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Practical Lunch Recipes for Every Day

A useful lunch should fit the place and time available. Choose a light salad, a portable bowl, a reheatable soup or a warm family meal that can be prepared without disrupting the day.

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55 min Japanese

Takoyaki

Takoyaki are outside browned, inside creamy-soft dough balls from Osaka with cooked octopus, spring onions, Beni Shoga and crispy Tenkasu.

1 hr 5 min Japanese

Japanese gyoza

Japanese gyoza are filled with pork, finely sliced cabbage, Nira, ginger and garlic, fried below and then steamed under a lid.

Crispy Japanese caraage with lemon clefts, pointed cabbage and Japanese mayonnaise

1 hr 10 min Japanese

Karaage

Japanese caraage is made from juicy chicken leg meat, marinated briefly with soy sauce, sake, ginger and garlic and fried in potato starch.

35 min Japanese

Oyakodon

Oyakodon combines juicy chicken legs, soft onions and only loosely set egg in a spicy Dashi sauce on hot Japanese rice.

35 min Japanese

Gyudon

Gyudon is a Japanese rice dish with thin beef and onions, which cook briefly in a sweet-spicy sauce of Dashi, soy sauce and Mirin.

8 hr Italian

Vitello Tonnato

Vitello Tonnato combines finely cut veal with a creamy sauce of tuna, anchovies, capers, egg and lemon juice.

1 hr 30 min Italian

Pollo alla Cacciatora

Pollo alla Cacciatora flavoured chicken pieces with onions, carrots, celery, rosemary, wine, tomatoes and black olives.

30 min Italian

Saltimbocca alla Romana

Saltimbocca alla Romana fill thin veal chips with prosciutto crudo and sage and fry them briefly in butter before white wine dissolves the pan set.

Cut Sicilian arancini with saffron rice, ragù, peas, cheese and crispy panade

4 hr Italian

Arancini al Ragù

Sicilian Arancini wrap a dry ragù of minced meat and peas with saffron rice, cheese, thin flour cover and crispy breadcrumbs.

2 hr 30 min Italian

Parmigiana di Melanzane

Parmigiana di Melanzane layered golden brown fried eggplant with concentrated tomato sauce, basil, Fior di Latte and Parmigiano.

45 min Italian

Trofie al Pesto Genovese

Trofie al Pesto Genovese combine turned pasta with fresh basil pesto, potatoes and green beans to form a Ligurian classic.

30 min Italian

Cacio e pepe

Cacio e Pepe makes pasta, Pecorino Romano, black pepper and starchy cooking water a shiny creamy sauce without cream.

40 min Italian

Bucatini all-Amatriciana

Bucatini all the Amatriciana combine crisp rendered guanciale with tomatoes, Pecorino Romano and some chilli to form a strong pasta classic from Lazio.

Open banana leaf with Indonesian Pepes Ikan, mackerel, spice paste, tomatoes and basil

1 hr 45 min Indonesian

Pepes Ikan in banana leaves

For Pepes Ikan, mackerel is steamed with an aromatic paste of shallots, chilli, turmeric, ginger and kemirine nuts in the banana leaf and grilled briefly.

Javan Opor Ayam with chicken parts in yellow coconut milk sauce, lime leaves and toasted bayots

1 hr 20 min Indonesian

Opor Ayam in coconut milk

Opor Ayam is a mild Javanese chicken dish in coconut milk with kemirin nuts, coriander, lemongrass, galangal and makrut lime leaves.

Open banana leaf with Balinese Ayam Betutu, spicy paste, lime and steamed rice

6 hr 45 min Indonesian

Ayam Betutu from Bali

Ayam Betutu is Balinese chicken with a strong spice paste of shallots, chilli, turmeric, ginger, galangal, lemongrass and kemirin nuts.

3 hr 30 min Indonesian

Martabak Telur with beef

Martabak Telur is a crispy-fried Indonesian dough package with a juicy filling of eggs, seasoned beef chops and many spring onions.

Sate Padang with grilled beef skewers, thick yellow spice sauce, rice cake and roasting mallots

2 hr 25 min Indonesian

Sate Padang with spicy sauce

Sate Padang consists of seasoned, pre-cooked beef, which is grilled briefly over large heat and served with a thick yellow sauce of broth and rice flour.

Creamy Bubur Ayam with plucked chicken, spring onions, kecap manis, egg and toasted cherries

1 hr 40 min Indonesian

Bubur ayam – Indonesian chicken rice porridge

Bubur Ayam is a hearty Indonesian rice porridge with aromatic chicken broth, plucked chicken, spring onions, kecap manis and crispy toppings.

50 min Indonesian

Ketoprak from Jakarta

Ketoprak combines rice noodles, fried tofu, mung bean sprouts, cucumber and rice cake with a freshly stirred peanut sauce and kecap manis.

Cut-up Pempek Palembang with dark cuco sauce, cucumber cubes and rice noodles

2 hr 5 min Indonesian

Pempek Palembang with Cuko

Pempek are springy fish chicks from Palembang, which are formed with tapioca starch, poached, golden brown fried and served with sweet-acid cuco sauce.