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  Sweet potato mash with merguez sausages

  Tana Ramsay adds sweetcorn and parmesan to this super food mash served with spicy sausages

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  Orecchiette with purple sprouting broccoli and anchovy

  Taste the difference with Aaron Craze's easy homemade pasta, served with a classic Italian combination of broccoli, cheese and anchovy

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  Bavette steak with roast potatoes

  Skirt steak is the most underrated cut of beef. Merrilees Parker cooks up a flavoursome yet budget-friendly meal

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  Chitterlings and potato salad

  Chitterlings get the soul food treatment from Charita Jones to make a hearty dish full of Southern comfort

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  Hog and dough

  Ellen Linford has devised a warming combination of pork and vegetables topped with a suet pastry crust to create a lovely winter meal

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  Chateaubriand with mustard Béarnaise and shoe string chips

  The king of steaks, Matt Tebbutt cooks up the ultimate dinner à deux for beef lovers

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  Baked potatoes

  Rachel Allen offers a choice of three tasty fillings for baked potatoes

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  Roasted salmon trout with cucumber butter sauce

  Sustainable fish varieties are top of Michael Caines’ list - here he cooks a perfect alternative to salmon, the lesser known salmon trout in a restaurant-style dish

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  Lamb pilaff

  Diana Henry’s recipe for this spectacular rice dish incorporates the rich flavours and colours of sour cherries, pomegranate, and figs

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  Crisp-fried chicken spring rolls

  Gary Rhodes makes fried Chinese spring rolls with a chicken and mushroom filling