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◷ 166 minmedium
Crisp homemade pastry pockets filled with chunky potatoes, peas and warm spices, served with fresh mint–coriander chutney. Makes 12 samosas, serving 6. Allow approximately 2 hours 45 minutes, including resting, cooling and three frying batches; smaller batches or slower cooling will take longer.
Oct 6
◷ 80 minmedium
Tender Spanish beef-and-pork meatballs, pan-browned and gently finished in a thick, spoonable tomato sauce, served with crusty bread. Allow about 1 hour 20 minutes, plus additional simmering and temperature checks if needed.
Oct 5
◷ 121 minmedium
Browned beef mince, onions and carrots in a thick, savoury gravy beneath fluffy mash with golden ridges. Allow approximately 2 hours, including resting; extra gravy reduction, baking or an optional grill finish may extend this.
Oct 5
◷ 54 mineasy
Tender chicken and aubergine in a fragrant, moderately hot coconut sauce, finished with Thai basil and served with jasmine rice. Frying the green curry paste in reduced coconut cream gives the sauce its aromatic depth.
Oct 5
◷ 47 mineasy
Creamy aubergine with browned edges, springy wheat noodles and a glossy chilli-crisp, soy and rice-vinegar sauce. A little chilli crisp added at the table keeps its crunch.
Oct 5
◷ 172 minmedium
A crisp, homemade shortcrust shell filled with smoky bacon and tender egg-and-cream custard, without cheese or onion. Allow about 3 hours, including chilling and resting; additional chilling or baking may extend this.
Oct 4
◷ 31 mineasy
Linguine with tender courgettes, a loosely coating ricotta sauce, fresh lemon and basil. Starchy pasta water brings the sauce together; adding the ricotta off the heat keeps it creamy.
Oct 4
◷ 60 minmedium
Korean rice bowls with sesame-seasoned beef, separately cooked vegetables and a fried egg, ready in about 1 hour. Mix at the table with sweet-spicy gochujang sauce. Longer packet cooking instructions or additional beef batches will extend the time.
Oct 4
◷ 48 mineasy
Cumin-and-paprika chickpeas with crisp skins and nutty centres, served over cool, lemony whipped feta with warm flatbreads. Thorough drying and adding the spices late keep the chickpeas crisp without scorching the paprika.
Oct 4
◷ 62 minmedium
Thin beef strips coated in roasted peanuts, ginger and chilli, grilled until cooked through with lightly charred edges. A juicy tomato, red onion and lime salad balances the spicy crust.
Oct 4
◷ 23 minmedium
A gently sweet-savoury Japanese rolled omelette with tender, fully cooked folds. Four thin layers are cooked and rolled in a regular nonstick frying pan, then cut into thick slices.
Oct 3
◷ 79 minmedium
Light, crisp baguettes filled with browned lemongrass pork, pâté and mayonnaise, balanced by sharp-sweet carrot and daikon pickles, cucumber, coriander and fresh chilli.
Oct 3