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Home › Recipe Index › Holiday/Season › Christmas/Winter

Christmas/Winter

Bring bold Asian flavors to your holiday table! From miso ginger braised short ribs and roasted Cornish hens to miso butter baked trout and festive veggie sides, these dishes add a cozy, flavor-packed touch to classic Christmas dinners.

Christmas is a fun time to share a wide mix of dishes — from cozy, comforting mains to crispy mini bites and sweet little treats like Chinese almond cookies. Whether you’re hosting a big family dinner or keeping things simple at home, these recipes bring together the flavors I love for the holidays: warm, savory, a little festive, and always delicious.

It’s a great way to show off your favorite dishes and fill the table with a balance of savory, sweet, and everything in between.

Main Course

Feature image shows a plate of crispy Japanese fried chicken made in an air fryer and serve with lemon and cucumber slices on the side.

Air fryer karaage (Japanese fried chicken)

Main Course

Overhead feature image shows a plate of golden crisp fried rice with Chinese sausage served in a blue white color plate.

Chinese sausage fried rice

Salads

Feature image shows bok choy slaw with other Asian coleslaw vegetables in a large white serving plate and Thai chili dressing on the side.

Bok Choy Slaw with Thai Chili Lime Dressing

Main Course

Overhead feature image shows a plate of delicious crispy tofu bites coated in a sticky Asian honey garlic sauce with peanuts on top.

Honey garlic tofu

Main Course

Overhead feature image shows a plate of crisp shrimp seasoned and coated with salt and pepper seasoning over a blue white color plate.

Salt and pepper shrimp

Appetizers

Feature image shows a bowl of soy egg sauce with eggs marinated inside with soft egg yolk center.

Soy sauce eggs

Main Course

Feature image with a close shot photo shows crisp brown tofu braised in a brown sauce and garnished with scallion in a wok.

Braised tofu (Hong Shao Dou Fu)

Side Dishes

Feature overhead image shows a plate of crisp stir fried bean sprouts topped with crispy shallots and thin sliced snow peas, Taiwanese style.

Bean sprouts stir fry

Side Dishes

Feature overhead image shows a plate of air fried broccolini to tender and crisp, garnished with lemon, grated garlic parmesan.

Air fryer broccolini

Soup

Feature image shows a bowl of shiitake mushroom soup served in a white color bowl with silken tofu.

Shiitake mushroom soup with tofu

Main Course

Feature image shows a whole slab of salmon with orange glaze and baked to flaky tender.

Orange glazed salmon

Soup

Feature overhead image shows silken tofu stewed with kimchi and vegetables in a big donabe soup pot.

Silken tofu kimchi soup

Main Course

Feature image shows Salmon fried rice served with Thai chili sauce over a wooden plate.

Thai salmon fried rice

Main Course

Feature image shows crispy chicken thighs with scallion oil drizzled on top, served on a blue white color plate.

Scallion chicken (蔥油雞)

Condiments

Feature image shows a ceramic bowl filled with ginger scallion sauce and serve with a spoon.

Ginger scallion sauce

Main Course

Feature image shows caramelized black cod fillets marinated with miso glaze and served on a blue white color plate.

Broiled cod with miso

Appetizers

Feature image shows air fryer frozen shrimp cooked to perfection in a baking dish with garlic, butter, paprika, and lemon drizzle on top.

How to cook frozen shrimp in air fryer

Main Course

Feature overhead image shows a bowl of teriyaki salmon bites with teriyaki sauce served in a rice bowl.

Teriyaki salmon bites

Condiments

Feature overhead image shows a white sauce bowl with gluten free teriyaki sauce inside with a spoon.

Gluten free teriyaki sauce

Main Course

An overhead close shot shows crispy skin leg quarters air fried and served with lemon on the side.

Air fryer chicken leg quarters

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