Seafood Paella
Spain’s sunshine in a pan — saffron rice studded with prawns, mussels and rings of squid, cooked until a crisp golden socarrat forms at the bottom. Keep the rice undisturbed once the stock goes in, and let the pan rest before serving. Ingredients 300g Bomba or Arborio rice 200g raw prawns 12 mussels, scrubbed 150g […]
Beef Bibimbap
Korea’s famous mixed rice bowl — sizzling beef bulgogi, jewel-bright vegetables, a fried egg and a spoonful of gochujang, all stirred together at the table. Every bite is a little different: sweet, spicy, crunchy and comforting all at once. Ingredients 2 cups cooked short-grain rice 250g beef sirloin, thinly sliced 2 tbsp soy sauce 1 […]
Pad Thai with Prawns
Bangkok’s famous street noodles — a tangle of rice noodles, juicy prawns, crunchy peanuts and a sweet-sour tamarind sauce, all tossed together in a screaming-hot wok. Fast, fresh and properly addictive. Have everything chopped and ready before the wok heats — once you start, it takes barely ten minutes. Ingredients 200g flat rice noodles 200g […]
Shoyu Ramen
Tokyo’s classic soy-sauce ramen — a clear, deeply savoury shoyu broth, springy noodles, melting chashu pork and a jammy egg. The broth is the whole dish, so give it time and taste as you go. Top it your way and eat it while it is still steaming. Ingredients 200g fresh ramen noodles 1.5 litres chicken […]
Karachi Chicken Biryani
Karachi’s most famous layered rice dish. Fragrant basmati, tender chicken simmered in a spiced masala, and golden fried onions are layered and steamed together until every grain is perfumed and every bite feels like a little celebration. This is the biryani Karachi families make for Sundays, weddings, and anyone they love. Ingredients 750g chicken, bone-in, […]