Easy Recipes from Around the World, Page 7
New to a cuisine, or just want something forgiving? These authentic dishes are rated easy, approachable methods, everyday techniques, real flavor from real places.
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Inihaw na Liempo (Grilled Pork Belly)Central Luzon, Philippines · easy · 3 h 40 minPork belly slabs marinated in soy sauce, calamansi, and garlic, then charcoal-grilled and basted with sweet banana ketchup until sticky and charred.
Inihaw na Liempo (Grilled Pork Belly) Mtsvadi (Georgian Grilled Pork Skewers)Racha, Georgia · easy · 4 h 45 minChunks of pork marinated with grated onion and pomegranate, grilled over vine embers, then tumbled with raw onion and pomegranate seeds.
Mtsvadi (Georgian Grilled Pork Skewers) Three-Cup Chicken (San Bei Ji)Taipei, Taiwan · easy · 40 minBone-in chicken braised with heaps of ginger and garlic in a glossy sauce of sesame oil, soy, and rice wine, finished with a flurry of Thai basil.
Three-Cup Chicken (San Bei Ji) Beef Lok LakSiem Reap, Cambodia · easy · 30 minCubes of marinated beef seared hard and shaken in the pan, piled on crisp lettuce and tomato with a tangy Kampot pepper and lime dipping sauce.
Beef Lok Lak Khailmag (Caramelized Clotted Cream)Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia · easy · 25 minA rich Mongolian dessert of urum, clotted cream, cooked down slowly with sugar and a little flour into a thick, caramel-toned pudding eaten warm with a spoon.
Khailmag (Caramelized Clotted Cream) Zhansak (Walnut and Honey Candy)Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan · easy · 20 minA traditional Kyrgyz tea candy of crushed walnuts bound with mountain honey and sary may, the local clarified butter, then set and dried into sweet pieces.
Zhansak (Walnut and Honey Candy) Babilak Ai-luka (Cassava and Coconut Balls)Dili, Timor-Leste · easy · 35 minTimorese sweet fritters of grated cassava and fresh coconut bound with brown sugar and a little basil, rolled into balls and fried golden.
Babilak Ai-luka (Cassava and Coconut Balls) Shish TaoukBeirut, Lebanon · easy · 2 h 35 minLebanese chicken skewers marinated in garlic, lemon and yogurt with warm spices, grilled until charred and tender, and served with pillowy toum garlic sauce and pita.
Shish Taouk Aloo Tama Bodi (Potato, Bamboo Shoot and Black-Eyed Bean Curry)Kathmandu Valley, Nepal · easy · 1 h 5 minA tangy Newari one-pot curry of potatoes, fermented bamboo shoots, and black-eyed beans, soured by the tama and tempered in mustard oil.
Aloo Tama Bodi (Potato, Bamboo Shoot and Black-Eyed Bean Curry) Shurpa (Lamb and Vegetable Soup)Tashkent, Uzbekistan · easy · 2 h 20 minA slow-simmered Uzbek soup of bone-in lamb and large chunks of vegetables in a clear golden broth, finished with dill and cilantro.
Shurpa (Lamb and Vegetable Soup) Dimlama (Layered Steamed Stew)Tashkent, Uzbekistan · easy · 3 h 30 minAn Uzbek one-pot stew of meat and vegetables layered in a sealed pot and cooked in their own steam and juices until everything is meltingly tender.
Galayet Bandora (Fried Tomatoes)Amman, Jordan · easy · 50 minA simple Jordanian skillet of ripe tomatoes simmered down in plenty of olive oil with sliced garlic and green chilli until jammy, scooped up with warm pita.
Galayet Bandora (Fried Tomatoes) Mujaddara (Lentils and Rice with Caramelized Onions)Amman, Jordan · easy · 55 minA humble Levantine pilaf of brown lentils and rice cooked together and crowned with deeply caramelized onions, seasoned simply with cumin.
Shan Noodles (Shan Khauk Swe)Yangon, Myanmar · easy · 45 minSoft rice noodles tossed with a savoury tomato-chicken sauce and topped with crushed peanuts, pickled mustard greens, and herbs, from Myanmar's Shan State.
Shan Noodles (Shan Khauk Swe) Kewa DatshiThimphu, Bhutan · easy · 40 minBhutan comfort food: sliced potatoes simmered with green chilies and melted farmer cheese into a creamy stew.
Kewa Datshi Phaksha PaaThimphu, Bhutan · easy · 1 hFatty pork strips braised Bhutan-style with whole dried red chilies and sweet white radish into a fiery, glossy stew.
Bahraini Hammour with DaqqusManama, Bahrain · easy · 50 minWhole grouper baked Bahrain-style with turmeric and dried lime, served with daqqus, the Gulf spiced tomato sauce.
Bahraini Hammour with Daqqus MishkakMuscat, Oman · easy · 45 minOman favourite street food: cubes of meat in a tangy tamarind and spice marinade, skewered and grilled over charcoal.
Mishkak KuurdakBishkek, Kyrgyzstan · easy · 55 minOne of Central Asia oldest dishes: chunks of meat fried in their own fat with onion and potato until browned and crisp.
Kukulhu RihaMalé, Maldives · easy · 1 hA gently spiced Maldivian chicken curry simmered in coconut milk with curry leaves, pandan and island spices.
Kukulhu Riha Caril de GalinhaDili, Timor-Leste · easy · 1 h 5 minA mild Timorese chicken curry built on roasted red capsicum and coconut milk, gently spiced and subtly sweet.
Kanda Poha (Maharashtrian Onion Flattened Rice)Maharashtra (Mumbai), India · easy · 25 minThick flattened rice rinsed soft, then tossed in a mustard-seed, cumin and curry-leaf tempering with onion, green chilli, turmeric and crunchy peanuts, finished with lemon, coriander and fresh coconut.
