Fried slice

cleaned, dry squid, sliced into rings • all-purpose flour or a mix with cornmeal (about 250 grams) • cornstarch (20 grams) • fine salt • Black pepper • Oil for frying, preferably sunflower oil

large squid, fresh or frozen, cleaned and sliced (If using fresh, it's best to freeze them for a few days first) • All-purpose flour • baking powder • corn starch • Plenty of hot oil (sunflower oil) • Salt and a little paprika

Plenty of oil (not olive oil) • potatoes, sliced into rounds • eggplants, sliced into rounds • round zucchini, sliced into rounds (or fewer regular long zucchini) • little oil • onion, finely chopped • garlic cloves, finely chopped • –18 oz mixed ground meat (400–500 grams) • wine (about 120 ml) • tomato purée (800 ml) • Salt and pepper, to taste • sugar •

chicken (about 500 grams; use chicken tenders, which are the tender part of the breast, or cut a whole chicken into 8 pieces) • black pepper • salt • sweet paprika • dried thyme • dried oregano • dried rosemary • cayenne pepper • buttermilk (about 480 ml) or sour milk • onion, sliced into rings • all-purpose flour (about 250 grams) • salt •

brown rice • chicken fillets, cut into cubes • onion, thinly sliced • carrot, chopped into small pieces • canned bamboo shoots (optional) • mushrooms, sliced (optional) • turmeric • pepper (to taste) • salt • vegetable bouillon cube • soy sauce • olive oil

boneless, skinless chicken breasts • yellow onion, halved and thinly sliced • garlic, finely chopped • carrot, diced into small cubes • frozen or canned peas (about 150 grams) • corn, frozen, canned, or fresh (about 150 grams) • eggs • cooked rice or more (about 600 grams) • Olive oil or sesame oil • Soy sauce