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Vegetable wrapsVegetable wraps

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Vegetable wrapsHeat the peanut oil in a wok over high heat. Add the garlic and sauté until fragrant.

Add the bean sprouts, daikon, carrot, bamboo shoots and cabbage. Stir-fry for 2 minutes.

Season with light soy sauce, salt and sugar. Stir-fry for a further minute.

Add the Asian celery, spring onion and tofu, and stir-fry for a further minute.

Transfer the bean-sprout mixture to a glass bowl and set aside for 5 minutes to cool.

Place 1 piece of popiah on a clean work surface. Place a lettuce leaf in the centre. Add a handful of the bean-spout mixture.

Roll the popiah skin to enclose the filling, folding the left and right edges in as you go.

Repeat with the remaining popiah sheets and bean-sprout mixture.

Slice each wrap into thirds. Serve with the sweet chilli sauce.

King prawn and tomato curryKing prawn and tomato curry

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King prawn and tomato curryPlace the prawns in a bowl. Add the turmeric, salt and fish sauce. Set aside to marinate for 10 minutes.  

In a mortar and pestle, pound the shallots, garlic, ginger and chilli to a fine paste.

Heat peanut oil in a wok or saucepan. Add the paste and turmeric powder. Sauté over low heat for 15 minutes until slightly caramelised. Add the chilli paste. Cook for a further 10 minutes.

Add the tomatoes and a dash of water. Cook for 10 minutes or until the sauce thickens.

Add the marinated prawns and cook for 2-3 minutes, turning once.
 
Garnish with the coriander to serve.

Whole baked labna barramundi with dukkah

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The unusual combination of labna and fish will surprise you with its delicious flavour. Labna is strained yoghurt, traditionally eaten for breakfast in Lebanese cuisine. Dukkah is a Moroccan spice and nut mixture. Chef Hassan M’Souli from Out of Africa restaurant talks us through how to bake fish with these complex spices and textures.

Green harissa

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Have you ever thought of green harissa? Why does harissa have to be red, while we have green chillies? Out of Africa's Hassan M'Souli shares this green harissa recipe, which he says can be served as a side dish to add spice to a main meal, or mixed with black olives and served as a tapenade eaten with crusty bread.

Ricotta

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Jade Amenta from Melbourne’s Solarino restaurant shares this traditional recipe for making ricotta, handed down to her by her nonno. This can be prepared either with sheep or cow's milk. Traditionally, ricotta used to be curdled with a fig branch and leaf. Ricotta can be enjoyed salty, with pasta or on a slice of bread; or sweet, as a filling for cannoli or cakes.

Piadina with vitello tonne

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Marco Donnini from Donnini's in Melbourne was introduced to piadina many years ago while he was travelling in Modena (Emilia-Romagna region) to discover his roots.

His uncle Gianni gave him a piadina with stracchino, mortadella and a glass of Lambrusco. He told him to relax because everything was going to be fine as long as you had good food. That moment inspired Marco to bring that feeling and piadina back into Carlton.

Baked and roasted eggplant (bhadathu)

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Sydney chef Milan Mehta began his career working in five-star hotels in Ahmedabad, in the western Indian state of Gujarat. Here, he presents recipes which reveal the surprising, unique flavours of Gujarati cuisine.

Bhadathu is an eggplant recipe where we first bake the whole eggplant and then roast the pulp. It does take a little more time but the leftovers can be used in many different ways. Cook a large quantity and enjoy it in different forms over a few days.

Vegetarian spelt risotto

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Chef Geert Elzinga from Sydney’s Essen restaurant says old-fashioned grains and pulses are making a comeback, and this spelt risotto is an easy way to enjoy spelt.

Chickpea tofu soupChickpea tofu soup

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Chickpea tofu soupIn a large bowl, combine the chickpea powder and water. Mix well. Set aside for 2 hours.

Transfer the top half of the liquid to a pot over low heat, stirring for 15 minutes.

Add a few tablespoons of the remaining liquid every 5 minutes, stirring continuously, for 15 minutes. (The liquid will become thicker.)

Meanwhile, heat a pan over medium heat. Add the oil. Sauté the turmeric powder, red shallots, garlic and ginger, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes.

Add the tomatoes, paprika powder, salt and chicken. Stir-fry for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.

To serve, divide noodles among 4 soup bowls. Ladle the chickpea mixture over the noodles. Add the baby bok choy, bean sprouts, black sesame, peanuts, fried garlic, soy sauce and sugar cane syrup. Top with the tomato-chicken mixture.

