Neil Perry recipes

Want some of Neil Perry's recipes from Spice Temple and beyond? Check out this selection of beloved dishes that have become the chef's signatures.

Neil Perry has built an empire on flavours and celebrating the finest produce with considered cooking. In this selection of his dishes, you’ll find everything from tingling prawns and salt-and-pepper squid with tomato nahm jim to stir-fried beef with Sichuan peppercorns and sweet bean sauce and watermelon granita with ginger syrup.

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Prawn cocktail

Prawn cocktail

Whole sea bream with herb butter

Whole sea bream with herb butter

Ocean trout with chermoula crust

Ocean trout with chermoula crust

Tomato salad with tamarind dressing

Tomato salad with tamarind dressing

Salt-and-pepper squid with tomato nahm jim

Salt-and-pepper squid with tomato nahm jim

Fried rice

Fried rice

Prawn scrambled eggs

Prawn scrambled eggs

Red curry of duck and pineapple

Red curry of duck and pineapple

Steamed blue-eye with black beans

Steamed blue-eye with black beans

Stir-fried beef with Sichuan peppercorns and sweet bean sauce

Stir-fried beef with Sichuan peppercorns and sweet bean sauce

Prawn toast

Prawn toast

Braised tofu, family-style, with black vinegar

Braised tofu, family-style, with black vinegar

Cat’s ear noodles with peppers and chilli sauce

Cat’s ear noodles with peppers and chilli sauce

Stir-fried chopped duck with coriander and black vinegar

Stir-fried chopped duck with coriander and black vinegar

Watermelon granita with ginger syrup

Watermelon granita with ginger syrup

Stir-fried salt pork with garlic chives and garlic stems

Stir-fried salt pork with garlic chives and garlic stems

Tingling prawns and cucumber with smashed garlic

Tingling prawns and cucumber with smashed garlic

Shredded lamb shoulder with salted chilli and Chinese celery and onion pickle

Shredded lamb shoulder with salted chilli & Chinese celery and onion pickle

Spice Temple’s steamed eggplant with three flavours

Spice Temple’s steamed eggplant with three flavours

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