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Five-spice duck with sweet and sour sauce and egg-fried rice

Half a duck roasted in a five-spice, soy and honey coating, served under a homemade pineapple sweet and sour sauce with charred pineapple and shrimp egg-fried rice.

ChineseMain course1 hr 30 minServes 4231 kcalDairy-freeLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: duck

Pairs well with: fried rice, spring rolls, bok choy, hot and sour soup

HB-13756 · Hand-built original

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Flaky Puff Crust Pizza

A sheet-pan pizza on a laminated crust made by folding grated frozen butter into the dough, rolled out to fill a 13 x 18 inch pan and topped with pizza sauce, Parmesan and two forms of mozzarella, finished with a garlic-basil oil.

Main course2 hrServes 16183 kcalEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: butter

HB-6999 · Hand-built original

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Flatbread Pizza

Quick flatbreads from a flour and Greek yogurt dough, griddled until golden, topped with mozzarella and a tomato, red onion and oregano salad, then baked until the cheese melts and finished with balsamic glaze and arugula.

Main course50 min3 serving(s)543 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeLow Fat / Low CholesterolHigh FiberRenal

Main ingredient: all-purpose flour

HB-7002 · Hand-built original

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Flatfish Porridge

A gentle rice porridge simmered with cubed flatfish, carrot and green onion, seasoned with soup soy sauce and sesame oil. Fresh fish added at the end keeps tender pieces throughout the soft rice.

KoreanMain courseServes 2239 kcalDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: flatfish

Pairs well with: kimchi, pickled radish, soy sauce, grilled seaweed

HB-15930 · Hand-built original

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Flounder Amandine

Flounder fillets baked in lemon and wine butter and spooned with toasted almonds and parsley.

FrenchMain course25 minServes 4247 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: flounder

HB-4400 · Hand-built original

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Flounder en Papillote with Fennel, Olives, & Lemon

Flounder baked in parchment parcels with fennel, lemon, cherry tomatoes and olives.

MediterraneanMain courseServes 4174 kcalVegetarianVeganGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticRenal

Main ingredient: flounder

HB-4401 · Hand-built original

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Flounder Francaise

Egg-dipped flounder fillets sautéed until golden and served with a lemon butter pan sauce.

Italian-AmericanMain course

Main ingredient: flounder

HB-4402 · Hand-built original

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Flounder Kimbap

Kimbap rolled with soy-braised grilled olive flounder, egg omelet strips and pickled cucumber over vinegar-seasoned rice. Each slice is flaky, tangy and gently sweet from the mirin glaze.

KoreanMain courseServes 2170 kcalVegetarianDairy-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: olive flounder

Pairs well with: kimchi, miso soup, pickled radish, seasoned bean sprouts

HB-15928 · Hand-built original

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Flounder Meunière

Floured, egg-dipped flounder cooked until golden and finished with a lemon, butter and white wine pan sauce.

FrenchMain courseVegetarian

Main ingredient: flounder

HB-4403 · Hand-built original

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Flounder Mizore-ni (Simmered in Grated Daikon)

Flour-dusted fried flounder simmered briefly in dashi with grated daikon, served with buckwheat noodles.

JapaneseMain course25 minServes 256 kcalDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: flounder

HB-4404 · Hand-built original

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Flounder Piccata

Floured flounder fillets pan fried and finished in a white wine, lemon and caper sauce.

ItalianMain course20 minServes 2288 kcalEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: flounder

HB-4309 · Hand-built original

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Flounder Steak

A whole flounder pan-fried with thyme and served under a quick clam sauce of Manila clams, white wine, garlic and peas. Lemon zest and parsley brighten the shellfish liquor at the end.

KoreanMain courseServes 1332 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: flounder

Pairs well with: steamed rice, salad, soup, bread

HB-15823 · Hand-built original

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Flounder with Lemony Butter Beans

Flounder fillets salted ahead and gently poached in a wine and butter skillet sauce, served over creamy butter beans with a parsley, shallot and lemon zest gremolata.

AmericanMain course0 minServes 4208 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: flounder

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans

HB-13761 · Hand-built original

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Fluffy Omelet Curry

Pieces of fluffy turmeric omelette folded into a spiced tomato and cream curry with onion, garlic and ginger.

50 min4–6 servings366 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: eggs

HB-3480 · Hand-built original

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Fluffy Sourdough Dinner Rolls

Soft, buttery sourdough rolls built on a ripe levain and a milk tangzhong, enriched with butter pats and proofed in the pan until pillowy before a two-temperature bake.

Sixteen rollsVegetarianEgg-free

Main ingredient: protein

HB-13767 · Hand-built original

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Fluke Poke With Coconut Rice and Pickled Onions

Raw fluke tossed in a jalapeño, white soy and lime dressing with macadamia nuts and quick-pickled red onion, served over warm coconut rice and finished with cilantro and torn nori.

