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Food & Drink

Anna Jones

Coconut and tomato laksa

Tomato purée somehow feels a bit old-fashioned, retro and reliable. This laksa-style soup shows it off in all its glory - the dish gains so much depth from it. The deep, savoury tomato is mixed with aromatics and, once it hits the creamy coconut milk, a well-rounded, multi-layered flavour is created. I use the term ‘laksa’ so you know to expect richness, spice and coconut, but this recipe is far from a traditional laksa, which has so many variations all over Southeast Asia. The paste can also be made and frozen in ice-cube trays for later use.

Anna Jones

Sticky shallot pasta

This pasta came from a craving for a rich pappardelle ragù, but mine obviously has to be made with veg, and I wanted it to cook quickly, as I was making it for a weeknight dinner. Here, shallots cook down to form a super-sweet and rich ragù, backed up by tomato purée, woody herbs and garlic. The sauce tastes like it’s taken much more work than it has. If you are cooking for fewer than 4, the ragù will keep in the fridge for up to a week.

Anna Jones

Cauliflower caponata

Caponata is a masterclass in balancing sweet, sour and salty. It’s often made with aubergine, which you fry first in lots of olive oil. This buttery cauliflower version is done in the oven and to me is as good as aubergine. It has the texture of a stew and can be eaten warm as an antipasto, as is most common in Italy, on toast or tossed through pasta.

Anna Jones

Cheese and pickle roast potatoes with chilli-dressed leaves

A tray of these for dinner is just about the best thing I can think of to eat - squashed crisp-edged potatoes, tossed and baked in pickle brine to give them a subtle but important chip-shop-vinegar appeal. Once hot and crisped, the potatoes are topped with cornichons and cheese, and finished with a chilli and bitter-lettuce salad. Pickle brine is often thrown away but it is highly seasoned gold. It is acidic, a little salty and usually a little sweet, so it instantly adds depth, like a splash of vinegar but more mellow.

Anna Jones

Lemon, artichoke and butter bean paella

While recognising I am absolutely no expert, I have found paella is best made in a thin-based paella-style pan over a gas flame. Failing that, whatever large shallow (to remove the liquid quickly) sauté pan you have will work, the thinner-based the better. The rice must be short-grain so it won’t dry out when toasted. I have used bomba. I have been told that risotto rice works as well too. Do not stir. The lack of stirring is what gives you the crisp, browned, sticky, chewy layer of ‘socarrat’ which is the main reason I eat paella. Don’t scrimp on the olive oil – the oil and your generosity with it is what makes this.

Anna Jones

Spiced aubergines with cucumber salsa

Cooking aubergines in a good amount of decent olive oil and a little water is an easy route to the most buttery results I have ever tasted. It’s all done in a tray, and you layer the flavours as you cook. The olive oil brings a warm golden richness to the aubergine.

Anna Jones

Lemon, green chilli and cheddar tart

This tart is fresh, with the richness of the pastry countered by the zip of lemon, the sweetness of onion and the pep of green chilli. Then it’s rounded out with the bite of the cheddar. You need to use a cold baking tray at the start so the pastry holds its nice layers when it goes into the oven.

Anna Jones

Miso banana caramel whip

Imagine banoffee pie but ready in 15 minutes and spooned into a glass like a sundae. I’m on the fence about bananas but I love them in this caramel. If you are into them, some sliced bananas with a little lemon squeezed over could be a nice addition. Here, miso adds a salty back note that offsets the richness of the banana and caramel. I think miso and banana are one of the best sweet combinations.

‘I absolutely hate tripe, guts and lungs’

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Sausage meatballs and cannellini bean stew

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