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Egg zosui Japanese rice porridge

Use up leftover rice in this traditional egg zosui recipe by food writer Aya Nishimura. The Japanese rice porridge or broth makes a thrifty, nourishing supper for cold nights.

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Mondeghili fried breaded beef and pork meatballs

These rich, crunchy meatballs – a Milanese mainstay – may have begun as a way to use up leftover meat, but they’re now a popular aperitivo snack. You can trace mondeghili back to when the Spanish ruled Milan (1535 to 1706) – they were likely an evolution of Spain’s pork meatballs, albóndigas. Chef Naz Hassan, who grew up in Milan before moving to London, shares his recipe.

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Avocado on rye with crispy fried eggs

Ching He Huang puts her spin on avocado toast in this easy recipe, featuring seeded rye bread, crispy fried eggs and a drizzle of soy.

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Kolhapuri kaala lamb sukka

Maunika Gowardhan shares her recipe for lamb fry, a classic dry curry in Kolhapuri cooking. Serve it as part of a sumptuous Diwali spread.

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Gochujang devilled eggs

Is it really a party without devilled eggs? This timeless canapé gets an on-trend glow-up by way of the savoury warmth of Korean gochujang.

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Chitarrone alla teramana square spaghetti with mini meatballs

The chitarrone pasta used in this dish is an abruzzese culinary icon and the Rustichella d’Abruzzo brand is well worth seeking out online if you can. The pasta is named after the guitar-like tool that’s used to cut the pasta (chitarrone was a type of lute). The ragù is still great with other long pasta shapes, though, such as spaghetti and linguine.

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Turmeric eggs with spinach and pickled shallots

The spinach yogurt base in this delicious turmeric eggs recipe takes inspiration from Turkish eggs. The eggs are fried in earthy turmeric butter and scattered with quick pickled shallots and chilli.

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Air fryer pork belly strips

Kept succulent with our water trick, these air fryer pork belly strips are like an even tastier pork chop, with that beautiful contrast of soft, yielding fat and tender, juicy meat. A cut like pork belly often requires a long, slow roast to properly render the fat – but the fierce heat of an air fryer can drastically reduce the time needed.

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Merguez smash burger with harissa sauce

Lamb mince is flavoured with the same spices found in north African merguez sausages for a fiery take on a classic smash burger. The burger sauce is amped up with a double chilli kick of harissa paste and a pickled guindilla chilli.

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Spicy sausage scrambled eggs with tarka beans

Chef Sabrina Gidda’s spicy scrambled eggs recipe is perfect for a blow-out brunch. Tarka beans (Indian baked beans) are served with sausages and creamy egg. “This is tremendously nostalgic for me,” says Sabrina. “We often had tarka beans when I was growing up and even now I think this is my favourite way to eat baked beans. Nothing here takes too much effort yet it’s outrageously delicious – perfect alongside a stack of hot buttered toast.”

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Coda alla vaccinara Roman braised oxtail

Coda alla vaccinara is an iconic dish of Rome’s ‘quinto quarto’ (fifth quarter) cuisine, which focuses on offal cookery. The offal in question here is oxtail, a beautiful cut that melts and falls apart once slow-cooked, and pairs particularly well with celery. The large amount of cocoa powder gives the stew’s sauce an earthy depth, while the raisins add little pops of sweetness.

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Jersey royal tortilla with aioli and padrón peppers

This isn’t a classic Spanish tortilla, but it’s weeknight-speedy and using jersey royals gives it an edge. Smashing the potatoes gives you a nice bit of crispy texture, making this a spectacular dish – despite it needing just a handful of ingredients.

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Lamb meatball traybake

Step away from your boring dinner routine and make this lamb meatball traybake immediately! The fresh salsa makes the most of in-season tomatoes and mint to instantly elevate this hands-off traybake dinner.

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Coronation egg sando

Give good old egg mayo the sando treatment to create something far superior, then elevate it to the stratosphere with coronation chicken flavours. With mango chutney for sweetness, chilli for heat, herbs for freshness and bombay mix for crunch, it renders cress – egg mayo’s usual partner – obsolete.

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Za’atar lamb chopped salad

This fattoush-inspired salad has a perfect balance of textures and flavours. Crunchy pittas, crisp lettuce and cucumber, juicy tomatoes and tender lamb spiked with citrusy sumac and herby za’atar.

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Bistecca alla fiorentina florentine porterhouse steak

A porterhouse is essentially a big T-bone (a cut with the bone in, comprising both sirloin and fillet) but it’s an important part of the dish to have a steak thick enough to get gnarly on the outside while staying rare within. Ask your butcher to ensure it’s 5-7cm thick. Any thinner and it won’t have the right texture (and it will be tricky to stand it up on its side, which is an integral part of the cooking process).

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