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Dinner Ideas to Suit Your Evening

Find an evening meal that suits both your appetite and your schedule. Quick recipes, make-ahead dishes and relaxed weekend favourites make it easier to plan the final meal of the day.

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Heaven and Earth with potato-apple mashed potatoes, fried black pudding and golden onions
1 hr German

Heaven and Earth with blood sausage

Heaven and earth combines mashed potatoes from the earth with apple compote from the sky and serves with fried black pudding and roasted onions.

Rhenish Döppekooche with crispy potato crust and juicy bacon-onion filling
2 hr 25 min German

Rhenish Döppekooche

Rheinischer Döppekooche is a hearty potato cake made from raw grated potatoes, bacon, onion, egg and soaked bread roll.

Westphalian Pfefferpotthast with tender meat, onions, capers and a rich dark sauce
2 hr 20 min German

Pfefferpotthast beef stew

Pfefferpotthast is a Westphalian beef and pork stew with beef, pork, lots of onions, generous black pepper, capers and a fresh lemon finish.

Mecklenburg fish pan with whole baked fish on potatoes, carrots, onions and bacon
1 hr 30 min German

Mecklenburg fish skillet

The Mecklenburg fish pan cooks a whole fish on layers of potatoes, carrots, onions and bacon with horseradish, dill and parsley.

Steak fries with pink roasted beef steak, crispy fries and green pepper sauce
1 hr 5 min French

Steak frites with peppercorn sauce

Steak fries combines short fried beef steak with double fried fries and a creamy sauce of shallot, green pepper and beef stock.

Moules marinières with open mussels, parsley and white wine stock in a pot
30 min French

Moules marinières

Moules marinières are mussels steamed in a few minutes with shallots, garlic, dry white wine, butter and parsley.

Pot-au-feu with beef, carrots, leeks, potatoes and clear broth in a bowl
3 hr 45 min French

Pot-au-feu

Pot-au-feu slowly cooks beef, bone marrow, root vegetables and leeks in a clear broth and serves the broth and garnish separately or together.

Crunchy confit de canard with golden duck leg on a French plate
15 hr 35 min French

Confit de canard

For Confit de canard, duck legs are cured with salt and herbs, slowly cooked in duck fat and only browned until crispy before serving.

Blanquette de veau with tender veal, mushrooms and pearl onions in light sauce
2 hr 15 min French

Blanquette de veau

Blanquette de veau is a light veal stew with mushrooms, pearl onions and a velvety sauce of cooking stock, cream, egg yolk and lemon.

Cassoulet with white beans, duck confit and browned Toulouse sausage in a casserole dish
16 hr 10 min French

Cassoulet with duck confit

Cassoulet combines white beans, duck confit, Toulouse sausage and pork belly to create a slow-braised classic from south-west France.

Creamy lemon risotto with green peas, Parmesan cheese and fresh basil
40 min Italian

Lemon risotto with peas and basil

Creamy risotto gets a light summer note from lemon, peas and basil. Parmesan and cold butter only bind the rice grains after cooking.

Oven stuffed tomatoes with couscous, peppers, feta, parsley and mint
55 min Mediterranean

Stuffed tomatoes with couscous and herbs

Large summer tomatoes are stuffed with lemon couscous, peppers, feta and many herbs. They remain juicy in the oven while the surface is lightly browned.

Zucchini-ricotta lasagne with tomato sauce, mozzarella and golden cheese
1 hr 30 min Italian

Courgette and ricotta lasagne

This vegetarian lasagna combines fried zucchini, spicy tomato sauce and creamy ricotta. The previous frying prevents an watery filling.

Grilled chicken breast with peach salsa, lime and fresh coriander
42 min Modern

Grilled chicken with peach salsa

Juicy grilled chicken gets a sweet and sour summer contrast with peach salsa. Lime, red onion and coriander keep the ripe fruit fresh.

Cold sesame-cucumber noodle salad with soba, carrots, spring onions and sesame seeds
26 min Japanese-inspired

Cold sesame-cucumber pasta salad

Cool soba noodles, cucumber and carrot meet a creamy sesame dressing with soy sauce and rice vinegar. The salad tastes fresh, nutty and slightly spicy.

Bean and tomato salad with feta, red onion and parsley in a bowl
30 min Mediterranean

Bean and tomato salad with feta

Green beans, sweet tomatoes and salty feta make a satisfying summer salad. A mustard-herb dressing combines the vegetables without weighing them down.

Golden brown tomato tart with goat cheese, colorful tomato slices and thyme
57 min French

Tomato tart with goat cheese

Crunchy puff pastry carries a spicy goat cheese cream and ripe summer tomatoes. The prior salting of the slices keeps the tart aromatic instead of watery.

sesame shrimp with shiny sauce, spring onions, sesame seeds and rice
20 min Chinese

Sesame shrimp

Sesame shrimp are quickly fried and are tossed in a shiny sauce of soy sauce, honey, garlic, ginger and sesame oil.

Lo mein with chicken, egg noodles, broccoli, carrots, peppers and spring onions
30 min Chinese

Lo mein with chicken

Lo mein with chicken are soft-swivelled egg noodles with chicken, broccoli, carrots and a sauce made from soy sauce, oyster sauce and sesame oil.

Gong Bao tofu with peanuts, peppers, spring onions, chilli and rice
35 min Chinese

Gong Bao Tofu

Gong Bao Tofu is the vegetarian version of kung pao: crispy fried tofu, chilli, Sichuan pepper, peanuts and a spicy-sour sauce.

Dan Dan noodles with minced meat, pak choi, sesame-chilli sauce and spring onions
35 min Chinese

Dan Dan Noodles

Dan Dan noodles are Sichuan noodles with sesame paste, chilli oil, Sichuan pepper, spicy fried mince and a little pasta water.

Sliced Char Siu pork tenderloin with shiny hoisin honey glaze, rice and pak choi
2 hr 50 min Chinese

Char siu pork tenderloin

Char Siu pork tenderloin is a baked version of the Chinese BBQ pig with hoisin, honey, soy sauce, five-spice powder and glaze.

Grilled sea bream with herbs, lemon and parsley oil
38 min Mediterranean

Grilled sea bream with herbs

Seared sea bream is seasoned inside and out, stuffed with lemon, parsley, dill and garlic and cooked on the grill on both sides. Oil the skin, preheat the grill clean and only turn the fish when it comes off slightly; the meat must be lifted from the bone on the back.