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Celebrate Chinese New Year Menu

STEAMED STEAMED ASIAN GREENS HONEY & FIVE-SPICE
JASMINE RICE WITH SOY & SESAME ORANGE SWEET
DRESSING POTATO&CARROTS
PREP + COOK TIME 25 MINUTES
SERVES 8 AS PART OF A BANQUET
PREP + COOK TIME 15 MINUTES PREP + COOK TIME 15 MINUTES SERVES 8
SERVES 8 AS PART OF A BANQUET AS PART OF A BANQUET
2 cups jasmine rice
3 cups water 400g broccolini, trimmed 3 small orange sweet potatoes
2 baby pak choy (300g), (750g), halved
Rinse rice in a sieve under cold quartered lengthways 500g baby carrots, trimmed
water until water runs clear; drain 250g snow peas ⅓ cup (120g) honey
well. Bring rice and the water to the 2 tablespoons light soy sauce 2 tablespoons peanut oil
boil in a large heavy−based saucepan. 1 teaspoon sesame oil 1 teaspoon five−spice powder
Cover with a tight−fitting lid; cook 1 tablespoon fried shallots,
over very low heat for 10 minutes optional (see tip) 1 Preheat oven to 150°C/130°C
or until tender. Stand, covered, fan. Line a large shallow baking
for 10 minutes, then fluff grains 1 Place broccolini, pak choy and dish with baking paper.
with a fork. snow peas in a large bamboo steamer. 2 Cut each sweet potato half into
Steam, covered, over a wok of 8 wedges lengthways; toss with
simmering water for 5 minutes remaining ingredients in a large
or until vegetables are just tender. bowl. Place in baking dish. Roast for
2 Drizzle vegetables with combined 1 hour or until vegetables are tender.
soy sauce and oil. Sprinkle with fried 3 Increase oven to 240°C/220°C
shallots, if using, to serve. fan. Roast for 15 minutes or until
vegetables are browned.

Decorate your table to look the part

SMALL ORIGAMI FANS FAN-DECORATED CHAIRS INCENSE HOLDERS
Cut craft Thisisacheap, Turn simple
paper into long pretty and glass jars
rectangles interesting way into incense
(make the fans to bring Asian holders.
any size you flair to your Clean a short,
like; they look event. White wide−mouthed
more effective paper fans can clear glass
if you opt be bought from jar and fill it
for different craft or art with aquarium
sizes). Concertina−fold the paper shops. Tie the fans to the back of or bonsai gravel (from gardening and
in small backward and forward chairs with pretty ribbons. Open the aquarium shops). Decorate the jar with
folds. Tie the base of the fan with fan out (if you have trouble keeping it Asian newspaper or craft paper. Finish
embroidery thread, and use a dab open, tape or Blu Tack it to the chair). off with a sticker (the ones pictured
of glue to keep it in place. Tie extra The names of the guests could also are available from Chinatown or
thread into a loop to hang the fan. be written on each fan, so they know Buddhist shops). Push the incense
where to sit. sticks into the gravel and follow the
lighting instructions on the pack.

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