HawaiianMain courseServes 4824 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: fluke

HB-7011 · Hand-built original

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Focaccia Grinder Sandwich

A focaccia loaf split and layered with pesto, calabrese salame, capocollo and provolone, toasted until the cheese melts, then filled with a chopped romaine, red onion and pepperoncini salad in Italian dressing.

AmericanMain course0 minServes 6VegetarianGluten-freeEgg-free

Main ingredient: focaccia

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans

HB-7013 · Hand-built original

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Foil-baked sea bream

Foil-baked sea bream is a second course of fish that is very fast to prepare, and your guests will be hooked by the aroma hidden under the foil!

Main Courses55 minServes 4Gluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-free

Main ingredient: whole sea bream

HB-0933 · Hand-built original

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Food52's Short Rib Ragu

Beef short ribs browned and braised for hours in red wine with porcini mushrooms, tomato paste, anchovy paste and herbs, shredded back into their puréed braising liquid and served over hot polenta with a lemon and parsley gremolata.

ItalianMain course24 hrServes 1056 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: beef

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

HB-7015 · Hand-built original

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Foolproof Pan Pizza

A thick pan pizza from a slow-risen dough of bread flour, yeast, water and olive oil, pressed into oiled cast iron skillets and topped edge to edge with pizza sauce and mozzarella, baked until the bottom is golden and crisp.

Main course10 hr 45 min4 servings676 kcalVegetarianEgg-free

Main ingredient: bread flour

HB-7017 · Hand-built original

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Foolproof Poached Chicken with Ginger Shallot Sauce

Chicken breasts poached off the boil in their poaching water until juicy, sliced and served with two sauces: a sliced shallot and ginger sauce left to sweat in oil, and a quick chilli sauce of chilli paste, sriracha and soy sauce.

AsianDinner35 minServes 3362 kcalDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: chicken

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

HB-7018 · Hand-built original

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Fragrant chicken noodle soup

A lemongrass, ginger and lime-leaf infused chicken stock with hand-rolled chicken balls, rice noodles, mangetout and red pepper, finished with lime juice, fish sauce and coriander.

Main course1 hrServes 4301 kcalDairy-freeLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: chicken

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

HB-13776 · Hand-built original

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Fragrant chicken traybake

A one-tin roast of aubergine, peppers and onion in a coconut, red curry and lime sauce, topped with chilli-glazed seared chicken and wilted spinach and Thai basil.

Thai and South-East AsianMain course1 hrServes 4–6176 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: chicken

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

HB-13777 · Hand-built original

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Freezer halloumi burritos

Burritos filled with spiced fried halloumi, rice, Cheddar and pickled onion, frozen and baked from frozen.

Main course1 hr 30 minServes 4523 kcalVegetarianEgg-free

Main ingredient: halloumi

HB-3484 · Hand-built original

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French bean and potato sabzi

A quick, hearty Indian vegetable curry of French beans and potatoes with tomatoes, turmeric and coriander — brilliant in a spread or as a standalone dinner with flatbreads, chutney and yoghurt.

IndianMain course1 hrServes 4386 kcalVegetarianVeganGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeLow Fat / Low CholesterolHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: potato

Pairs well with: sour cream, green beans, coleslaw, grilled steak, roast chicken

HB-17736 · Hand-built original

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French Bread Pizza

The after-school classic: a halved loaf, sauce, cheese, pepperoni, oven.

PizzaMain course22 minServes 4344 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: bread

Pairs well with: salad, soup, coleslaw

HB-5908 · Hand-built original

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French Dip Sandwiches

Chuck roast braised in beef broth and Worcestershire sauce until it shreds, piled into toasted baguettes with caramelized onions and provolone, broiled and served with horseradish aioli and hot au jus for dipping.

AmericanMain course3 hr 20 minServes 4961 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: beef

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

HB-9399 · Hand-built original

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French Fish Pie

French Fish Pie is a French, Western easter, fish, main built around fillets. Ready in 100 min.

French, WesternEaster, Fish, Main1 hr 40 minServes 6362 kcalEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: fillets

HB-2922 · Hand-built original

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French Fry Cheeseburger

A toasted bun stacked with lettuce, ham and a pile of crisp french fries, flooded with a microwave cheddar cheese sauce and topped with bacon. Fries become the burger's main event.

KoreanMain courseEgg-free

Main ingredient: french fries

Pairs well with: cola, pickles, coleslaw, onion rings

HB-15868 · Hand-built original

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French onion and beef udon soup

Caramelised onions and thin beef simmered in a soy, mirin and sake beef broth, ladled over udon noodles with a soft egg, curled spring onions, Parmesan, sesame and shichimi. It borrows the soul of French onion soup and serves it as a Japanese noodle bowl.

Main course1 hr 30 minServes 2347 kcalDiabetic

Main ingredient: beef

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

HB-7026 · Hand-built original

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