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Hot honey chicken sandwiches with crunchy slaw plated and ready to serve
Sandwiches

Hot honey chicken sandwiches with crunchy slaw

◷ 120 minmedium

Crisp buttermilk-fried chicken, lightly spiced honey and sharp cabbage slaw in toasted buns. Dress the slaw late and add the honey at assembly to keep the coating crunchy.

Lasagne alla bolognese with slow-simmered ragù plated and ready to serve
Pasta

Lasagne alla bolognese with slow-simmered ragù

◷ 304 minmedium

Thin spinach egg-pasta sheets layered with beef and pork ragù, creamy béchamel and Parmigiano Reggiano. Allow about 5 hours 5 minutes, including resting and serving, and longer if the ragù needs further reduction or the lasagne needs more baking.

Nasi goreng with a fried egg plated and ready to serve
Rice dishes

Nasi goreng with a fried egg

◷ 30 mineasy

Chilled rice is fried with shallots, garlic, chilli, shrimp paste and kecap manis until savoury and lightly caramelised, then topped with a crisp-edged fried egg and served with cucumber.

Kung pao chicken with crunchy peanuts plated and ready to serve
Chicken dinners

Kung pao chicken with crunchy peanuts

◷ 47 minmedium

Tender chicken, crunchy roasted peanuts and spring onions in a glossy, tangy sauce with dried chillies and Sichuan pepper. Cook the chicken in small batches for lightly browned edges, then serve with jasmine rice.

Spanakopita with Crisp Filo plated and ready to serve
Bakes

Spanakopita with Crisp Filo

◷ 125 minmedium

A Greek spinach and feta pie with spring onions, dill and crisp, golden filo layers. Thoroughly squeezed spinach and a cool filling keep it neatly sliceable. Allow about 2 hours 5 minutes, including resting; additional baking may be needed.

Beef bulgogi with pear and sesame plated and ready to serve
Beef dinners

Beef bulgogi with pear and sesame

◷ 86 minmedium

Thinly sliced beef marinated with pear, soy and sesame, then seared in eight small batches for tender folds and browned edges. Served with softened onion, spring onions, sesame seeds and steamed rice.

Mustard chicken with cider and apples plated and ready to serve
Chicken dinners

Mustard chicken with cider and apples

◷ 119 minmedium

Browned chicken thighs braised gently in dry cider, stock and wholegrain mustard, with late-added apple wedges. The sauce stays savoury and lightly reduced, while the apples soften without falling apart.

Crispy gnocchi with roasted peppers and burrata plated and ready to serve
Pasta

Crispy gnocchi with roasted peppers and burrata

◷ 44 mineasy

Golden pan-fried potato gnocchi sit over a light roasted-pepper sauce, with torn burrata and fresh basil. Keeping the sauce underneath preserves the crisp edges and soft potato centres.

Patatas bravas with spicy tomato sauce plated and ready to serve
Sides

Patatas bravas with spicy tomato sauce

◷ 75 minmedium

Golden, shallow-fried potato chunks with fluffy centres and a thick tomato sauce sharpened with sherry vinegar, garlic, smoked paprika and cayenne. Makes four tapas or side portions; allow about 75 minutes.

Coconut lime fish parcels with Thai basil plated and ready to serve
Fish & seafood

Coconut lime fish parcels with Thai basil

◷ 41 mineasy

White fish gently oven-steamed in baking-paper parcels with coconut milk, ginger and fish sauce, then finished with fresh lime and Thai basil. Serve with jasmine rice to soak up the light, fragrant broth; thicker fillets may need extra baking time.

Butter chicken with creamy tomato sauce plated and ready to serve
Curries

Butter chicken with creamy tomato sauce

◷ 120 minmedium

Yoghurt-marinated chicken with lightly charred edges in a smooth tomato, butter and cream sauce, finished with garam masala and dried fenugreek. Served with warm naan; allow at least 1 hour for refrigerated marinating.

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