Intro from Baking Challenge: Kung Hei Fat Choi! Chinese New Year celebrations start January 30th and the new year starts on the 31st. So get ready to party! A huge part of the new year celebration is dumplings. You can make them savory with pork, sausage or Chinese black mushrooms, or sweet with a coconut filling. Sometimes they put coins in them! A lot of the food that is chosen to eat during the new year are homophones for positive things such as fish (yú) which sounds like surpluses and niángâo which sounds like "a more prosperous year". The word for cake (gao) sounds like "rising" or "growth" so taro and turnip and any other cake is also very popular. Another thing you can try is to make uncut noodles as they represent longevity. A few other traditions are red envelopes, which are used to gift money, and fireworks! You can also take some more general Chinese flavors such as mandarin oranges and green tea to create something. For further reference on Chinese baking, this lady has an excellent cooking blog!
These were a blast to make. I prepared the filling the night before and let it sit in the fridge to soak up all the flavors into the pork. I was amazed how well they came out. This is definitely a recipe I would do again. The sauce was a mix of Hoisin and soy sauces.
The recipe (
found here) is from one of my new favorite blogs, Budget Bytes.
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