RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Tossed bean sprout prawn noodle

  If you're feeling a bit flash, try using king prawns for this Chinese-influenced prawn noodle salad by Ainsley Harriot

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  Rabbit stew

  Andrew Naylor flavours this rustic casserole with beer, mustard, garlic and ginger with the addition of sultanas for a fruity twist

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  Gong bao ji ding (kung pao chicken with peanuts)

  A glorious medley of chicken, golden peanuts, and bright red chillies with a sweet-sour sauce from Fuchsia Dunlop

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  Lamb tagine and cauliflower 'couscous'

  Paul Merrett’s luscious lamb tagine is served with cauliflower ground into tiny pieces and steamed to resemble couscous

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  Sage granita

  Hints of sage and aniseed add a deliciously different note to this cool dessert from Ed Baines

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  Javanese beef rendang

  Nancy Lam makes a rich coconut curry from Indonesia – try and make it the day before as flavours improve overnight

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  Pigs' ear cake

  Nope this isn't a novelty-shaped kids' cake, Claude Bosi really does add strips of blanched pigs’ ears to a parmesan and parsley sponge – you heard it here first!

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  French onion soup

  For a warming and invigorating meal try Trish Deseine’s rich and flavoursome soup packed with slow-cooked onions and topped with melting gruyere croutons

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  Chilli con carne

  Beat the early winter blues with Allegra McEvedy’s take on Texas’s official state dish!

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  Peri peri chicken with fennel and celery salad

  A crisp fennel salad cuts the heat of Ben O’Donoghue’s smoky barbecue classic