What could be more fitting than combining both festivities into one occasion filled with love and wishes for good health and prosperity? With the good Lord on our side, we proclaim that life is indeed beautiful.
Mai Tai
Pork Shumai & Vegetable Pot Stickers
Easy Chinese Egg Drop Soup
Chinese Cabbage Slaw
Mustard Green Beans
Hainanese Chicken Rice
Tangerines with Almond & Fortune Cookies
Recipes
Chinese Cabbage Slaw
2 cups Chinese (Napa) cabbage, julienned
1 red bell pepper, julienned
1 yellow bell pepper, julienned
1 shallot, thinly sliced
1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
1 tbsp canola or safflower oil
1/2 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tbsp honey
salt and pepper to taste
1 tsp toasted sesame seed (optional)
1. Whisk together oils, vinegar, honey & salt and pepper. Set aside.
2. Toss all vegetables in a bowl with dressing, cover and refrigerate at least 1 hr.
3. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seed before serving.
Mustard Green Beans
1 tbsp butter
1 tsp coconut oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 shallot, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 lb green beans, trimmed and cut into 3 inch pieces
salt and pepper to taste
1. In a medium size pan with lid, melt butter & oil on medium heat.
2. Add mustard seeds & cover with lid until seeds popped.
3. Add shallots, garlic & green beans and cook until beans are soft but still crunchy.
4. Serve with Hainanese Chicken Rice
