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Jill Dupleix's chicken pot pie recipe.

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50 classic recipes every budding cook should know

They may not be the most on trend dishes, but these trusty classics will get you through just about any occasion - and teach you valuable skills you'll use again and again.

48 recipes
Serve this classic braised stew with buttery mash, steamed veg and a glass of wine.

Classic beef bourguignon

  • 2 hrs +
  • Neil Perry
Adam Liaw's classic carbonara.
EASY

Adam Liaw's classic carbonara

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Never toss a nicoise - ingredients should be composed with an eye for colour and contrast.

Tuna nicoise salad

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jill Dupleix
Coq au vin.

Coq au vin

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Neil Perry
Neil Perry's chicken cacciatore.
EASY

Chicken cacciatore

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Kylie Kwong's everyday fried rice.
EASY

Kylie Kwong's everyday fried rice recipe

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Kylie Kwong
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Adam Liaw's classic roast chicken.

Classic roast chicken with buttered vegetables recipe

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Learn how to cook a well-done burger that's still juicy at the end.
EASY

Classic 70s-style hamburger recipe

  • < 30 mins
  • Dan Lepard
Jill Dupleix's ultimate baked beans.

The ultimate baked beans

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Jill Dupleix
Dan Lepard's classic crepes.
EASY

Classic thin pancake batter for crepes

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Dan Lepard
Buttermilk scones with jam and cream.
EASY

Buttermilk scones

  • < 30 mins
  • Jill Dupleix
Avocado toast with roast tomatatoes and herb salad.
EASY

Three Blue Ducks' classic avocado on toast recipe

  • < 30 mins
  • Darren Robertson and Mark LaBrooy
Jill Dupleix's ultimate pad Thai recipe.
EASY

Masterclass: the ultimate pad Thai

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jill Dupleix
Classic potato gratin

Classic potato gratin

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Brigitte Hafner
Andrew McConnell's anchovy, onion and olive tart.

​Pissaladiere (anchovy, onion and olive tart)

  • 2 hrs +
  • Andrew McConnell
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Karen Martini's French onion soup.
EASY

French onion soup

  • 2 hrs +
Minestrone soup.
EASY

Minestrone soup

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Jill Dupleix
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Vanilla custard

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Karen Martini
Classic Bloody Mary

Classic Bloody Mary

  • < 30 mins
Sweet and sour pork

Sweet and sour pork

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
fish

Classic beer-battered fish and chips

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Passionfruit sponge cake.

Sponge cake with passionfruit icing

  • < 30 mins
  • Caroline Velik
Jill Dupleix's chicken pot pie recipe.

Family-size chicken pot pie

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jill Dupleix
Chicken sandwiches

Chicken sandwiches

  • < 30 mins
  • Jeremy and Jane Strode
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Chicken parmigiana with roast capsicum and tomato salad.

Chicken parmigiana

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Frank Camorra
Chocolate souffle

Chocolate souffle

  • < 30 mins
  • Nick Creswick
Chunky, hearty chilli con carne.

The ultimate chilli con carne

  • 2 hrs +
  • Jill Dupleix
Spaghetti with fresh tomato and basil sauce

Spaghetti with fresh tomato and basil sauce

  • < 30 mins
  • Steve Manfredi
Beef ma po tofu.
EASY

Beef ma po tofu recipe

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
Adam Liaw's take on the bistro classic.
EASY

Steak frites with Cafe de Paris butter

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Vegetarian-friendly fried rice with sesame.
EASY

Kylie Kwong's vegetarian special fried rice

  • < 30 mins
  • Kylie Kwong
Ratatouille
EASY

Ratatouille

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Caroline Velik
Frank Camorra's reuben sandwich.

Reuben sandwich

  • < 30 mins
  • Frank Camorra
Five ingredient apple tart.
EASY

Fine apple tart recipe

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Neil Perry
Ananas Bouillabaisse

Bouillabaisse

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Gabor Denes
Neil Perry's buffalo mozzarella lasagne.

Buffalo mozzarella lasagne

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Neil Perry

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