Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋家宴

A Mid-Autumn family table: steamed hairy crab, lotus-root pork-rib soup, steamed taro and a chilled pomelo sago — the classic pairings for the harvest moon, plus a bubbling reunion hot pot to gather everyone around.

22 recipes

Jiangsu-Zhejiang25 min

Steamed Hairy Crab

清蒸大闸蟹 (Steamed Hairy Crab) · qīng zhēng dà zhá xiè

Medium30-minspecial-occasionseafood

Soup & Cold Dishes150 min

Hubei Pork Rib and Lotus Root Soup

排骨藕汤 (Hubei Pork Rib and Lotus Root Soup) · Pái Gǔ Ǒu Tāng

Easyslow-cookcomfortwinter

Hunan35 min

Chopped Chili Steamed Taro

剁椒蒸芋头 (Chopped Chili Steamed Taro) · duò jiāo zhēng yù tóu

Easy30-minvegetarianside-dish

Home-style15 min

White-Boiled Shrimp

白灼虾 (White-Boiled Shrimp) · bái zhuó xiā

Easy15-minweeknightseafood

Cantonese90 min

Salt-Baked Chicken

盐焗鸡 (Salt-Baked Chicken) · yán jú jī

Mediumoven-bakeimpressivemake-ahead

Home-style90 min

Reunion Hot Pot

团圆火锅 (Reunion Hot Pot) · tuán yuán huǒ guō

Mediumchinese-new-year-feastshared-mealcustomizable

Shandong40 min

Sweet and Sour Fish (糖醋鱼)

糖醋鱼 (Sweet and Sour Fish (糖醋鱼)) · táng cù yú

Hardspecial-occasionshandongfestive

Home-style45 min

Wuchang Fish (Steamed with Ginger and Scallions)

武昌鱼 (Wuchang Fish (Steamed with Ginger and Scallions)) · Wǔ Chāng Yú

Medium30-minweeknightcomfort

Dessert & Beverage35 min

Mango Pomelo Sago (Yang Zhi Gan Lu)

杨枝甘露 (Mango Pomelo Sago (Yang Zhi Gan Lu)) · yáng zhī gān lù

Medium30-minsummerno-cook-base

Cantonese90 min

Sticky Rice Chicken (Nuo Mi Ji)

糯米鸡 (Sticky Rice Chicken (Nuo Mi Ji)) · nuò mǐ jī

Medium90-minlunchfestive

Dessert & Beverage45 min

Sesame Tangyuan (Black Sesame Glutinous Rice Balls)

芝麻汤圆 (Sesame Tangyuan (Black Sesame Glutinous Rice Balls)) · zhī ma tāng yuán

Medium30-minwinterfestive

Dessert & Beverage110 min

Osmanthus-Stuffed Lotus Root

桂花糖藕 (Osmanthus-Stuffed Lotus Root) · guì huā táng ǒu

Mediummake-aheadimpressivefestive

Cantonese360 min

Buddha Jumps Over the Wall

佛跳墙 (Buddha Jumps Over the Wall) · fó tiào qiáng

Hardfamily-feastspecial-occasionslow-cooked

Jiangsu-Zhejiang270 min

Eight-Treasure Duck

八宝鸭 (Eight-Treasure Duck) · bā bǎo yā

Mediumfamily-feastimpressive-mainbraised

Jiangsu-Zhejiang180 min

Clear-Braised Lion’s Head Meatballs

清炖狮子头 (Clear-Braised Lion’s Head Meatballs) · qīng dùn shī zi tóu

Mediumfamily-feastcomfort-foodsoup

Jiangsu-Zhejiang Dim Sum75 min

Salted Egg Yolk Pastry (蛋黄酥)

蛋黄酥 (Salted Egg Yolk Pastry (蛋黄酥)) · dàn huáng sū

Hardpastrydessertfestive

Sichuan Pastry35 min

Pop-open Cruller (开口笑)

开口笑 (Pop-open Cruller (开口笑)) · kāi kǒu xiào

Mediumpastrysnackfried

Cantonese Dim Sum40 min

Sesame Glutinous Ball (麻团)

麻团 (Sesame Glutinous Ball (麻团)) · má tuán

Mediumpastrydessertcantonese

Home-style40 min

Spring Rolls (春卷)

春卷 (Spring Rolls (春卷)) · chūn juǎn

Mediumfriedappetizerfestive

Shandong35 min

Fried Lotus Root Stuffed with Pork (炸藕盒)

炸藕盒 (Fried Lotus Root Stuffed with Pork (炸藕盒)) · zhà ǒu hé

Mediumfriedvegetable-forwardwinter

Jiangsu-Zhejiang Dim Sum25 min

Crispy Fried Tangyuan (炸汤圆)

炸汤圆 (Crispy Fried Tangyuan (炸汤圆)) · zhà tāng yuán

Mediumfrieddessertfestive

Home-style75 min

Braised Pork with Quail Eggs (红烧肉鹌鹑蛋)

红烧肉鹌鹑蛋 (Braised Pork with Quail Eggs (红烧肉鹌鹑蛋)) · hóng shāo ròu àn chún dàn

Mediumbraisecomfortpork