https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/chinese-new-year/ a culinary genealogy Sun, 04 Feb 2024 17:00:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.3 https://thewoksoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-TWOL-favicon-4-32x32.png https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/chinese-new-year/ 32 32 https://thewoksoflife.com/steak-stir-fry/ https://thewoksoflife.com/steak-stir-fry/#comments Sun, 04 Feb 2024 16:47:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=35890 Steak Stir Fry, or Chow Steak Kow, as we used to call it at my parents’ restaurant, is not your standard beef stir-fry. Tender, rich ribeye or sirloin steak bites are cooked in a soy garlic sauce—with some American touches!—and served over a bed of crisp bok choy.  If you’re looking for Pepper Steak Stir-fry ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/steak-stir-fry/feed/ 71 https://thewoksoflife.com/walnut-shrimp/ https://thewoksoflife.com/walnut-shrimp/#comments Mon, 29 Jan 2024 02:45:00 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=18023 Walnut shrimp, also sometimes known as Honey Walnut Shrimp, is one of those recipes that goes a long way back for me. It probably goes way back for any Cantonese kid growing up near a Chinatown! It’s appears at most Chinese banquets, whether for a wedding, birthday, Chinese New Year, or newborn baby. For those ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/walnut-shrimp/feed/ 134 https://thewoksoflife.com/lobster-noodles-e-fu-yee-mein/ https://thewoksoflife.com/lobster-noodles-e-fu-yee-mein/#comments Sat, 20 Jan 2024 08:15:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=76859 Lobster Yee Mein (or yi mein), pronounced lóng xiā yī miàn in Mandarin or loong ha yee meen in Cantonese (龙虾伊面), is a dish combining long life noodles, or yi mein, (also call e fu noodles) and Cantonese-style lobster. It’s an incredibly tasty, luxurious plate of lobster noodles, and we’ll show you how to make ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/lobster-noodles-e-fu-yee-mein/feed/ 22 https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-roast-duck/ https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-roast-duck/#comments Thu, 11 Jan 2024 15:30:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=77003 “A Chinese Roast Duck.” Those roast ducks glistening suspended in Chinatown windows across the globe are iconic. They’re a culinary masterpiece—admittedly an intimidating one to pull off at home. As you can imagine, we’ve gotten so many questions over the years—“do we have a Cantonese roast duck recipe?” As of last fall, when our cookbook ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-roast-duck/feed/ 16 https://thewoksoflife.com/pork-chive-dumplings/ https://thewoksoflife.com/pork-chive-dumplings/#comments Fri, 05 Jan 2024 16:11:16 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=7514 This pork and chive dumpling recipe is truly restaurant-worthy. While we posted a recipe from our cousin (who grew up in Beijing) back in 2014, we have since come up with a new version that we think is the ultimate pork and chive dumpling recipe!  Don’t worry, if you want the old version of the ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/pork-chive-dumplings/feed/ 182 https://thewoksoflife.com/rice-cakes-napa-cabbage-pork/ https://thewoksoflife.com/rice-cakes-napa-cabbage-pork/#comments Tue, 20 Jun 2023 05:15:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=73100 We’ve been making this simple stir-fry of rice cakes and napa cabbage (白菜肉丝年糕) for years, so we couldn’t believe that it still hadn’t made its way onto the blog or our cookbook! It’s a straightforward and simple one-pan dish, and a great recipe to feed a crowd.  Serve it for a satisfying lunch, a lighter ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/rice-cakes-napa-cabbage-pork/feed/ 39 https://thewoksoflife.com/rice-cakes-mixed-vegetables/ https://thewoksoflife.com/rice-cakes-mixed-vegetables/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2023 05:01:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=70035 This stir-fry of Chinese rice cakes with mixed vegetables is colorful, satisfying, and happens to be vegan and vegetarian.  Rice cakes are called niángāo in Mandarin (or neen goh in Cantonese), which is a homonym for Chinese words that mean “higher year.” It symbolizes growth in the new year, which is why families enjoy niángāo ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/rice-cakes-mixed-vegetables/feed/ 19 https://thewoksoflife.com/pan-fried-spring-rolls/ https://thewoksoflife.com/pan-fried-spring-rolls/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2023 05:10:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=70173 Many of you have asked us over the years if pan-fried spring rolls are a thing. Well, while spring rolls are normally deep-fried, it is possible to pan-fry them!  This is an easy way to cook fresh or frozen spring rolls without using too much oil, or if you simply want to avoid deep-frying altogether. ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/pan-fried-spring-rolls/feed/ 19 https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-beef-dumplings/ https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-beef-dumplings/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2023 05:27:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=70148 These Northern Chinese style beef dumplings with scallions are super flavorful. They’re particularly good when you make your own wrappers and boil the dumplings, which allows you to really appreciate how juicy they are!  Dumplings are a classic Chinese New Year food, representing prosperity due to their resemblance to gold/silver ingots or money pouches. Looking ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-beef-dumplings/feed/ 34 https://thewoksoflife.com/lobster-cantonese/ https://thewoksoflife.com/lobster-cantonese/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2023 05:51:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=70121 Lobster Cantonese has gone out of favor since my younger days growing up in the Catskills, but it is really delicious and deserves a comeback!  Back in the day, when my father worked at Chinese American restaurants that served lobster on both the American and Chinese sides of the menu, the go-to way to cook ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/lobster-cantonese/feed/ 43