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Party Food and Sharing Plates

Buffet platters and freezer canapés cost a fortune and taste of not much. Make your own and you get hotter, crisper, better-seasoned food for half the money, with the chilli and salt exactly where you want them. Big plates, small effort, everyone helping themselves.

Kitchen-reviewed Updated Jul 2026 Written from established cooking principles and checked for sense and safety. Not independently lab-tested.

How we chose these: Recipes here scale to eight or more, eat happily with fingers or a fork standing up, and either hold well at room temperature or reheat without sulking. Most can be part-prepped ahead.

Crispy chilli beef strips in a glossy red glaze with carrot, chilli and spring onion on a white plate
beef Crispy Chilli Beef ⏱ 35 mins medium
Bowl of crisp golden Chinese chicken balls piled high with glossy red sweet and sour sauce being drizzled over
chicken Chinese Chicken Balls ⏱ 35 mins medium
Golden sesame prawn toast triangles piled on a dark plate with sweet chilli dipping sauce and spring onion
prawns Sesame Prawn Toast ⏱ 25 mins easy
Bowl of crisp golden salt and pepper chips tossed with charred peppers, onion, red chilli and spring onion
Salt and Pepper Chips ⏱ 40 mins easy
Glossy golden Chinese takeaway curry sauce with peas poured over crisp chips in a white bowl
Chinese Takeaway Curry Sauce ⏱ 30 mins easy
Bowl of crispy shredded chicken in glossy red chilli glaze topped with spring onion and sesame seeds, rice behind
chicken Crispy Shredded Chicken ⏱ 35 mins medium
Glossy beef in black bean sauce with red and green peppers and onion, served with steamed rice
beef Beef in Black Bean Sauce ⏱ 27 mins easy
Platter of crispy shredded aromatic duck with steamed pancakes, hoisin sauce, cucumber and spring onion
duck Crispy Aromatic Duck with Pancakes ⏱ 2 hrs 20 mins medium
Bowl of takeaway-style wonton soup with plump pork wontons, clear golden broth, pak choi and spring onions
pork Wonton Soup (Takeaway-Style) ⏱ 45 mins medium
Pile of sticky glazed Chinese spare ribs on a platter, scattered with sesame seeds and spring onions
pork Sticky Chinese Spare Ribs ⏱ 1 hr 15 mins easy
Bowl of crispy Chinese lemon chicken in a glossy lemon glaze with spring onions and rice
chicken Chinese Lemon Chicken ⏱ 35 mins medium
Takeaway-style special fried rice in a wok with king prawns, egg, char siu pork, peas and spring onions
prawns Special Fried Rice ⏱ 27 mins easy
Platter of crispy honey chilli chicken in a glossy red-amber glaze with sesame seeds and spring onions
chicken Honey Chilli Chicken ⏱ 35 mins medium
Bowl piled high with golden crispy popcorn chicken, with dipping sauces and fries alongside
chicken Crispy Popcorn Chicken ⏱ 32 mins easy

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