RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Asian dressing

  Sophie Grigson’s piquant South East Asian-inspired dressing packs a punch over British salad ingredients

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  Stir-fried eel with black bean sauce

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  Lemony leeks & sprouts

  Spruce up your Christmas sprouts by adding leeks and lemon juice, in this simple citrus inspired recipe from the Vegetarian Society

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  Venison en croûte with chivilade of cabbage and red wine and port sauce

  Rosemary Shrager's tender venison is wrapped in crisp puff pastry and served with deliciously nutty cabbage and a luxurious sauce

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  Deep-fried oysters with Irish stout

  Allow about 4-5 oysters per person in this simple ‘food for a fiver’ recipe - chef Paul Merrett suggests using Irish rock oysters

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  Mustard crust cottage pie

  Brian Turner cooks a frugal family favourite that feeds four for a fiver

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  Herb-crusted lamb

  Michael Caines serves a wonderful parsley and breadcrumb-coated lamb with a rich lamb jus and peas

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  Fish pie

  Nothing comforts like home-made fish pie, with succulent pieces of fish, prawns, mussels and scallops under a fluffy cloud of mash potatoes.

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  Toad in the hole

  Malt vinegar is the surprise ingredient in Brian Turner's take on a traditional British favourite

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  Chop house steak with rocket and parmesan salad

  Nick Nairn serves up a hearty meal of rib-eye and peppery rocket and parmesan salad with a tangy vinaigrette