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Gyudon (Japanese Beef and Rice Bowl)

Thin slices of beef and onion simmered in a sweet soy and dashi sauce and spooned over rice, with a soft egg, pickled ginger and spring onions on top. Japan's favourite fast weeknight bowl. Adapted from “Gyudon (Japanese Beef and Rice Bowl)” in the Wikibooks Cookbook (CC BY-SA 4.0). Scaled to two full bowls (300 g beef, a whole onion) with the sauce raised to match; rice amount and cooking times added. Photo: Calgary Reviews, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (“Beef Bowl, Gyūdon”).

SKSouCrunch Kitchen

1 h 1 min 37 min

Butter Chicken

A quick home version of murgh makhani: chicken marinated in yogurt and tandoori spice, then simmered in a buttery onion, tomato and cream sauce. Serve with rice or naan. Adapted from “Indian Butter Chicken I” in the Wikibooks Cookbook (CC BY-SA 4.0). Tandoori masala cut from 50 g plus 3–5 tbsp more to 3 tbsp; added water so the tomato paste becomes a sauce, salt, and single amounts for the chile powder and tomato paste. Photo: stu_spivack, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (“Chicken makhani”).

SKSouCrunch Kitchen

25 min

Lo Mein

Soft egg noodles tossed in a hot pan with chicken, shrimp and crisp vegetables and coated in soy sauce. A flexible stir-fry that takes whatever meat and vegetables you have. Adapted from “Lo Mein” in the Wikibooks Cookbook (CC BY-SA 4.0). Fixed amounts for 4 in place of equal "parts" and "enough" soy sauce; picked chicken, shrimp, broccoli, carrot and asparagus from the suggested options and added spring onions to finish. Photo: jeffreyw, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (“Lo mein (13878821955)”).

SKSouCrunch Kitchen

23 min

Nasi Goreng (Indonesian Fried Rice)

Indonesia's everyday fried rice: shallots, garlic and chile fried with chicken, then cold rice glazed with sweet soy sauce. Serve it with cucumber slices and, if you like, a fried egg on top. Adapted from “Nasi Goreng (Indonesian Fried Rice)” in the Wikibooks Cookbook (CC BY-SA 4.0). Gave amounts for the rice, oil and soy sauces; chose chicken and green beans from the optional list and read "fish oil" as fish sauce. The fried egg on top comes from the source's variations. Photo: Midori, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (“Nasi goreng di Rantepao”).

SKSouCrunch Kitchen

23 min

Yeung Chow Fried Rice

The Cantonese fried rice found in every Hong Kong café: day-old jasmine rice tossed with prawns, char siu, bacon, peas and egg. A great home for leftover rice. Adapted from “Yeung Chow Fried Rice” in the Wikibooks Cookbook (CC BY-SA 4.0). Salt and pepper cut from 1 tbsp each to 1 tsp salt and ½ tsp white pepper; serves 3 rather than 7 for the same amount of rice. Photo: Ceeseven, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (“Yeung Chow Fried Rice in Hong Kong Fast Food Shop”).

SKSouCrunch Kitchen

19 min 9 min

Mapo Tofu

Sichuan's famous numbing, spicy tofu: soft cubes simmered with minced meat and chili bean paste, finished with roasted Sichuan pepper. Serve over rice. Adapted from “Mapo Tofu” in the Wikibooks Cookbook (CC BY-SA 4.0). Added the frying oil and a little water to simmer in; less Sichuan pepper (2 tsp instead of 1 tbsp). Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (“Mapo Tofu @ Saturne @ Paris (33518107254)”).

SKSouCrunch Kitchen

34 min 16 min

Spaghetti alla Puttanesca

A punchy pantry pasta from the Italian islands: anchovies melted into olive oil, then olives, capers, tomatoes and a little chile. Ready in the time the pasta takes. Adapted from “Spaghetti alla Puttanesca” in the Wikibooks Cookbook (CC BY-SA 4.0). Scaled from 6–8 to 4 servings with fewer anchovies; timings added. Photo: Popo le Chien, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (“Pasta Puttanesca”).

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