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Slow cooker beef stroganoff

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients 2 tbsp sunflower oil 600g/1lb 5oz stewing or casserole steak, cut into chunky strips 3 tbsp plain flour 2 onions, sliced 3 garlic cloves, crushed 2 beef stock cubes, crumbled 1 tbsp Dijon mustard 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 25g/1oz butter 200g/7oz mushrooms, sliced 125ml/4fl oz soured cream handful flatleaf or curly parsley, roughly chopped (optional) salt and freshly ground black pepper freshly…

Cardamom buns

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients 28 cardamom pods (or 10 pods, plus 1 tsp ground cardamom) 250ml/9fl oz full-fat milk 125g/4½oz unsalted butter, cut into cubes 350g/12oz strong white bread flour, plus extra for dusting 150g/5½oz golden caster sugar 7g sachet fast-action dried yeast ½ tsp salt oil, for greasing ¼ tsp ground cinnamon 1 free-range egg, beaten with a fork Method…

Leek and cheese filo tart

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients 1½ tbsp olive oil, plus extra for greasing 4 sheets filo pastry, roughly half a pack 100g/3½oz mature cheddar, finely grated 5 tbsp single cream 1 large leek, trimmed and very thinly sliced salt and black pepper To serve (optional) 4 medium potatoes, well-scrubbed 300g/10½oz frozen peas Method Before starting this, make sure to preheat…

Chicken and seafood paella

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients 3–4 tbsp olive oil 4 chicken thighs, each cut into 2–3 chunky pieces 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped 500g/1lb 2oz fresh tomatoes, finely chopped 2 tsp smoked paprika 1–2 squid (defrosted if frozen), thinly sliced pinch saffron 600ml/1lb 5oz hot chicken stock 300g/10½oz bomba paella rice 300g/10½oz raw king prawns, shells on 250g/9oz cooked vac-packed mussels (the garlic butter ones…

Honey broccoli noodles

This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients 300g/10½oz dried whole-wheat noodles, around 6 nests 1 tbsp vegetable oil 250g/9oz broccoli, trimmed and cut into florets including pieces of stem (see recipe tip) 4 garlic cloves, crushed 60g/2oz cashews, roughly chopped ½ tsp dried chilli flakes, plus extra to garnish 4 tbsp honey 4 tbsp soy sauce 1 lime, quartered salt Method Cook the noodles…