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Asian Beef Skewers

Recipe by: Vivian Chu

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These ginger infused beef kebabs make excellent party nibbles. Try leftovers on a sandwich!

Asian-style Noodle Soup

Recipe by: Angie

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In Asia, there are different kinds of 'noodle soup'. This one is a great comfort food on a cold day, but also light and healthy. Quantities are arbitrary - adjust to own taste. Very important to add the shallots as they give the fragrance and flavour. Instead of egg noodles, sometimes I use macaroni. If you are adventurous, eat with chopped hot chilli pepper or add some dried chilli flakes to make the soup spicy.

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Baked Pork Spring Rolls

Recipe by: Rayna

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An exciting blend of pork, vegetables and spices, sealed inside spring roll wrappers, then baked until crisp. Delicious and crunchy without deep frying! A great party nibble guaranteed to impress guests.

Beef satay with ginger dipping sauce

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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Tempting Oriental steak bites, all dressed up for a party! Let these snacks-on-a-skewer kick off your next gathering. Prepare them ahead, so they're ready for grilling in an instant. They're lean enough to be heart-healthy!

Beef Wontons

Recipe by: Donna

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Once they have been put together you can either fry them or steam them; both ways are delicious.

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Best Spring Rolls

Recipe by: Angela Hamilton

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Everyone loves these crispy spring rolls. Makes a great party nibble or dim sum dish. Serve with a variety of dipping sauces.

Black Bean Cakes

Recipe by: Donna

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These are really delicious, especially when served with soured cream or the homemade sauce included in this recipe! They are great for Chinese New Year.

Cantonese Style Pork and Prawn Dumplings

Recipe by: Vivian Lee

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I love dumplings and have come up with this recipe using all of my favourite ingredients. The dumplings consist of pork, prawns, watercress, water chestnuts, and are absolutely delicious! Great for a party.

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Char Siu Bao

Recipe by: Carol chi-wa Chung

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This is a simple recipe for Chinese barbecue pork buns. A wok equipped with a stainless steel steam plate (a plate with holes to allow steam to pass) is required to make these. You will also need to follow the recipe on this site for Hom Bao (Chinese steamed buns).

Chi Tan T'ang (Egg Drop Soup)

Recipe by: Brian Gillette

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This is a simple soup in which beaten eggs are stirred into chicken stock flavoured with soy sauce, vinegar and chopped scallions.

Chicken dumplings with sesame dipping sauce

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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Water chestnuts and chopped coriander combine with chicken, spring onions and ginger to create a Chinese-style treat. These tasty wonton-wrapped dumplings are poached, not fried, to keep them low in fat and calories.

Chinese New Year Turnip Cake

Recipe by: Carol, Chung Chi Wa

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This recipe is handed down from my mum's mum. This is NOT a dessert (not sweet), but more like a 'quick bread' for the Chinese. This 'cake' is usually made and eaten during the Chinese New Year or its slices are usually found all year round as dim sum in Chinese restaurants. This cake can be kept for 1 week in the fridge (but usually it's finished within a day!!)

Chinese Salad with Mini Rice and Sesame Pancakes

Recipe by: Jan Cutler

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Little rice and sesame pancakes make an unusual topping for a crunchy salad of walnuts, marinated red cabbage and Chinese salad leaves – all brought together with a refreshing orange dressing. Delicious!

Chinese Steamed King Prawns

Recipe by: IS15BJC

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Fresh king prawns are steamed in a soy sauce, garlic and brandy. Simple and delicious.

Chinese Tea Leaf Eggs

Recipe by: SOYGIRL2

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One of my favourite dishes when I head back home; it combines hard-boiled eggs with the subtle flavour of anise and the deep brown hues of black tea and soy. The cracked patterns from the broken shells make these quite attractive! I eat these sliced in quarters and chilled as a side dish, starter or snack. Recipe courtesy of Mum.

Chinese-style hot noodle salad with vegetables

Recipe by: Brenda Houghton

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Fragrant ginger and lemongrass flavour this hearty vegetable and noodle salad.

Deep Fried Tofu

Recipe by: SMACPRODUCTIONS

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Tofu is coated with cornflour and then deep fried. It's served with spring onions and hoi-sin sauce. Use any Asian-style dipping sauce you prefer.

Easy Chicken Wontons

Recipe by: Jan

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This is an easy way to use up small amounts of leftover chicken, and no one fights over white or dark meat! Just wrap leftover chicken in wonton wrappers and bake until crispy. You can serve them plain or with soy sauce or sweet chilli sauce. You can buy wonton wrappers at Chinese and Asian supermarkets.

Easy Vietnamese Prawn Rolls

Recipe by: Claudine

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Delicate Vietnamese-style spring roll wrappers are filled with rice noodles, diced prawns, shredded carrot, lettuce and basil and dipped in warm hoi-sin sauce. You can buy the wrappers at an Asian supermarket.

Fish dim sum

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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These steamed dumplings made with wonton wrappers look especially appealing served in Chinese bamboo steamers. Provide your guests with cocktail sticks to help with dipping the dim sum and eating them.

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