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Congee days and ramen nights

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Stews

Stews are considered cold-weather dishes but we cook stew any time of the year. We make stews with beef (including the tongue, tail, tripe and shank), pork and chicken, and we often throw vegetables into the pot too.

Chicken apple stew

Chicken apple stew

Subtle sweetness blends with a bit of tartness in this easy, tasty and eye-catching one-pot chicken apple stew. It's an ideal holiday dish!

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Chicken cacciatore (Italian hunter's stew) recipe

Chicken Cacciatore

Adapted from a recipe by Giada de Laurentiis, this chicken cacciatore recipe uses white wine instead of red and includes a can of diced tomatoes.

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Vietnamese beef stew

Vietnamese beef stew

Beef cooked with lemongrass, ginger, star anise and Chinese five-spice powder, among others. Vietnamese beef stew is highly aromatic and tasty! Serve with rice, noodles …

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Filipino sweet sour roast chicken stew (paksiw na lechon manok)

Filipino sweet sour roast chicken stew (paksiw na lechon manok)

A great way to recycle leftover roast / fried chicken is to stew it in vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, garlic, shallots and chili to make a sweet sour stew.

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Spanish-style meatballs topped with crumbled feta

Spanish-style meatballs

Meatballs are so ubiquitous. But there are good meatballs and there are so-so meatballs. In this recipe, they are made with a mixture of ground pork and chopped Spanish …

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Slow cooker callos

Slow cooker callos

The Filipino version of the Spanish beef tripe stew, callos is often served as a special occasion dish because of the laborious cooking process. Using a slow cooker makes …

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Chicken stewed in tomato cream sauce

Chicken stewed in tomato cream sauce

Chicken thighs are slow cooked in hand-crushed stewed tomatoes, cream, onion, garlic, chilies, thyme, bay leaves and sweet peas. Chicken stewed in tomato sauce is even …

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