Stews & braises
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Stews & braises

Slow-cooked, sauce-rich food that rewards a little patience.

Stews & braises

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Carbonara Main
Main20 mins

Carbonara

Rome and Lazio. Carbonara is famous for its luxurious texture created from eggs and cheese rather than a cream sauce.

Cacio e Pepe Main
Main35 mins

Cacio e Pepe

Rome and Lazio. It is famous because the ingredient list is extremely short but the technique is unforgiving.

Lemon Chicken Pasta Main
Main35 mins

Lemon Chicken Pasta

A modern Italian-inspired pasta rather than a single historic regional classic. Its popularity comes from the balance b…

Trofie al Pesto Genovese Main
Main35 mins

Trofie al Pesto Genovese

Genoa and Liguria. It is famous for the perfume of fresh basil and the creamy-looking emulsion produced without cooking…

Gnocchi alla Sorrentina Main
Main45 mins

Gnocchi alla Sorrentina

Sorrento and Campania. It is famous for delivering the flavours of Campania in a particularly comforting form: soft gno…

Tom Kha Gai Main
Main45 mins

Tom Kha Gai

Tom Kha Gai is coconut chicken soup perfumed with galangal, lemongrass and makrut lime.

Polenta con Funghi Main
Main1h

Polenta con Funghi

Northern Italy and Alpine regions. The dish is famous for comfort and contrast: soft, creamy polenta provides a mild ca…

Pasta e Fagioli Main
Main1h 20m

Pasta e Fagioli

Many Italian regions, with strong local variations. It is famous as cucina povera that feels genuinely substantial.

Brown Stew Chicken Main
Main1h 20m

Brown Stew Chicken

Brown Stew Chicken is Jamaican chicken deeply browned then simmered with peppers, tomato, thyme and allspice in a dark…

Berber Vegetable Tagine Main
Main1h 40m

Berber Vegetable Tagine

Berber Vegetable Tagine is a Moroccan main defined by layered vegetable tagine with potatoes, carrots, courgettes, toma…

Stew Chicken Trini Main
Main1h 50m

Stew Chicken Trini

Stew Chicken Trini is chicken browned in caramelised sugar and braised with green seasoning and savoury gravy.

Tinga de Pollo Main
Main1h 55m

Tinga de Pollo

Tinga de Pollo is a Mexican main defined by shredded chicken in tomato and chipotle sauce.

Picadillo Mexicano Main
Main1h 55m

Picadillo Mexicano

Picadillo Mexicano is a Mexican main defined by mexican minced beef with potato, tomato and vegetables.

Nopales con Huevo Main
Main1h 55m

Nopales con Huevo

Nopales con Huevo is a Mexican main defined by cactus paddles scrambled with eggs, onion and chilli.

Pollo en Mole Verde Main
Main1h 55m

Pollo en Mole Verde

Pollo en Mole Verde is a Mexican main defined by a traditional Mexican main upgraded with measured metric ingredients a…

Chilorio Main
Main1h 55m

Chilorio

Chilorio is a Mexican main defined by a traditional Mexican main upgraded with measured metric ingredients and a cleare…

Bolognese Main
Main2h 20m

Bolognese

Bologna and Emilia-Romagna. It is famous for depth created through patient cooking: browned meat, soffritto and gentle…

Yankee Pot Roast Main
Main3h 55m

Yankee Pot Roast

A slow-braised New England-style beef roast with onions, carrots, potatoes and rich pan gravy.

Pasta alla Gricia Main
Main25 mins

Pasta alla Gricia

Rome and Lazio. It is famous for showing how rendered pork fat and starchy pasta water can form a sauce with grated che…

Saltimbocca alla Romana Main
Main27 mins

Saltimbocca alla Romana

Rome and Lazio. It is famous because three strong ingredients work in a compact preparation: tender veal, salty prosciu…