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Ropa Vieja (Cuban Shredded Beef)

This slow-cooked Cuban-style shredded beef dish is made with tenderized flank steak, Cuban sofrito, and spices, all simmered in a flavorful tomato-based sauce. This ropa vieja recipe requires only 25 minutes of hands-on work once the meat is tenderized.

CubanDinner, Main Course, Main Dish2 hr 25 minServes 6487 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: beef

Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans

HB-1944 · Hand-built original

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Ropa Vieja Panameña (Shredded Beef in Criollo Sauce)

Beef simmered until it falls into threads, then stewed back into a loose tomato sofrito with peppers, onion and culantro. Panama's weekday lunch plate, always over white rice.

PanamanianMain courses2 hr 20 min4 servings672 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: beef

Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans

HB-1943 · Hand-built original

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Rosolje (Estonian Beet and Herring Salad)

Rosolje (Estonian Beet and Herring Salad) is a Estonian main centred on ham. It combines small new size white or gold potatoes, small onions, garlic cloves for a straightforward, balanced result.

EstonianMain1 hrServes 8405 kcalGluten-free

Main ingredient: ham

HB-3779 · Hand-built original

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Rotisserie chicken salad

Rotisserie chicken salad is a Thai and South-East Asian main course centred on chicken. It combines –2 tbsp vegetable oil, spring onions, Japanese or normal mayonnaise for a straightforward, balanced result.

Thai and South-East AsianMain course40 minServes 2312 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-3781 · Hand-built original

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Royal Cauliflower Roast With Almond Cream

A whole cauliflower blanched, brushed with spiced oil and roasted, served with a creamy almond sauce and fresh chile.

Main courseServes 4209 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: cauliflower

HB-8112 · Hand-built original

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Ruby beetroot, mung bean and burrata salad

Roasted ruby beetroots and cumin-honey carrots over rocket with mung beans, a whole burrata, and a clementine-mustard dressing.

Main course3 hrServes 699 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: ½oz mung beans

HB-15084 · Hand-built original

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Rumbledethumps

Buttery mashed potato and swede folded with cabbage and baked under cheddar until the top is golden and crisp.

BritishMain course1 hr 30 minServes 629 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: chunks

HB-17164 · Hand-built original

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Rundown

Saltfish is soaked, boiled and flaked, then cooked down in coconut milk with thyme, pimento, Scotch bonnet and vegetables until the milk reduces to a rich custard-like sauce. It is a traditional Jamaican dish, often served for breakfast.

JamaicanMain Course52 min80 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: saltfish

Pairs well with: Hard food (boiled ground provision and boiled dumplings), Fried dumplings, Fried plantain, Bammy, Boiled rice

HB-4224 · Hand-built original

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Russian Chicken

Russian Chicken is made with a tangy, sweet sauce and baked until the chicken is tender. It's super quick and made with Russian or Catalina dressing, onion soup mix, and apricot preserves for a sweet and sour flavor that is fantastic over white or brown rice with a nice salad or green vegetable for an easy, satisfying weeknight meal!

RussianMain Course50 minServes 6420 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-free

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-1954 · Hand-built original

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Rustic smoky bacon quiche

A French-style quiche Lorraine given a Scottish turn with strong cheddar and smoked bacon matchsticks, onion and garlic softened in butter under an egg and cream filling. Best eaten hot in slices.

FrenchMain course1 hr 30 minServes 4714 kcal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-18382 · Hand-built original

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Saag Aloo

Dry-style potatoes and spinach with cumin, ginger and turmeric — a homely, healthy staple.

IndianMain course35 minServes 4164 kcalVegetarianVeganGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolHigh FiberRenal

Main ingredient: spinach

Pairs well with: roti, dal, raita

HB-5635 · Hand-built original

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Saag paneer bhaji buns

Brioche buns filled with fried paneer, wilted spiced spinach and onion bhajis, with a fresh coriander and mint chutney.

Main course40 minServes 2195 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: coriander

HB-8117 · Hand-built original

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Saeujeot Dolsot Bibimbap

The seafood here is saeujeot — salted fermented shrimp — rather than fresh seafood: a small amount seasons the whole bowl of rice, vegetables and egg, which cooks in the hot stone bowl itself.

KoreanMain courseDairy-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: salted shrimp

Pairs well with: kimchi, miso soup, pickled radish

HB-18539 · Hand-built original

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Sage-roasted mushroom and rainbow chard pasta bake

A hands-off vegetarian bake where sage-roasted mushrooms and rainbow chard meet pasta, tomatoes and a feta-breadcrumb crust.

Main course1 hr 30 minServes 4260 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: mushroom

HB-17398 · Hand-built original

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Saint Lucian Pumpkin and White Bean Soup

Saint Lucian Pumpkin and White Bean Soup is a Saint Lucian main dish built around oil.

Saint LucianMain DishGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: vegetable oil

HB-1962 · Hand-built original

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Salade Niçoise

Think salad is boring? This classic French Niçoise salad is full of flavour and texture, perfect for popping in your lunchbox.

FrenchMain course2 hr 30 minServes 4416 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeDiabeticHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: tuna

Pairs well with: baguette, green salad, ratatouille, pommes frites

HB-1963 · Hand-built original

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Salami Pizza

A round of pizza dough topped with marinara, mozzarella and twenty slices of salami, baked until the cheese melts and the salami crisps at the edges.

AmericanMain course24 minServes 8116 kcalEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: salami

HB-8124 · Hand-built original

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Salmon and broccoli pasta

At last, a creamy salmon and broccoli pasta that’s ready in under 15 minutes. This recipe makes two generous servings or three lighter meals. It’s also very easy to double up. Based on two servings, each serving provides 869 kcal, 37g protein, 58g carbohydrates (of which 5g sugars), 52g fat (of which 21g saturates), 7g fibre and 1.2g salt.

Main course1 hrServes 2869 kcalEgg-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: salmon

Pairs well with: asparagus, lemon butter sauce, rice pilaf, cucumber salad, roasted potatoes

HB-3157 · Hand-built original

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Salmon and Cherry Tomato Curry

Salmon fillets simmered in a coconut milk curry with cherry tomatoes, cumin seeds, coriander, turmeric and spinach, finished with fresh herbs over rice.

IndianMain course0 min4 servings109 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: salmon

Pairs well with: asparagus, lemon butter sauce, rice pilaf, cucumber salad, roasted potatoes

HB-8128 · Hand-built original

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