Chinese New Year + Pasta recipes (13)

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Asian Takeaway Noodles

Recipe by: Christine L.

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Try this next time you're pining for a takeaway. Soon, people may be knocking at your door for the recipe.

Chicken in a Peanut Sauce

Recipe by: MARBALET

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Red pepper, spring onions and bean sprouts are tossed with strips of cooked chicken and noodles, then dressed with an Asian-inspired blend of peanut butter, soy sauce, chicken stock and fresh ginger.

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Chilli prawns with rice sticks

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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Rice sticks are flat noodles made from rice flour, available from Oriental food stores. With a lighter texture than wheat-flour noodles, they are perfect for stir-fries. Here, fine asparagus, succulent tiger prawns and crunchy water chestnuts are cooked quickly with the tender noodles.

Chinese Noodle Pancakes with Asparagus

Recipe by: Jen

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Chinese noodles are double cooked, first in water until al dente and then in a frying pan until crisp and brown. If you'd like to spice things up, replace the dark sesame oil with chilli oil.

Chinese Prawns and Sprouted Beans

Recipe by: Jan Cutler

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Here's perfect fast-food for busy people who need lots of energy: prawns mixed with nutritious sprouted beans and vegetables in a colourful, multi-textured noodle dish.

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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.

Five-spice pork

Recipe by: Azmina Govindji

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The simple Oriental technique of stir-frying is perfect for preparing meals in a hurry. It is also a great healthy cooking method because it uses just a small amount of oil and cooks vegetables quickly so that most of their beneficial vitamins and minerals are preserved.

Sesame pork and noodle salad

Recipe by: Azmina Govindji

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With its typical Chinese flavours – ginger, sesame, soy sauce and rice vinegar – this salad makes a delectable lunch or supper dish. It is very nutritious as most of the vegetables are raw. For the best effect, cut the pepper, carrot and spring onions about the same thickness as the noodles.

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Stir-fry pork with Chinese greens

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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Stir-fries do not have to be complicated, with numerous ingredients, as this simple recipe shows. Here strips of pork fillet are briefly marinated, then stir-fried with green vegetables. Nutritious egg noodles make the perfect accompaniment, turning this delicious combination into a complete meal.

Sweet-and-sour Duck

Recipe by: Jan Cutler

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Crisp, stir-fried sugarsnap peas make a fresh contrast with soft noodles and rich, roasted duck served with a quick-and-easy sauce of honey, soy sauce and lime juice. Delicious!

Vietnamese Beef Pho

Recipe by: Maryellen

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In this classic soup, paper-thin slices of beef are cooked with rice noodles in individual serving bowls into which hot beef stock, herbs and spices have been added. For a more authentic tasting pho - you will need to go to an Asian shop and buy pho stock cubes.

Vietnamese broth with noodles

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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Punchy flavours and aromatic ingredients transform a light broth into an exotic dish that makes a substantial starter or a light meal. The ingredients are not fried before being simmered – making this a great low-fat soup – so select prime-quality lean steak which tastes excellent when poached.