Stews & braises
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Stews & braises

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

Stews & braises

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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…

Spaghetti alle Vongole Main
Main35 mins

Spaghetti alle Vongole

Campania and the coastal south, especially Naples. It is famous for tasting intensely of the sea while remaining light.

Kung Pao Chicken Main
Main35 mins

Kung Pao Chicken

Diced chicken stir-fried with dried chillies, peanuts and a glossy sweet-sour sauce.

Fegato alla Veneziana Main
Main40 mins

Fegato alla Veneziana

Venice and Veneto. It is famous for converting an assertive offal flavour into something rounded and approachable.

Mapo Doufu Main
Main40 mins

Mapo Doufu

Silken tofu and minced meat in a fiery, numbing fermented-bean sauce.

Yuxiang Qiezi Main
Main40 mins

Yuxiang Qiezi

Tender aubergine in a garlic, chilli, vinegar and fermented-bean sauce.

Panang Curry with Pork Main
Main45 mins

Panang Curry with Pork

Panang Curry with Pork is a thick, fragrant pork curry with coconut cream, red chilli paste and makrut lime.

Bagna Cauda Main
Main50 mins

Bagna Cauda

Piedmont. It is famous for its unapologetically intense flavour: anchovy and garlic create a salty, savoury sauce that…

Gaeng Keow Wan Gai Main
Main50 mins

Gaeng Keow Wan Gai

Gaeng Keow Wan Gai is green curry of chicken, coconut milk, Thai basil and aromatic green chilli paste.

Gaeng Som Pla Main
Main50 mins

Gaeng Som Pla

Gaeng Som Pla is a sour, chilli-forward fish curry with vegetables and little or no coconut milk.

Pasta alla Norma Main
Main55 mins

Pasta alla Norma

Catania, Sicily. It is famous for a distinctly Sicilian balance: sweet tomato, silky aubergine, aromatic basil and salt…

Shuizhu Yu Main
Main55 mins

Shuizhu Yu

Fish slices poached in spicy broth beneath a fragrant layer of chilli and peppercorn.

Twice-Cooked Pork Main
Main55 mins

Twice-Cooked Pork

Pork belly simmered, sliced and stir-fried with leeks and fermented bean paste.

Bourdeto Fish Stew Main
Main1h

Bourdeto Fish Stew

Bourdeto Fish Stew is a distinctive Greek recipe known for Corfiot fish stew with red pepper, onion and a sharp tomato…