Kung pao sauce

Make this sauce that hails from Sichuan, China. Spicy-sweet and tangy with a hint of numbing spice from the Sichuan peppercorns, it’s delicious paired with chicken or prawns

Chinese-style hotpot

Fill a cooking pot with broth, spiced with Sichuan pepper and chilli, then invites guests to poach their choice of ingredients in it – prawns, steak, tofu and chicken all work well

Peanut butter squash curry

Make this easy vegan curry with butternut squash and all the flavour of satay sauce. Top with coriander, chilli and peanuts, and serve with rice

Pasta & purple sprouting broccoli with anchovies, garlic & preserved lemon

Love anchovies? This pasta dish is for you – the salty flavour works well with iron-rich purple sprouting broccoli, and is lifted by the zing of lemon

Garam masala prawn & corn soup

Make a light yet flavourful supper with this garam masala, prawn, new potato and sweetcorn soup. Serve with lime wedges to squeeze over and crusty bread

Sichuan mackerel noodles

Sichuan peppercorns, tahini and smoked mackerel are the hero ingredients in this flavour-packed, speedy noodle dish that takes just 15 minutes to make

Dolma (yalancı dolma)

Enjoy a meat-free version of stuffed vine leaves, with tomatoes and onions. Once you’ve got the knack of the recipe, try experimenting with other fillings

Jamaican oxtail

Cook the oxtail low and slow in this recipe so it becomes beautifully tender and falls off the bone. The rich flavour is enhanced by herbs and spices

Air fryer veggie curry

Find a heatproof tin that fits inside your air fryer and is big enough to hold all the ingredients to make this veggie curry. It takes just 10 minutes prep

Lamb, harissa & cauliflower shepherd’s pie

Put a simple twist on a comforting shepherd’s pie by infusing fragrant spices and harissa into the ragu. It’s a winning dish during the winter months

One-tray spiced mushroom pilaf

Looking for a dish that offers hands-off cooking? This mixed mushroom pilaf is ideal. For very little effort you’re gifted with lots of umami flavour

Ezme

Enjoy this salad to serve with your favourite Turkish dishes. Authentic ezme is very finely hand-chopped, or you can use a food processor, if you like