In the second episode of Nadiya’s Cook Once, Eat Twice, Nadiya Hussain, presents inventive ways to transform leftovers into enticing meals. With her signature approach of ‘cook once, eat twice,’ she demonstrates how to stretch ingredients further and create convenient, batch-friendly dishes. This episode focuses on recipes to ease the strain of busy midweek evenings.
Nadiya, a working mum herself, understands the challenges of cooking from scratch during a hectic week. In this episode, she shares clever cooking techniques and forward-planning tips to make delicious, time-saving meals. She whips up a variety of dishes, including a Mongolian beef stir-fry with garlic, spring onion, and sesame seeds, served with sticky rice. Later, she repurposes this dish by adding seaweed, wasabi, and cucumber to create a sushi-style wrap—a fresh and flavourful twist.
Nadiya also presents a unique recipe for stale bread granola, where old bread is baked with oats, nuts, syrup, and cinnamon to make a crunchy treat that can be stored in a jar for weeks. She prepares halloumi burritos with spiced tomato sauce, rice, and pickled onion, and a comforting corn chowder that can be transformed into a tasty pie filling.
Plus, food writer Thuy Pham joins Nadiya to share her quick and easy Vietnamese swede and mango salad, as well as a long-lasting divided pickle that’s perfect for adding a tangy twist to meals.
Nadiya’s Cook Once, Eat Twice: Midweek Magic airs on BBC Two on Tuesday, 24 September 2024, at 7:30 pm.
