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Meal plan #3

Posted: 31/05/2026Updated: 31/05/2026

Four dinners spanning East Asian, Italian, and Mediterranean cooking: a Chinese soy-braised pork belly (hong shao rou), an Italian porchetta with roasted potatoes and cavolo nero, a slow-braised lamb shoulder with white wine and lemon, and a Filipino chicken adobo with potatoes and boiled eggs. The week leans on a few shared ingredients: pork belly, soy sauce, spring onions, ginger, garlic, and black peppercorns. The plan is designed for practical home cooking, with variety across cuisines and overlapping pantry staples to keep the shopping list manageable. The plan is designed for practical home cooking, overlapping ingredients, and variety across the week.

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Recipe 1

Hong shao rou (slow-braised soy pork belly)Hong shao rou (slow-braised soy pork belly)

Recipe 2

Porchetta with roast potatoes and cavolo nero
Porchetta with roast potatoes and cavolo nero

Recipe 3

Braised lamb shoulder with white wine, fennel and thymeBraised lamb shoulder with white wine, fennel and thyme

Recipe 4

Chicken adoboChicken adobo
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