Kanda Poha (Maharashtrian Onion Flattened Rice) Pasta alla NormaSicily, Italy · easy · 50 minFried eggplant, tomato, basil, and salted ricotta over pasta, Catania's tribute to its favorite opera.
Pasta alla Norma LecsóGreat Hungarian Plain, Hungary · easy · 50 minHungary’s summer pepper stew: sweet peppers and tomatoes melted down with golden onions and a generous spoon of sweet paprika.
Lecsó Gulyás (Herdsman’s Goulash)Great Hungarian Plain, Hungary · easy · 2 hThe original goulash: a paprika-red beef and vegetable soup-stew born over open fires on the Hungarian plain.
Stamppot BoerenkoolGelderland, Netherlands · easy · 45 minKale mashed straight into potatoes with a well of gravy and smoked sausage, the Netherlands’ winter engine.
Stamppot Boerenkool Bramboráky (Potato Pancakes)Bohemia, Czechia · easy · 40 minCrisp-edged garlicky potato pancakes flecked with marjoram, Bohemia’s answer to any hour of hunger.
Bramboráky (Potato Pancakes) Mămăligă cu Brânză și SmântânăTransylvania, Romania · easy · 40 minGolden polenta layered with salty sheep’s cheese and cool sour cream, Carpathian shepherd food, unchanged for centuries.
Mămăligă cu Brânză și Smântână Carbonnade FlamandeFlanders, Belgium · easy · 2 h 50 minBeef braised in dark Belgian beer with onions and a mustard-slathered slice of bread, sweet-sour, deep, and made for frites.
Carbonnade Flamande RöstiBern, Switzerland · easy · 45 minSwitzerland’s golden potato cake, crisp outside, tender inside, flipped whole and served with pride.
Rösti Trofie al Pesto GenoveseLiguria, Italy · easy · 40 minHand-twisted pasta with true Genoese pesto, plus the potatoes and green beans that Liguria insists belong in the pot.
Smørrebrød (Three Classics)Zealand (Copenhagen), Denmark · easy · 45 minDenmark’s open-faced rye sandwiches, built in proper order: egg & tomato, potato & chive, and beet & apple.
Smørrebrød (Three Classics) ĆevapiSarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina · easy · 40 minHand-rolled grilled beef fingers tucked into pillowy somun with raw onion and kajmak, Sarajevo’s pride.
Ćevapi PlokkfiskurReykjavík, Iceland · easy · 45 minIceland’s "plucked fish": cod and potatoes folded into a warm, oniony white sauce, served with dark rye and butter.
Plokkfiskur Tarte Flambée (Flammekueche)Alsace, France · easy · 32 minPaper-thin dough blistered under crème fraîche, onions, and lardons, Alsace’s answer to pizza, out of the oven in minutes.
Tarte Flambée (Flammekueche) Šaltibarščiai (Cold Beet Soup)Vilnius, Lithuania · easy · 2 h 40 minA shocking-pink chilled soup of beets, kefir, cucumber, and dill, Lithuania’s summer in a bowl, with hot potatoes on the side.
Šaltibarščiai (Cold Beet Soup) Pasulj (Serbian Bean Stew)Šumadija (Belgrade), Serbia · easy · 2 h 50 minSlow-cooked white beans with smoked pork, onion and paprika, finished with a fried-onion and paprika roux (zaprska) that gives the stew its deep colour and flavour.
Pasulj (Serbian Bean Stew) Tarator (Cold Yogurt and Cucumber Soup)Sofia, Bulgaria · easy · 1 h 15 minA chilled Bulgarian summer soup of thinned yogurt, grated cucumber, garlic, dill and walnuts, finished with a drizzle of oil.
Tarator (Cold Yogurt and Cucumber Soup) Schnitzel (Schweineschnitzel)Swabia, Germany · easy · 25 minThe German pork schnitzel: a thin cutlet pounded flat, breaded in a loose golden crust, and fried until crisp, served with a wedge of lemon.
Schnitzel (Schweineschnitzel) Bryndzové HaluškyBratislava, Slovakia · easy · 40 minSoft potato dumplings tossed with sharp sheep’s-milk bryndza cheese and crowned with crispy bacon, Slovakia’s national dish.
Bryndzové Halušky MarmitakoBasque Country, Spain · easy · 1 hA Basque tuna and potato stew built on choricero pepper pulp, fishermen’s food, cooked on the boat between catches.
Marmitako JotaLjubljana, Slovenia · easy · 1 h 50 minA Ljubljana stew of soured sauerkraut, borlotti beans, potato, and smoked pork, winter in a pot.
Jota Tavče GravčeSkopje, North Macedonia · easy · 1 h 35 minNorth Macedonia's national dish: white beans baked in a clay pan with paprika, peppers, and mint.
Tavče Gravče RibollitaTuscany, Italy · easy · 1 h 35 minA thick Tuscan "reboiled" soup of cannellini beans, cavolo nero, and day-old bread.
MulgikapsadTartu, Estonia · easy · 2 h 15 minSauerkraut braised with pork and pearl barley until soft, sweet, and deeply savory, southern Estonia's pride.
Mulgikapsad Grey Peas with BaconRiga, Latvia · easy · 1 h 10 minNutty grey peas simmered soft and tossed with crisp bacon and fried onion, Latvia's unofficial national dish.
Grey Peas with Bacon Mămăligă cu BrânzăChișinău, Moldova · easy · 40 minThick cornmeal polenta layered with salty sheep's cheese and sour cream, the soul of Moldovan tables.
Mămăligă cu Brânză DranikiMinsk, Belarus · easy · 45 minCrisp-edged potato pancakes fried golden and served with a generous spoon of sour cream.
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