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Egg Fried Rice
The test of any wok cook: separate grains, wisps of egg through every mouthful, and that faint smoky note from the…
4.8(4,188)Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 4188 reviews
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Thirty minutes or less, start to plate, with nothing skipped. 13 tested recipes, ranked by what readers cook most.
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Skillet Grilled Cheese
Mayonnaise on the outside instead of butter, two cheeses for flavour and melt, and eight minutes over patient…
4.7(3,188)Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 3188 reviews
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Beef and Broccoli
The most useful stir-fry in the repertoire: velveted beef, crisp-tender broccoli and a savoury oyster sauce gravy…
4.7(3,120)Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 3120 reviews
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Chicken Teriyaki
Real teriyaki is a technique, not a bottled sauce: chicken pan-fried until the skin crackles, then glazed in a…
4.7(2,965)Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 2965 reviews
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Pad Kra Pao (Thai Basil Chicken)
Thailand's most-eaten dish: minced pork fried hard with garlic and chillies, tossed with holy basil, and served over…
4.8(2,411)Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 2411 reviews
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Pesto alla Genovese
Genoese pesto made the traditional way, with basil bruised rather than blitzed, so the sauce stays emerald green…
4.8(2,277)Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 2277 reviews
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Chicken Chow Mein
Springy egg noodles tossed with chicken and vegetables in a savoury brown sauce, with a few noodles crisped against…
4.6(2,311)Rated 4.6 out of 5 from 2311 reviews
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Cacio e Pepe
Two ingredients, one technique, endless opportunity to get it wrong. This cacio e pepe recipe uses a Pecorino slurry…
4.8(2,110)Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 2110 reviews
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Baja Fish Tacos
Baja-style tacos with beer-battered white fish, a lime crema and shredded cabbage for crunch. Twenty minutes from…
4.7(2,140)Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 2140 reviews
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Tteokbokki
Chewy rice cakes simmered in a sweet-hot gochujang sauce until it clings. Korea's favourite street snack, and it…
4.7(2,044)Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 2044 reviews
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Penne all'Arrabbiata
Angry pasta, and rightly so: garlic bloomed slowly in olive oil, dried chilli, and tomatoes cooked hard enough to…
4.7(1,682)Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 1682 reviews
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Thai Pineapple Fried Rice
Fried rice with pineapple, cashews and a curry-scented edge, served in the hollowed shell if you are feeling…
4.6(1,588)Rated 4.6 out of 5 from 1588 reviews
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Cheese Quesadillas
A properly made quesadilla is about the cheese pull and the crisp, blistered tortilla — nothing more. Ten minutes…
4.5(1,622)Rated 4.5 out of 5 from 1622 reviews