Main Course

Beef stew with miso and ginger

Japanese inspired beef stew seasoned with soy sauce, sake and mirin, slow cooked with miso paste and fresh ginger, and served with lightly fried sweet potatoes.

Cook time: 3 45

Servings: 6 people

10-minute pork and broccoli stir fry

Sweet and salty tender slices of pork belly are combined with parboiled broccoli florets in this enticing stir fry. If you want to add another dimension of flavor, serve topped with thinly sliced bird's eye chilies.

Cook time: 10

Servings: 2 people

Beef, mushrooms and pepper stir fry

Quick, easy, aromatic and delicious. It has everything that a well-balanced meal requires. Just enough meat, mushrooms for additional protein, and vegetables. Cooking time is eight minutes flat. But as with most meat and vegetable stir fries, the prep time is a bit longer.

Cook time: 8

Servings: 4 people

Chicken, shiitake and bok choy tips with Vietnamese mixed fish sauce

An easy but tasty stir fry that you can cook in a short time especially if you keep Vietnamese mixed fish sauce (nuoc cham) in stock. The sauce is easy to make and the formula is included in the recipe.

Cook time: 10

Servings: 2 people

Spicy sesame garlic noodles

Heavily inspired by Esther Choi who, in Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend, declared her dream of integrating kimchi in every dish she cooks. This noodle dish is salty, sweet and spicy with the umami richness that only fermented food can impart.

Cook time: 10

Servings: 3 people