Happy Fat Tuesday!
We’ve been Mardi Gras-ing it up around here, but February is so full of holidays and celebrations, we might as well squeeze one more in and celebrate Chinese New Year 🎉
This year the celebration began February 8. It lasts for seven days so there’s still plenty of time to celebrate…
One Chinese tradition is to decorate homes with red paper cut outs representing good luck, fortune and longevity.
Well, I’m all for that! Here are some Asian style recipes you can whip up to join the celebration-
Both of these dishes are 5 minute prep recipes and better than any take-out
Asian Short Ribs are a favorite at my house, I make these all the time~
ASIAN SHORT RIBS
Equipment
- slow cooker
Ingredients
- 8 meaty short ribs
- 1 bottle Asian sweet chili sauce about 1 cup
- 1 bottle Hoisin sauce { Chinese BBQ sauce} about 1 cup
- 3-4 green onions sliced, for garnish
- toasted sesame seeds for garnish
Instructions
- Place short ribs in a slow cooker that has been sprayed with cooking oil spray.
- Season. Mix sauces together and pour over meat.
- Cover and cook on low 8-10 hours. Serves 4
- Serve over rice or noodles, spooning additional sauce over all.
Notes
Psst…If you want to make your own hoisin sauce, it’s so easy~
HOISIN SAUCE
Ingredients
- 4 T soy sauce
- 1 T peanut butter
- 1 T brown sugar
- dash garlic powder
- dash ground ginger
- dash of minced onions
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- dash of pepper
- 1/4 cup BBQ sauce
Instructions
- Place ingredients in a jar and shake, or whisk in a bowl to thoroughly blend
Notes
Sesame Peanut Noodles are a tasty little side dish or add cooked pork, shrimp or chicken for a complete meal
Chinese New Year celebrations also include fireworks, so you might want to make these Asian Firecracker Wontons
This is my son’s creation, he’s famous for his wontons~ they show up at a lot of parties and can be made ahead of time and frozen
So much to celebrate!
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