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Category: Starter

Area: British

Ingredients:

• 3 tbsp Olive Oil
• 2 chopped Onions
• 2 sticks Celery
• 300g Carrots
• 500g Potatoes
• 4 Bay Leaf
• 5 tblsp Tomato Puree
• 2 tblsp Sugar
• 2 tblsp White Vinegar
• 1½ kg Chopped Tomatoes
• 500g Passata
• 3 Vegetable Stock Cube
• 400ml Whole Milk

Instructions:

Put the oil, onions, celery, carrots, potatoes and bay leaves in a big casserole dish, or two saucepans. Fry gently until the onions are softened – about 10-15 mins. Fill the kettle and boil it.
Stir in the tomato purée, sugar, vinegar, chopped tomatoes and passata, then crumble in the stock cubes. Add 1 litre boiling water and bring to a simmer. Cover and simmer for 15 mins until the potato is tender, then remove the bay leaves. Purée with a stick blender (or ladle into a blender in batches) until very smooth. Season to taste and add a pinch more sugar if it needs it. The soup can now be cooled and chilled for up to 2 days, or frozen for up to 3 months.
To serve, reheat the soup, stirring in the milk – try not to let it boil. Serve in small bowls with cheesy sausage rolls.

Category: Chicken

Area: Japanese

Ingredients:

• 450 grams Boneless skin Chicken
• 1 tablespoon Ginger
• 1 clove Garlic
• 2 tablespoons Soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon Sake
• 2 teaspoon Granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup Potato starch
• 1/3 cup Vegetable oil
• 1/3 cup Lemon

Instructions:

Add the ginger, garlic, soy sauce, sake and sugar to a bowl and whisk to combine. Add the chicken, then stir to coat evenly. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Add 1 inch of vegetable oil to a heavy bottomed pot and heat until the oil reaches 360 degrees F. Line a wire rack with 2 sheets of paper towels and get your tongs out. Put the potato starch in a bowl

Add a handful of chicken to the potato starch and toss to coat each piece evenly.

Fry the karaage in batches until the exterior is a medium brown and the chicken is cooked through. Transfer the fried chicken to the paper towel lined rack. If you want the karaage to stay crispy longer, you can fry the chicken a second time, until it's a darker color after it's cooled off once. Serve with lemon wedges.

Category: Dessert

Area: British

Ingredients:

• 200g Butter
• 1 large Egg
• 4 tbs Milk
• 200g Golden Syrup
• 85g Black Treacle
• 85g Brown Sugar
• 100g Oatmeal
• 250g Self-raising Flour
• 1 tbs Ground Ginger

Instructions:

Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Grease a deep 22cm/9in square cake tin and line with baking parchment. Beat the egg and milk together with a fork.

Gently melt the syrup, treacle, sugar and butter together in a large pan until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat. Mix together the oatmeal, flour and ginger and stir into the syrup mixture, followed by the egg and milk.

Pour the mixture into the tin and bake for 50 mins – 1 hr until the cake feels firm and a little crusty on top. Cool in the tin then wrap in more parchment and foil and keep for 3-5 days before eating if you can – it’ll become softer and stickier the longer you leave it, up to 2 weeks.

Category: Beef

Area: Jamaican

Ingredients:

• 450g Oxtail
• 1 chopped Onion
• 1 Spring Onions
• 2 cloves minced Garlic
• 1 tsp Ginger
• 1 chopped Scotch Bonnet
• 2 tbs Soy Sauce
• 1 chopped Fresh Thyme
• 2 tbs Vegetable Oil
• 350ml Water
• 200g Broad Beans
• 1 tbs Corn Flour
• 2 tbs Water

Instructions:

Toss the oxtail with the onion, spring onion, garlic, ginger, chilli, soy sauce, thyme, salt and pepper. Heat the vegetable oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Brown the oxtail in the pan until browned all over, about 10 minutes. Place into a pressure cooker, and pour in 375ml water. Cook at pressure for 25 minutes, then remove from heat, and remove the lid according to manufacturer's directions.
Add the broad beans and pimento berries, and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Dissolve the cornflour in 2 tablespoons water, and stir into the simmering oxtail. Cook and stir a few minutes until the sauce has thickened, and the broad beans are tender.

Category: Dessert

Area: Polish

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Butter
• 3 Egg Yolks
• 8 oz Cream Cheese
• 1 tsp Baking Powder
• 3 cups Flour
• 1 Jar Jam

Instructions:

In a medium bowl mix egg yolks, philly cheese and baking powder using a hand held mixer. Carefully start adding the flour. When the mixture will not be mixing well, and will look like wood chips, put away the blending mixer and using your hands knead the dough.
Create a roll and cover in foil and freeze for 15 minutes. At this time preheat the oven to 375.
Take the dough out and separate into two. Roll and cut out 3 inch trangles.
Make as many as you can and on centre of each put a small spoon of jam. Roll them into a croissant shape.
Place the croissants onto a greased cookie sheet, and bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden.
Repeat with the rest of the dough.
When you take them out, put aside and sprinkle with powdered sugar on top.
This makes about 3 batches of 20 cookies each.
Total count about 60 cookies.

