monkeymom
monkeymom February 3, 2011
I think this should definitely be a theme...rabbit in the year of the rabbit!
 
Waverly
Waverly February 3, 2011
Outstanding choices here. Everything looks wonderful! The cedar planked grilled loup de mer and the steamed oysters with tangerine peel sauce particularly jump out at me. Choosing is the hard part!