MainsCrispy Whole Roast Duck
Scalded, lacquered and air-dried overnight before it ever sees the oven. The drying is not a flourish — it is the only way the skin turns to glass.
25 hrServes 4Hard
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Ramen and sushi, high-heat wok cooking that is over before you finish reading the recipe, and curries that take all afternoon.
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MainsChicken Curry with Toasted Spices
Whole spices toasted and ground, and onions cooked far past the point most recipes stop. Twenty-five minutes of onions is the difference between a curry and a stew with curry powder in it.
1 hr 15 minServes 4Medium
MainsTwice-Cooked Pork Belly
Simmered first, chilled, then sliced thin and fried until the edges curl and cup. The second cooking is where it earns its name and all of its texture.
1 hrServes 4Medium
MainsSalmon and Avocado Maki Rolls
The rice is the dish. Season it while it is hot, cool it to body temperature, and never refrigerate it — cold rice goes hard and the rolls fall apart.
1 hr 15 minServes 4Hard
SoupsMiso Ramen
The weeknight ramen. The miso paste is fried in aromatics before the stock goes in, which takes a 40-minute bowl a surprising distance towards an all-day one.
45 minServes 4Medium
SoupsShoyu Ramen
Built in three separate parts — tare, broth and toppings — the way real ramen shops do it. Assemble in the bowl, not the pot, and never boil the noodles in the soup.
2 hr 30 minServes 4Hard
SnacksSalt and Pepper Squid
Cornflour rather than batter, so the coating stays light and shatters. Squid cooks in ninety seconds — past that it turns to rubber and never comes back.
30 minServes 4Medium
MainsSeared Tuna Steak with Sesame
Ninety seconds a side on a pan hot enough to frighten you. The centre stays ruby red, and that is not undercooked — it is the entire point.
20 minServes 2Medium