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Kosher Chinese recipes for Jewish Potluck on Christmas

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When much of the world is busy celebrating Christmas, what will you and your Jewish family do? How about inviting other Jewish families over for a Chinese potluck meal? These kosher Chinese recipes can help you to quickly and easily prepare a kosher Chinese-style meal for your family and friends.

1. Egg Drop Soup

The Shabbos before Christmas, freeze 4-8 cups of your Jewish chicken soup broth. Then on Christmas eve, invite your Jewish friends over for a potluck Chinese dinner. It is very easy to make Egg Drop Soup from your chicken soup stock.

2. Easy Asian Three Pepper Salad

Asian Three Pepper SaladGiora Shimoni

This Easy Asian Three Pepper Salad is everything you could want in a salad. Preparation is simple and quick. The dish is lite and nutritious. And the salad adds color to the table and flavor to your meal. 

3. Tofu-Scallion Stir-Fry

Tofu Scallions Stir-FryGiora Shimoni
This Tofu Stir-Fry is a welcome change from our usual baked tofu. You'll be compensated for the extra bit of effort it takes to stir-fry (rather than bake) with a more delicious dish. This Tofu-Scallion Stir-Fry is so tasty that the meat-eaters at my Shabbos table ask the vegetarians to share.

4. Tofu-Vegetable Stir-Fry

Tofu Vegetable Stir-FryGiora Shimoni
Who doesn't love a stir-fry? This Tofu-Vegetable Stir-Fry enables you to serve a protein that even the vegetarians in your home can enjoy. Serve this stir-fry with rice for a colorful and healthy kosher dinner.

5. Chicken Broccoli Stir-Fry

Chicken Broccoli Stir-FryGiora Shimoni
Looking for a fun activity for your Jewish family this Christmas? You can invite other Jewish families over for a Chinese potluck meal, and this Chicken Broccoli Stir-Fry can play a starring role on the menu.

6. Chicken Broccoli Cashew Stir-Fry

Chicken Broccoli Cashew Stir-FryGiora Shimoni
This Chicken Broccoli Cashew Stir-Fry recipe is loosely based on a recipe of Yisrael Aharoni, a famous Israeli chef who has written cookbooks and hosts cooking shows that teach Israelis how to easily prepare gourmet food. Marinate the chicken in oil, honey and peanut butter, and then stir-fry it for 5 minutes. Blanch the broccoli. And then simply mix together the stir-fried chicken, blanched broccoli and roasted cashews. Serve this delicious meat stir-fry over white rice for a complete meal.

7. Easy Sweet and Sour Chicken

Easy Sweet and Sour ChickenGiora Shimoni
This easy baked Sweet and Sour Chicken recipe offers the great taste of Chinese food without all the patchy-matchy of chopping and stir-frying. Simply bake the chicken, and cover with a sweet and sour sauce consisting of onions, bell peppers, pineapple chunks and duck sauce.

8. Beef and Onion Stir-Fry

Beef and Onion Stir-FryGiora Shimoni

This Beef and Onion Stir-Fry is surprisingly easy. And what could be more tasty than beef with onions? Add variety to your Kosher Chinese meal with this meat stir-fry dish.

9. Kids Favorite Fried Rice

Kosher Fried RiceGiora Shimoni
This Fried Rice is my family's latest favorite dinner. It contains everything needed for dinner in one dish -- carbs from rice, protein from eggs, and nutrients from vegetables. We often change the vegies in the dish according to what we have on hand. And best of all when it comes to dinner prep, this delicious rice dish is easier to prepare then you would expect.

10. Fried Bananas

What better ending to a kosher Chinese meal than fried bananas. Just dip the banana pieces in a pancake-like batter and fry in hot oil. Serve the fried bananas in a sweet syrup or ice cream for a unique and tasty dessert.

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