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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.

Side Dishes

An overhead image shows crispy brussel sprouts tossed in honey sriracha sauce, served on a white color plate.

Honey sriracha brussel sprouts

Dressings

Image shows honey sriracha sauce with smooth and glossy texture in a white ceramic bowl with a spoon.

Honey sriracha sauce

Main Course

An overhead image shows Chinese beef with garlic sauce with tender beef stir fried in rich garlic sauce, served over a bowl of white rice.

Beef with garlic sauce

Main Course

Image shows a plate of ground beef and noodle stir fried with broccoli. Served with chopsticks on the side.

Asian ground beef noodles with broccoli

Side Dishes

A close shot image shows crisp rice grains air fried in an air fryer basket with chicken and vegetables.

Air fryer chicken fried rice

Main Course

A side close shot shows Braised Taiwanese minced pork rice bowl.

Taiwanese braised minced pork and rice (rou zao fan)

Appetizers

Feature image shows tofu puffs with golden brown color outside and fluffy inside, served in a bamboo basket with dipping sauce and lettuce greens on the side.

Tofu puffs

Appetizers

Feature image shows a plate of crispy dumplings made with rice paper wrappers with garlic chive filling inside.

Rice paper chive dumplings

Main Course

An overhead close shot image shows a bowl of delicious ground pork stir fry with miso sauce and crisp lettuce served over rice.

Miso ground pork stir fry with lettuce

Drinks

Feature image shows 2 glasses of Strawberry lemonade vodka served with fresh strawberry, lemon and mint leaves.

Strawberry lemonade vodka

Desserts

Feature image shows delicious strawberry compote served chilled in a glass jar that's spoonable.

Strawberry Compote (stovetop, Instant Pot)

Salads

Feature image shows napa cabbage slaw served in a wood plate and tossed with dressing.

Napa cabbage slaw

Dressings

Feature image shows a bowl of creamy miso ginger dressing in a blue white color bowl.

Miso ginger dressing

Side Dishes

A close shot shows blanched yu choy stacked onto a serving plate and covered with minced garlic with garlic sauce.

Yu choy with garlic sauce

Main Course

A close overhead shot shows ground beef stir fried to perfectly browned with cabbage and shiitake and served with rice in a red bowl.

Chinese ground beef and cabbage stir fry

Main Course

A close shot shows bang bang chicken skewers brushed with bang bang sauce and served with salad on the side.

Bang bang chicken skewers

Main Course

A close shot shows juicy shrimp stir fried with cashew, ginger, garlic, scallions with shacha sauce and served on a white plate.

Sha cha shrimp

Side Dishes

Feature image shows sticky rice made in a microwave.

Microwave sticky rice

Side Dishes

Feature image shows sticky rice made in a rice cooker.

How to make sticky rice in rice cooker

Side Dishes

Image shows sauteed napa cabbage with garlic ginger and shiitake mushrooms Asian style served in a light gray color plate.

Sauteed Napa cabbage with shiitake

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