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Bonito recipes

Large fish from the same family as tuna and mackerel. Bonito is an oily fish and is prepared in the same way as tuna. It’s labelled as skipjack tuna when canned.

Monkfish with celeriac mash and samphire

by Matt Tebbutt
Main course

Curry udon

by Shuko Oda
Main course

Pot roasted guinea fowl with roasted baby turnips

by Matt Tebbutt
Main course

Cabbage and noodle pancakes (Hiroshima okonomiyaki)

by Serena Appleby
Main course

Japanese-style mushroom broth with yuzu grilled prawns

by Matt Tebbutt
Main course

Marmitako (Basque fish stew)

by Nieves Barragán
Main course

Onigiri

by Shuko Oda
Light meals & snacks

Seared halibut with spinach in a soy and mirin dressing

by Matt Tebbutt
Light meals & snacks

Toridashi (Pork and chicken stock)

by The Hairy Bikers
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