OT - 2024 Chinese New Year

Canugghead

Gathered the clan to celebrate, my better half did all the work except for one dish.
Shrimp crackers

Chicken, seafood and tofu soup made with IP bone broth

Pepper shrimps with sprinkle of smoked sea salt

Vietnames spring rolls, dipping sauce made with Red Boat (not former forum favourite Five Crabs) elevated it

Vegetable medley

Ribs with shitake mushroom and dehydrated tofu skin, braised in home brewed glutinous rice wine

Steamed steelhead trout fillet

Asian wings

Pork belly cured in biltong box

steamed in rice cooker, quite decent for my first attempt

Black sesame rice balls, in ginger and sugar syrup

lousubcap

Always incredible and over the top.  Way to bring it and get relegated to sous chef.  
Enjoy the celebration.  

Eggdicted_Dawgfan

Wow as always! Do you half-ass anything? 

Legume

Incredible.

johnmitchell

Wow!!! That is truly amazing and spectacular. Your posts are fantastic!!!

WeberWho

Nailed it!

caliking

O. M. G. 

I have been looking forward to this thread for some days. Seeing what you throw down for the Canuggclan always brings me joy, but your New Year threads top the list. 

Wishing your family so much of everything for the New Year!

JohnInCarolina

Wow.  I don’t have the words!

GrateEggspectations

Quite the spread. Good on you for giving the well-deserved credit to your partner. 🙂 What a pair!

Canugghead

Thank you all kindly. At our age, everyday that we can still cook is a blessing.

Canugghead

Eggdicted_Dawgfan said:

Wow as always! Do you half-ass anything? 

Thank you, you don't want to see countless of my cooks that are never posted of course 

shtgunal3

I wouldn’t know what to try first. All looks amazing as usual.

DoubleEgger

Happy New Year to you and your family. Wishing you all the best! 

LetsEat

Xin nian nian kuai le!
Thank you for sharing your celebration.  The banquet looks delicious. 

paqman

🤤🤤🤤

dbCooper

Just fabulous.  Wow!

Shrimp crackers are new to me.  Are those homemade?  Details please.

HeavyG

When a house next door to you is put up for sale please let me know. I'll buy it sight unseen.

Canugghead

dbCooper said:

Just fabulous.  Wow!

Shrimp crackers are new to me.  Are those homemade?  Details please.

Haha, you picked the only dish that wasn't made from scratch! I always wanted to try but never needed to all these years, long story to follow. 
In a nutshell you make the shrimp dough, steam, chill, slice, dehydrate, fry. Quick Google search found this video that I'd probably follow if I ever get around to making it.
https://youtu.be/PMb3mUzTfGs?feature=shared
The ones used as garnish by restaurants are store bought plain, bland, ready-to-fry dehydrated variety.
Now the back story...
From what I was told, back in the day no one knew how to make it in Calcutta, until someone's kid went to college in SE Asia and learned from classmates. She returned home, taught her Mom and it spread in the small community. I remember my Mom making it...no fridge, no blender, no slicer, no dehydrator; she would omit the water and use extra shrimps to get the right dough consistency, the shrimp taste is unbelievable. Over the decades when we visit or have visitors we would get bags of dehydrated home made ones. We still have a big box of them, including many bags that my Mom made before she passed. There you have it! 

dbCooper

@Canugghead - Thank you.

bluebird66

Wow, that looks incredible!