Celebration foods for Chinese New Year - Marion's Kitchen

pork mince

🥗Healthier: chicken mince

💰Cheaper: tofu

Tofu provides a vegetarian option and is often less expensive.

prawns

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: fish

Fish can be a more affordable protein alternative.

wonton wrappers

🥗Healthier: rice paper

💰Cheaper: store-bought dumpling skins

Rice paper is gluten-free and can be easier to find.

oyster sauce

🥗Healthier: hoisin sauce

💰Cheaper: soy sauce

Hoisin sauce offers a similar flavor profile with less sodium.

Prepare the dipping sauce by mixing white sugar, soy sauce, fish sauce, and chili sauce in a bowl and heating until the sugar dissolves.

Let the sauce cool down after heating.

Defrost spring roll wrappers at room temperature before using.

Cut the spring roll wrappers in half to create smaller squares.

Prepare prawns by drying them on paper towels to remove excess moisture before wrapping.

Make a paste with flour and water to use as a glue for sealing the wrappers.

Place a prawn on a spring roll wrapper, fold it, and seal it with the flour paste.

Repeat the process until all prawns are wrapped.

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