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Char Siu Chicken Wings
One of the starters for my Year of the Dragon Chinese Banquet was Char Siu Chicken Wings. They were the easiest to prepare and everyone loved them. All you need is a jar of Char Siu sauce which can be...
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Five-Spice Salted Prawns
The second starter on my Year of the Dragon Chinese Banquet menu was Five-Spice Salted Prawns. I found the recipe in Ching-He Huang’s Fast Food cook book. These were simple to make, and simply...
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Pork Pot Sticker Dumplings
The third starter on my Year of the Dragon Chinese Banquet was Pork Pot Sticker Dumplings. I found a recipe for the dumplings by Ken Hom on the BBC Food website. If you have read my Sunday Inspiration...
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Rainbow Beef in Lettuce Cups
The fourth starter that I *should* have prepared for my Year of the Dragon Chinese Banquet was Rainbow Beef in Lettuce Cups…but I completely forgot to make them and it was only when my sister’s asked...
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Chicken and Vegetable Spring Rolls
The final starter for my Year of the Dragon Chinese Banquet was Chicken and Vegetable Spring Rolls. It’s Ching-He Huang’s recipe that I found on the Good Food Channel website. You may think spring...
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Stir Fried Beef with Ginger
Now onto the main course dishes that I cooked for my Year of the Dragon Chinese Banquet. The first being Stir Fried Beef with Ginger by Ken Hom and found in his Complete Chinese Cookery book. I had...
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Beef in Oyster Sauce
Onto the second main course dish that I cooked for my Year of the Dragon Chinese Banquet – Beef with Oyster Suace by Ken Hom and found in his Complete Chinese Cookery book. The ingredients and...
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Kung Po Chicken
The third dish for my Year of the Dragon Chinese Banquet was Kung Po Chicken and another recipe by Ching-He Huang from her Ching’s Fast Food book. According to the book, this is a classic dish from...
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Chicken Chow Mein
The fourth main dish for my Year of the Dragon Chinese Banquet was another Ching-He Huang recipe from her Ching’s Fast Food book – Chicken Chow Mein. A popular Chinese take-away dish – chow mein means...
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Sweet and Sour Pork
Another dish that I should have prepared for my Year of the Dragon Chinese Banquet was Sweet and Sour Pork. I say should because I didn’t actually end up making it on the night, but made it the next...
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Chicken with Cashews
The next dish at my Year of the Dragon Chinese Banquet was Chicken with Cashews. So quick to make and great texture contrasts with the soft chicken and toasted cashew nuts. Another recipe from Complete...
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Beijing Braised Lamb
The final meat main dish at my Year of the Dragon Chinese Banquet was Beijing Braised Lamb taken from Ken Hom’s Complete Chinese Cookery. This dish tasted wonderful….there was some left over which we...
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Stir Fried Snowpeas and Water Chestnuts
Onto the vegetable side dishes that I made for my Year of the Dragon Chinese Banquet, starting with stir fried snowpeas and water chestnuts. It’s a recipe that I adapted ever so slightly from Ken...
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Stir Fried Chinese Vegetables
I had two more vegetable side dishes planned for my Year of the Dragon Chinese Banquet – Stir Fried Chinese Greens and Broccoli Hoisin. As time was my enemy – people were hungry! And because I was a...
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Jasmine Iced Tea
Every party needs some drinks…and my Year of the Dragon Chinese Banquet was no exception. I made some Jasmine Iced Tea and also bought some Chinese Tsingtao beer from the local supermarket. The iced...
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Toffee Banana and Toffee Apple
And finally, we’re onto desserts for my Year of the Dragon Chinese Banquet! I bought Mochi rice cakes, which aren’t Chinese (they’re Japanese), but it is traditional to have rice cakes on Chinese New...
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The Table: Year of the Dragon Chinese Banquet
With the invitations sent and the menu planned – with some of the preparation work done for all the Chinese dishes that I would be cooking later that evening, it was time for me to lay the table and...
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My Chinese Banquet – bringing it all together!
This has been one long journey, telling you all about my Year of the Dragon Chinese Banquet! And here is my final blog post about it to bring everything together! It all started with my Sunday...
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Chilli Beef with Noodles – Under 400 Calories Recipe
Last night for dinner, I made a stir fried beef and noodle dish which comes in at around 350 calories per serving! If you read my blog regularly, you will know that I’ve cooked Chinese food before. The...
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Chinese Chicken Stir-Fry Soup
A quick recipe for you whilst I do my best to catch up with several planned blog posts! What happens, when you’ve bought all the ingredients to make a Chinese chicken stir-fry, but don’t actually fancy...
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