Category: Seafood

Area: Greek

Ingredients:

• 500g Raw king prawns
• 3 tablespoons Olive oil
• 1 Chopped onion
• pinch Freshly chopped parsley
• 250ml White wine
• 1 (400g) tin Chopped tomatoes
• 1/2 teaspoon Minced garlic
• 1 (200g) pack Cubed Feta cheese

Instructions:

Place the prawns in a pot and add enough water to cover. Boil for 5 minutes. Drain, reserving the liquid, and set aside.
Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a saucepan. Add the onion; cook and stir until soft. Mix in the parsley, wine, tomatoes, garlic and remaining olive oil. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 30 minutes, or until the sauce is thickened.
While the sauce is simmering, the prawns should become cool enough to handle. First remove the legs by pinching them, and then pull off the shells, leaving the head and tail on.
When the sauce has thickened, stir in the prawns. Bring to a simmer again if the sauce has cooled with the prawns, and cook for about 5 minutes. Add the feta and remove from the heat. Let stand until the cheese starts to melt. Serve warm with slices of crusty bread.
Though completely untraditional, you can add a few tablespoons of stock or passata to this recipe to make a delicious pasta sauce. Toss with pasta after adding the feta, and serve.

Category: Vegetarian

Area: Russian

Ingredients:

• 4 Potatoes
• 3 Carrots
• 1 tbs Salt
• 1/2 tbs White Wine Vinegar
• 4 Eggs
• 7 oz Sausages
• 4 oz Dill
• 1 can Peas
• 4 Onions
• 1 cup Mayonnaise

Instructions:

Cut the potatoes and carrots into small uniform cubes.
Place them in a large pot and fill with water.
Add salt and vinegar. Bring it to a boil over medium high heat, and then reduce the heat to medium and continue to cook until the potatoes are cooked through, about 15 minutes. Drain the potatoes and let it cool to room temperature.
Meanwhile, cut the sausage and pickles into small cubes, and chop the green onions.
Cut the hard-boiled eggs into small cubes as well.
If using fresh dill, chop them as well.
In a large bowl, combine potatoes, carrots, sausage, pickles, peas and green onions.
Add mayo and dill and mix until well combined.
Salt and pepper to taste. Cover with a plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.

Category: Vegetarian

Area: Moroccan

Ingredients:

• 6 chopped Carrots
• 1 sliced Onion
• 4 Garlic Clove
• 1 tsp Cumin
• 1/2 tsp Coriander
• 1 tbs Olive Oil
• 1/4 tsp Garam Masala
• 1 tsp Lemon Juice

Instructions:

Step 1
Preheat oven to 180° C.
Step 2
Combine carrots, onion, garlic, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, salt and olive oil in a bowl and mix well. Transfer on a baking tray.
Step 3
Put the baking tray in preheated oven and roast for 10-12 minutes or till carrots soften. Remove from heat and cool.
Step 4
Grind the baked carrot mixture along with some water to make a smooth paste and strain in a bowl.
Step 5
Heat the carrot mixture in a non-stick pan. Add two cups of water and bring to a boil. Add garam masala powder and mix. Add salt and mix well.
Step 6
Remove from heat, add lemon juice and mix well.
Step 7
Serve hot.

Category: Dessert

Area: Tunisian

Ingredients:

• 250g Cashew Nuts
• 100g Icing Sugar
• 2 Egg Yolks
• 2 tbs Orange Blossom Water
• To Glaze Icing Sugar
• 100g Almonds

Instructions:

Preheat the oven at 180 C / Gas 4. Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper.
In a bowl, mix the cashews and icing sugar. Add the egg yolks and orange blossom water and mix to a smooth homogeneous paste.
Take lumps of the cashew paste and shape into small balls. Roll the balls in icing sugar and transfer to the baking tray. Push an almond in the centre of each ghribia.
Bake until the biscuits are lightly golden, about 20 minutes. Keep an eye on them, they burn quickly.

Category: Beef

Area: Chinese

Ingredients:

• 1/2 lb Beef
• pinch Salt
• pinch Pepper
• 2 tsp Sesame Seed Oil
• 1/2 Egg
• 3 tbs Starch
• 5 tbs Oil
• 1/4 lb Noodles
• 1/2 cup Onion
• 1 tsp Minced Garlic
• 1 tsp Ginger
• 1 cup Bean Sprouts
• 1 cup Mushrooms
• 1 cup Water
• 1 tbs Oyster Sauce
• 1 tsp Sugar
• 1 tsp Soy Sauce

Instructions:

STEP 1 – MARINATING THE BEEF
In a bowl, add the beef, salt, 1 pinch white pepper, 1 Teaspoon sesame seed oil, 1/2 egg, corn starch,1 Tablespoon of oil and mix together.
STEP 2 – BOILING THE THE NOODLES
In a 6 qt pot add your noodles to boiling water until the noodles are submerged and boil on high heat for 10 seconds. After your noodles is done boiling strain and cool with cold water.
STEP 3 – STIR FRY
Add 2 Tablespoons of oil, beef and cook on high heat untill beef is medium cooked.
Set the cooked beef aside
In a wok add 2 Tablespoon of oil, onions, minced garlic, minced ginger, bean sprouts, mushrooms, peapods and 1.5 cups of water or until the vegetables are submerged in water.
Add the noodles to wok
To make the sauce, add oyster sauce, 1 pinch white pepper, 1 teaspoon sesame seed oil, sugar, and 1 Teaspoon of soy sauce.
Next add the beef to wok and stir-fry