RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Minnan spring roll

  Gary Rhodes makes a soft pancake spring roll filled with pork and seafood, typical of the Fujian region of China

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  Orecchiette pasta with cavalo nero and ricotta

  Matt Tebbutt makes a simple thrifty supper with store-cupboard staples

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  Chilli con carne

  Rachel Allen's classic retro dish is a hearty meal that's well worth coming home for

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  Chicken and mushroom pie

  Tom Parker-Bowles’ hearty pie makes a delicious meal – sure to be popular with the whole family

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  Sri Lankan pork curry with pandanus

  Sophie Grigson uses a roasted spice blend to give her black Sri Lankan curry its characteristic flavour

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  Red snapper with refried beans

  Thomasina Miers’ Mexican-inspired fish dish is a healthy combination of fish, beans and tomato salsa

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  Chingri malai curry (king prawn and coconut curry)

  For a sumptuously sweet and spicy Indian seafood dish, try Vivek Singh's recipe for prawn curry, perfect with steamed rice

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  Fish and Chips with tartare sauce

  Home-made fish and chips are much easier to make than you think, and so much better than queueing up at the chippers.

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  Pot-roasted goat cutlets in a spiced orange and tomato sauce

  If goat meat isn’t normally on your menu, Matt Tebbutt’s delicious casserole will soon change your mind

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  Vegetable and chervil soup

  Raymond Blanc cooks his mum’s recipe for vegetable and chervil soup which serves 4 for under a fiver