14 fragrant stock Recipes

olive oil, grain rice, washed and drained, ground cinnamon, ground allspice, ground ginger, chicken stock, water

sunflower oil, shallots, chopped finely, garlic cloves, coconut milk, chicken stock, stalks lemongrass, thickly sliced, green curry paste, chicken breasts, cubed, aubergine, cubed, rice, bean sprouts, lime

organic beef , trimmed of fat & cubed, olive oil, onion, peeled & quartered, garlic cloves, peeled & chopped finely, carrot, peeled & cut into chunks, canned tomatoes, dates , pitted but kept whole, prunes , pitted but kept whole, honey, beef stock, cinnamon stick, ras el hanout spice mix (or 2 tsp cumin powder, 2 tsp coriander powder, 1 tsp ginger and 1 tsp turmeric), salt & pepper, toasted sliced almonds, fresh coriander, chopped

brown rice, olive oil, onion, chopped, ginger, minced, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, vegetable stock, cilantro, chopped, lemon grass, lime

water, brown rice or 1 cup long grain white basmati rice, vegetable oil, onions , finely chopped but still chunky, garlic, minced, mushrooms, cleaned and sliced, dark raisin, fresh ginger, grated, cardamom, cinnamon, pepper, roasted pine nuts, chicken stock

oil, red chile , deseeded and finely chopped, stalk lemongrass, finely chopped, baby corn , cut on a diagonal into bite-sized pieces, green beans, trimmed and chopped, spring onions, chopped, coconut milk, chicken stock, plain low-fat yogurt, cornflour, water, chicken breasts, finely sliced, coriander, finely chopped

diced onion, diced carrot, diced bell pepper (red or green ), olive oil, bulgur, vegetable stock or 3 cups water, toasted ground nuts, fresh parsley, chopped fresh basil or 1 tbsp dried basil, chopped fresh spearmint or 1 1/2 tbsp dried spearmint, chopped fresh lovage or 2 tbsp celery leaves, soy sauce, salt, fresh ground black pepper (to taste), crumbled feta cheese (optional)

rice noodles, red chili peppers , seeds removed and finely chopped, garlic cloves, finely chopped, ginger, roughly chopped, lemongrass , outer leaves removed, roughly chopped, cilantro, leaves and stalks torn, lime , juice of, sesame oil, coconut milk, vegetable stock, fish sauce (nam pla) or 1 -2 tbsp soy sauce, snow peas , halved lengthways, bean sprouts, scallions, finely sliced

thai fragrant rice, vegetable oil, onion, halved and sliced, garlic clove, chopped, red pepper, cored, seeded and roughly chopped, pork mince, chili powder, chicken stock, cornflour, dark soy sauce, fresh basil leaves, salt & freshly ground black pepper

oil, short beef ribs, yellow onions, sliced, cm piece galangal, sliced, cm piece lemongrass, finely sliced, cm piece ginger, sliced, fish sauce, palm sugar or 120 g brown sugar, garlic cloves, peeled and bruised, chicken stock, tamarind paste, red chilies or 4 small green chilies, cilantro leaf, to serve, thai basil , torn to serve, limes , cut into cheeks, to serve, steamed rice, to serve

eggplants, peeled and cut in pieces 8 cm x 1 cm (aubergine), oil (for deep frying), lean ground pork, dried prawns, soaked and very finely chopped, chili paste, salted soybeans, mashed, very finely sliced spring onions, very finely chopped soaked dried shiitake mushroom, chicken stock, chinese rice wine, sesame oil, commercial sweet and sour sauce

wheatberries, soaked for 4 hours or overnight, kosher salt, olive oil or 2 tbsp unsalted butter, onion, diced, scallions, chopped (white and light green parts only ), ground allspice, ground cinnamon, more to taste, basmati rice or 1/2 cup other long-grain rice, dried currant (don tsp be tempted to leave these out!), chicken or 3/4 cup vegetable stock (low or no-salt please), almonds, toasted (1/3 cup.), chopped fresh flat leaf parsley, grated lemon , zest of, fresh ground black pepper