Garnish with the spring onion, chilli flakes and lime.

Crispy spring onion fritterCrispy spring onion fritter

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Crispy spring onion fritterTo prepare the tamarind dipping sauce, in a bowl, combine all the ingredients and mix well. Set aside.

Place the spring onion, tomato, shallot, paprika, salt, ginger and garlic in a bowl. Add the flours and baking powder, and mix to combine. Gradually add the beer until the mixture begins to stick together.

Heat the peanut oil in a wok over high heat. Form the mixture into balls and fry until golden brown for 2-3 minutes or until golden brown and crisp.

Wrap the fritters with a lotus flower. Serve with the tamarind dipping sauce.

Green tomato saladGreen tomato salad

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Green tomato saladIn a bowl, combine the tomatoes, shallots, coriander, black sesame powder, peanuts, chilli flakes, garlic oil and salt. Mix well.

Garnish with the fried garlic, sliced red chilli and extra coriander to serve.

Baked spaghetti with ricotta

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This easy way to use leftover spaghetti or pasta becomes a tasty main meal, where the pasta is baked and topped with a layer of cheese.

Lemongrass, saffron and rose cream brulee

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Enjoy this fragrant, beautiful, almost therapeutic version of crème brulee from Out of Africa restaurant owner and author Hassan M’Souli.

Lemongrass, saffron and rose are strongly flavoured so a little goes a long way, otherwise the fragrance can be overwhelming.

Chicken soup with vori vori balls

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Vorí vorí is the favourite dish of the president of Paraguay, Fernando Lugo. It is a thick soup made with little balls of cheese and cornflour. It is very rich in calories and one of the most popular in Paraguayan gastronomy.

Lamb stuffed eggplant (karniyarik)

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In this podcast, Sydney chef Somer Sivrioglu, from Efendy restaurant, explains how Turkish cuisine embraces eggplant, their “adopted vegetable” in a variety of dishes.

This recipe titled karnıyarık literally translates as "split belly." This is widely made and dearly loved almost in every part of Turkey, but this variation is specific to the south-eastern and eastern Mediterranean regions of Turkey. Somer warns that while this is not a light dish, its quality flavours will change your perspective on eggplant dishes.

It’s best to buy eggplants fresh right before you cook them. Pick firm eggplants, as they tend to soften once refrigerated. Use small-sized eggplants for this dish.

Heston's perfect steakHeston's perfect steak

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Heston's perfect steakHeston: "By flipping the meat every 15-20 seconds, the steak will develop a crisp flavoursome exterior without being overcooked in the centre. After cooking, it is important to remove the old oil from the pan and then, after a couple of minutes, to add the new oil while the pan is still warm. A good heat is required to get the flavour of the garlic, lemon and rosemary but if it’s too hot it will lose the freshness."

Beef burgersBeef burgers

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Beef burgersHeston: "The secret to a really tender burger is all in the way the meat is ground or more specifically, how it is treated after grinding. By ensuring the individual strands of meat face in the same direction as outlined below, you will guarantee succulent burgers every time. How you garnish your burger is up to you but for me, it has to be with melted cheese, mustard and dill pickles.

If you cannot get brioche buns, go for really soft rolls, otherwise the filling will squish out. If you can’t get sweet onions, soak the onions in water for 10 minutes or quickly blanch them in boiling water for 30 seconds."

Oxtail and kidney puddingOxtail and kidney pudding

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Oxtail and kidney puddingHeston: "This is my take on the traditional steak and kidney pudding, using oxtail instead of steak. Oxtail is a tricky cut, full of connective tissue and fat, but when it is cooked in the right way, it produces far more flavour and rich sauce than steak."

Chilli con carne with cornbread muffinsChilli con carne with cornbread muffins

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Chilli con carne with cornbread muffinsHeston: "The spiced butter used in this recipe is great for perking up any stew or mince dish. It’s really easy to make and can be kept in the freezer for up to a month. If you find it difficult to find cornmeal for the muffins, replace with it polenta for a slightly heavier but equally delicious result. I always serve chilli con carne with fresh lime zest and juice, soured cream and grated cheese."

Watermelon and fetta salad

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Author and cook Maria Benadis, founder of Greekalicious, shares a recipe for watermelon and fetta salad.

One cannot think of summer in Greece without watermelon. Most restaurants will serve you a few slices after your meal. In Greece they grow red and yellow varieties in all sorts of shapes and sizes.

Watermelon contains lots of Vitamin C. This salad brings together the three Greek cookery elements of sweet, salt and sour.
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