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👉 Shrimp fried rice is one of the best things you can do with leftover rice. Day-old rice fries into separate, slightly toasty grains, and with shrimp, egg and a handful of vegetables it becomes...

👉 Soft-shell crabs are blue crabs caught just after they shed their hard shell, so you can eat the whole crab – legs and all. Fried in a thin Japanese-style tempura batter, they turn shatteringly...

👉 Yakitori simply means "grilled chicken". The most popular kind is negima: pieces of chicken thigh threaded with spring onion, grilled until lightly charred and brushed again and again with tare, a sweet and salty...

👉 Pad thai is the noodle dish Thailand is famous for: soft, chewy rice noodles stir-fried over high heat with chicken, tofu and egg, coated in a tangy tamarind and fish sauce dressing and topped...

👉 A baked potato with a crisp, salty skin and a fluffy middle is the perfect bowl for a spoonful of chilli. This version uses a simple homemade spice mix instead of a packet, so...

👉 Adjarian khachapuri (აჭარული ხაჭაპური, acharuli) is the most famous Georgian bread in the world: a golden, boat-shaped loaf filled with bubbling melted cheese, topped at the last minute with a raw egg yolk and...

👉 In Guadalajara, a torta ahogada – a "drowned sandwich" – is a crusty roll stuffed with meat and soaked in spicy tomato sauce. This easy home version uses sliced roast beef and a smoky...

👉 Cacio e pepe means "cheese and pepper", and that is almost all there is to it. The trick is the starchy pasta water, which melts the Pecorino into a smooth, glossy sauce that clings...

👉 Alcapurrias are the fritters you smell at the roadside kiosks of Piñones and Luquillo in Puerto Rico. The dough is not made with flour but with grated green banana and yautía root, which fries...

👉 Fesenjan (often spelled fesenjoon) is one of the most celebrated stews of Iran, served at weddings and on Yalda night. Ground toasted walnuts cook slowly with pomegranate molasses until the sauce turns almost chocolate-brown,...

👉 This is a clean, gently spiced chicken soup in the style of South-East Asian noodle broths. The chicken simmers with ginger, garlic and star anise to make its own stock, then gets shredded back...

👉 This one-tray roast chicken is the easiest kind of family dinner: chicken, sweet potatoes, potatoes, red onions, garlic and sage all roasted together in one pan. The vegetables soak up the chicken juices and...

👉 Wild rice is actually the seed of an aquatic grass, and it gives this salad a chewy texture and nutty flavour. Mixed with toasted nuts, sweet apricots and lots of fresh herbs, it makes...

👉 This sweet and sour chicken with pineapple tastes like your favourite takeaway, but it is lighter, fresher and ready in about 35 minutes. Crispy pieces of chicken thigh are tossed with peppers, onion and...

👉 Small green lentils hold their shape when cooked, which makes them a perfect warm base for a piece of fish with crispy skin. Sun-dried tomatoes and a splash of white wine give the lentils...

👉 A gnocchi bake gives you everything you love about a pasta bake in half the time. The chorizo releases its smoky paprika oil into the tomato sauce, the gnocchi go straight in without boiling,...

👉 Butter chicken, or murgh makhani, was created in Delhi as a way to use leftover tandoori chicken in a rich tomato and butter gravy. This home version marinates chicken in spiced yogurt, browns it...

👉 This strawberry pie has two layers: a light, cheesecake-like cream at the bottom and a pile of fresh berries set in a shiny homemade glaze on top. It needs no baking apart from the...

👉 This is a weeknight-friendly lasagne: a proper slow-simmered meat sauce, but instead of making a béchamel you simply spread crème fraîche between the layers and top it with mozzarella and Parmesan. It is creamy,...

👉 Duck breast is easier to cook than most people think. Starting it skin side down in a cold pan slowly melts the fat and leaves the skin thin and crisp, and that same duck...