Description
A traditional Chinese New Year dinner table setting, filled with symbolic dishes for prosperity and happiness.
Ingredients
- Whole fish – 1
- Dumplings – 20 pieces
- Stir-fried greens – 500g
- Sticky rice – 2 cups
- Sweet rice cake – 1
- Longevity noodles – 200g
- Chicken – 1 whole
- Fruit platter (oranges and apples) – 1kg
Instructions
- Prepare the whole fish by cleaning and steaming it.
- Make dumplings and boil them until cooked.
- Stir-fry the greens with garlic and soy sauce.
- Cook sticky rice in a rice cooker.
- Steam the sweet rice cake until firm.
- Cook longevity noodles in boiling water.
- Roast the chicken until golden brown.
- Arrange the fruit platter on the table.
- Set the dishes on the table in a traditional layout.
Notes
- Keep the fish intact for prosperity.
- Dumplings symbolize wealth.
- Serve the chicken whole for completeness.
- Use red decorations for good luck.
- Prep Time: 60 minutes
- Cook Time: 90 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Boiling, Steaming, Stir-frying, Roasting
- Cuisine: Chinese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 plate
- Calories: 600
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 80g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
Keywords: chinese new year dinner table