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Chestnut and chorizo soup
View recipe: Chestnut and chorizo soupThis is one of those homely and rustic Spanish soups that’s just perfect for a family lunch over the holidays. Make sure you buy an extra bag of chestnuts for your Christmas store cupboard, keep some chorizo in the chiller drawer draw and you’ll be able to whip up a big pan of this in…
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Chennai chicken curry
View recipe: Chennai chicken curryThe star ingredient in this curry is the fenugreek in my Chennai spice mix; the method of cooking onions and then adding ginger, garlic and chilli paste with some thick yoghurt before the other ingredients is the one I picked up as a student from my Asian flatmate’s Mum. Once you master that classic technique,…
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Steak and green vegetable stir fry with black bean sauce
View recipe: Steak and green vegetable stir fry with black bean sauceIf you live in a town with easy access to takeaway deliveries, you may not feel the need to make your own Saturday night Chinese supper. For me, this homemade steak stir fry is just as easy, certainly as tasty (if not better), and definitely a cheaper alternative. You could serve it with rice or…









