Saturday Feburary 10th is the Chinese Lunar New Year. 2024 is the year of the Dragon. The next few Saturdays I will share dishes and decorations for this holiday. In the first video which is over an hour, Mandy goes through the process which Chinese go to celebrate this holiday. This is the one holiday that Chinese everywhere go home to China regardless of where they live. There are so many dishes here that I can’t pick a favorite. So I will share the ones which stood out to me in the first video called How To Prepare a Chinese New Year Dinner.
SNACK: Sometime ago Mandy made shrimp crackers. These are served like Chili’s serve tortilla chips. In a basket with parchment paper. She also serves Twisted Sesame Cracker next to the shrimp crackers.
MONK FRUIT & CHRYSANTHEMUM TEA: this tea sounds it would be sweet without being overwhelmingly sweet. I know that sounds strange coming from a Southern Gal.
APPETIZER: Crispy Shrimp with Eggroll Wrapper Twines. These looked interesting. It’s not the same old fried shrimp.
SOUP: Curried Chicken Soup with Coix Seeds. When I watched this the first time, I thought what to hell are these. These seeds pack a lot of nutrient. Especially for your immune system.
MAIN PROTIEN: Cumin Roasted Lamb. For this Mandy used the lamb ribs with the fat cap on. Smart girl. Fat cap will help keep the meat moist and delicious. I feel like tjis could be the center of attention with dishes like sweet and sour pork acting as a compliment. Mandy made a cabbage roll that looked unique.
SIDES: Mixed Vegetable Stir Fry in Garlic Sauce. Plus a multi grain rice dish.
That’s it for this week.
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