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Soy calamansi noodle stir fry

Soy calamansi noodle stir fry
The irresistible salty-tangy flavor combo comes alive in this easy ten-minute noodle stir fry. The dish comes with a lot of meat and plenty of vegetables too!
Cook time: 10 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people

Beef Burgundy

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A peasant dish that has been elevated to fine dining stature, beef bourguignon, sometimes spelled bœuf bourguignon or bœuf à la bourguignonne, literally translates to beef Burgundy.
Cook time: 3 hours hours
Servings: 6 people

Vietnamese pork and pineapple stir fry (muc xao khom)

Vietnamese pork and pineapple stir fry (muc xao khom)
Salty, tangy and sweet. Meaty but bursting with fruit and vegetables. This simple stir fry has so much nuance that’s hard to resist.
Cook time: 15 minutes minutes
Servings: 2 people

Pineapple orange duck in white wine sauce

Pineapple orange duck in white wine sauce
Think duck à l’orange but with the flavors of tropical Asia. And because we’re cooking duck breast fillets here instead of a whole duck, the cooking time is shorter.
Cook time: 25 minutes minutes
Servings: 2 people

Beef and apricot stew

Beef and apricot stew
If you think dried apricot is good for snacking, know that it is just as good for cooking beef stew. During the long and slow cooking, the apricots soften and release a subtle tanginess that gives the beef stew a beautiful richness that is best experienced than described.
Cook time: 2 hours hours 45 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people

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