Chinese New Year 2014: 12 recipes to celebrate the Lunar New Year

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Recipe: Shrimp dumplings. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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Recipe: Roasted duck with kumquat sauce. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)

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You might never miss the meat with this hearty vegetarian dish. Recipe: Vegetarian Hunan-style tofu

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Recipe: Beijing-style pork and cabbage dumplings.

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A cold chicken preparation adapted from Robert A. Delfs’ “The Good Food of Szechwan” combines the ground aromatic peppercorns with that everyday Asian quartet of ginger, soy sauce, rice vinegar and sesame oil to make an enchantingly fragrant sauce that transmutes a simple poached chicken breast into a tantalizing and memorable delicacy. Recipe: Cold chicken slices with sesame and Sichuan pepper

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Recipe: Tofu batons with hot sesame dressing. (Richard Jung / For The Times)

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Recipe: Shrimp and broccoli stir-fry

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Recipe: Chicken in black bean garlic sauce. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

By Jenn Harris

Jan. 31, 2014 6 AM PT

Friday is Lunar New Year, a time to celebrate the coming Year of the Horse. If you’re having family over, and need ideas for what to cook, we’re here to help.

Here are 12 recipes for some Chinese-style favorites including hoisin-marinated steak in spring onion pancakes, shrimp and broccoli stir-fry, roast duck with kumquat sauce and more.

If you’re looking for some easy appetizers, whip up these shrimp dumplings or firecracker shrimp.

PHOTOS: 12 recipes to celebrate Chinese New Year

And there’s plenty to make for vegetarians too. Try a Hunan-style tofu, chives stir-fried with bean sprouts or tofu batons with hot sesame dressing.

Happy new year!

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